Mikel Obi backs Victor Osimhen after rant towards Finidi George on Instagram

• Victor Osimhen courted controversy weeks ago with his Instagram Live rant towards Finidi George
• Osimhen, unfortunately, reacted to a false post, leaving him with an egg to his face over the incident
• Super Eagles legend John Obi Mikel has reacted to the incident after the player returned to the team

Super Eagles legend John Obi Mikel has leapt in defence of Victor Osimhen months after the striker’s Instagram Live rant towards former coach Finidi George.

Osimhen returned to the Super Eagles for the first time since the AFCON 2023 final in the 3-0 win over Benin Republic, scoring the second goal six minutes after coming on.

Finidi George coached Nigeria to a 2-1 loss against Benin Republic in June. Photo by Issouf Sanogo.
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As noted by Soccernet, the striker missed the June international break, leading to a false blog post in which the head coach questioned his commitment, and he went berserk.

The Napoli star has not commented publicly on the issue, but it resurfaced after returning to the team for the AFCON 2025 qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda.

Mikel Obi defends Osimhen

Former national team captain Mikel Obi, speaking on the Obi One Podcast, has spoken on the incident after it re-emerged around the international break.

“Every time I speak to him, he’s very humble and respects people. As I said, respect is reciprocal. I respect you, you respect me,” he said.“I think this situation with the Nigerian coach, where he blew out, he just felt it wasn’t fair because the manager didn’t protect him. He said he had a conversation with the manager, everything was recorded, and the manager just threw him under the bus.”“He was really pissed off, so he came out to defend himself. Maybe the way he did it wasn’t the best, but he had the right to speak out. I have nothing against Victor [Osimhen] for that, and knowing your worth isn’t arrogance,” he added.

Former Super Eagles star Emeka Ezeugo reopened the incident after calling for the Galatasaray forward to be suspended unless he issues a public apology

Finidi speaks on Osimhen's rant

Legit.ng reported that Finidi reacted to Osimhen's rant for the first time and claimed that the Europe-based striker has yet to apologise months after the incident.

However, the head coach does not support suspending the player from the national team, admitting it was a mistake and that everyone should move on from it.

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Source: Legit.ng