Super Eagles and Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen has revealed how he was turned away from a hotel room by a senior Nigerian international during his first national team call-up in 2017, before fellow striker Kelechi Iheanacho stepped in to welcome him.
Speaking on a Twitch livestream with comedian Carter Efe from Nigeria, where he is recovering from a broken arm suffered in Galatasaray’s UEFA Champions League match against Liverpool, Osimhen recounted the episode.
He said he had gone to Iheanacho’s hotel room to pay his respects but was blocked by Iheanacho’s roommate, whom he declined to name.
“When I came, I met Iheanacho. And I told him, ‘ah, see me, I’m gonna carry your boots.’ So he said I should come to his room and gave me his room number. When I got there, his roommate opened the door and bounced me out,” Osimhen said.
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He added that Iheanacho was upset when he learned what happened. “Iheanacho showed up and was angry at him, saying, ‘you see that someone came to see me in my room and you are chasing him from my room.’ So Iheanacho took my hand and took me inside,” Osimhen recalled.
The incident took place early in Osimhen’s career with the Super Eagles, before he became one of Africa’s leading strikers.
