AFCON 2025: Man Shares Emotional Dressing Room Moment Between Osimhen and Iwobi, Clip Trends
- A young man shared a video capturing the unexpected moment between Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen in the 2025 AFCON dressing room
- He shared the video which showed what happened after Victor Osimhen's clash with another player, Ademola Lookman, during the match
- Many individuals who watched the video shared their thoughts about what Iwobi did and spoke about what they noticed in the clip
A young man shared a video showing the unexpected thing Nigerian footballer, Alex Iwobi, did for Victor Osimhen in the dressing room after Nigeria’s 4-0 defeat of Mozambique in the 2025 AFCON tournament.
This comes after a shouting scene between Osimhen and Ademola Lookman at the 63rd minute of the match.
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Young man shares video of Iwobi, Osimhen
According to Vanguard, the Super Eagles forward had shouted at Lookman over his alleged failure to pass the ball during the match.
After the altercation, Osimhen reportedly asked to be substituted.
Following the match, a video surfaced on social media showing what Alex Iwobi did for Osimhen upon entering the dressing room.
The individual, @Usmanashafe, took to his X (formerly) page to share the video.
Source: Facebook
He wrote:
"This is so beautiful. Alex Iwobi hugged Osimhen in the dressing room after his outburst with Ademola and he went so emotional."
The video showed Alex Iwobi approaching Osimhen after the clash with Ademola Lookman and hugging the football star.
The individual who shared the post added:
"We are all humans after all."
Reactions trails video of Iwobi consoling Osimhen
@son_of_kassim noted:
"This na Côte d’Ivoire 2023 video na… Finidi no be part of the current coaching crew."
@skila009 wrote:
"This is yesterday…finidi show face there lol."
@zenmagafrica noted:
"Old video and for a different game. Stop being dishonest and spreading lies. That dude has left the Nigerian team."
@tjpumpinng stressed:
"He is a great guy but not beyond reproach, he needs to keep his anger in check, na so he go de para for coach for Congo match at halftime, still him vex begin insult Finidi George , insult Ikpeba join but the whole FT has to pander to his whims because na nice guy when he no de vex? He go kuku nod coach one day."
@shimataver shared:
"I can’t lie. This is how you do PR.. I sniffed it. Others will too. Nevertheless, it at least brought back good memories if not softened my stance against him as someone just passionate to a fault."
@omo_olla noted:
"He is doing too much,we expect better from him,he needs to apologize seriously to lookman and I too love lookman’s response to that interview very diplomatic,they should fight as one and control their emotions while on the field."
@Crezia001 said:
"So much love amongst the boys. Nigerians please don't pitch them against each other with your takes."
Watch the video below:
In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that a young Nigerian man went viral after sharing his opinion on the 2025 AFCON tournament shortly after the Super Eagles defeated Mozambique 4-0.
Fan names Lookman best AFCON player
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that the Super Eagles defeated Mozambique 4-0 in the AFCON 2025 Round of 16 match played on January 5 at the Fez Stadium.
During the game, Ademola Lookman scored first, Victor Osimhen scored two goals, while Adams added the final goal. The big win later led to reactions online,
Source: Legit.ng
