{"id":197272,"date":"2026-03-21T12:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T11:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/osimhen-bounced-me-from-iheanachos-room"},"modified":"2026-03-21T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:22:18","slug":"osimhen-bounced-me-from-iheanachos-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/osimhen-bounced-me-from-iheanachos-room","title":{"rendered":"Osimhen Bounced Me From Iheanacho&#8217;s Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has claimed that a senior member of the Super Eagles squad in 2017 sent him away from a hotel room during his first call-up to the national team.<\/p>\n<p>According to the 27-year-old, it was Kelechi Iheanacho who intervened and welcomed him inside.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen revealed this while appearing on a Twitch livestream with comedian, Carter Efe in the early hours of Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWhen I came, I met Iheanacho. And I told him, \u2018ah, see me, I\u2019m gonna carry your boots.\u2019 So he said I should come to his room so, he gave me his room number.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, as I got to his room \u2014 I don\u2019t just want to mention the name \u2014 he had a roommate. So, as I knocked on the door, the roommate opened the door. So, he like bounced me out of the room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen refused to reveal the identity of the player who sent him away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has claimed that a senior member of the Super Eagles squad in 2017 sent him away from a hotel room during his first call-up to the national team. According to the 27-year-old, it was Kelechi Iheanacho who intervened and welcomed him inside. 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