Super Eagles and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen has thrown his weight behind Niverian-born Swiss professional football player Noah Okafor after being criticize by Swiss fans for celebrating league win with Nigerian flag.
Just like Okafor, Osimhen won a title with Napoli and was the driving force after a 33-year wait, but the fact that Noah Okafor celebrated the Austrian title with the Nigerian flag is upsetting to football fans in Switzerland.
After they won the Austrian championship, Okafor, a player for Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg, posted a picture on social media that quickly gained popularity.
Even though Okafor chose to play for the Swiss national football team, he is seen in the picture rejoicing with the Nigerian flag.
On his official social media platforms, Noah Okafor posted commemorative photos from the event and the criticism for the post has already started to trickle in.
It seems Okafor’s supporters focused more on the Nigerian flag in his shot than the Swiss one not being there.
Okafor has not responded to questions from the supporters, but now he has backing from a Nigerian.
Instead of responding to Nigerian and Swiss fans, Okafor continued with his celebration on social media.
He posted more photos from the title celebration, but this time without the Nigerian flag.
Okafor captioned the photo with a message that said, “Title dump.
Osimhen responded with a message of support that said, “Congratulations, brother
