By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Super Eagles head coach Éric Chelle has spoken about the discord between Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Prompt News reports.
Osimhen, and Lookman were involved in an on-the-pitch spat during the Super Eagles’ Round of 16 encounter against the Mambas of Mozambique at the tournament.
Chelle revealed that he issue was settled in the locker room.
“On the pitch, there was a discussion with Lookman. Victor told him, ‘We need to stop playing in front of goal.’ Things got a little heated, a minor altercation, but that’s part of locker room life,” Eric Chelle told After Foot RMC
“At the end of the match, he went home upset; he needed time to calm down. And once he did, he became the Victor we know again.
“There was never any question of him not playing against Algeria (AFCON quarterfinal), never.
“What happens in the locker room stays in the locker room. I didn’t even need to intervene. We went back to the hotel, they talked it over, and that was it.”
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