{"id":103882,"date":"2023-12-12T21:38:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/serie-a-osimhen-forgives-napoli-for-tiktok-controversy"},"modified":"2023-12-13T00:21:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T23:21:45","slug":"serie-a-osimhen-forgives-napoli-for-tiktok-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/serie-a-osimhen-forgives-napoli-for-tiktok-controversy","title":{"rendered":"Serie A: Osimhen forgives Napoli for TikTok controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen claimed he has put the TikTok row with Napoli behind him.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old was mocked in a video published by the club\u2019s official TikTok account for missing a penalty in the 0-0 draw against Bologna in September.<\/p>\n<p>The striker\u2019s agent Roberto Calenda threatened legal action against Napoli at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen posited that TikTok chaos was a \u2018stupid error\u2019 and insisted neither the club nor President Aurelio De Laurentiis treated him badly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must clarify something,\u201d the former Lille star told the media after being crowned African Player of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was not treated badly by Napoli or De Laurentiis. I\u2019m sorry to say this word, but it was a stupid error from somebody who thought he could use a thing like that to joke at a crucial moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was certainly not happy, but De Laurentiis, his son Edoardo and many at the club have supported me,\u201d the striker continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey explained the situation, and even the person responsible for it was really nice to me. That was the most important thing. I spoke to that person and he proved to be deeply sorry. Everything has been solved, so I am happy with them. Now I look to the future to leave it behind. This story belongs to the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen has scored six goals in 14 appearances for the Serie A champions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nigeria forward Victor Osimhen claimed he has put the TikTok row with Napoli behind him. The 24-year-old was mocked in a video published by the club\u2019s official TikTok account for missing a penalty in the 0-0 draw against Bologna in September. 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