While the nation continues to dissect an 11-second moment of frustration between two elite attackers, a moment that will be forgotten long before the tournament ends, Alex Iwobi deserves his recognition now
The internet has exploded with fury and hot takes. Twitter detectives dissected every frame of the 62nd-minute exchange between Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman like it was the Zapruder film.
Meanwhile, Alex Iwobi quietly collected the ball in midfield, turned away from pressure with that deceptive body feint he's perfected at Fulham, and threaded another pass that made Mozambique's defensive structure look like it was held together with prayer and duct tape.
Welcome to the story nobody wants to tell about Nigeria's 4-0 demolition job in the AFCON 2025 Round of 16, the one where the most important player on the pitch wasn't arguing with anyone, wasn't showboating for the cameras, and certainly wasn't trending on social media for all the wrong reasons.
The drama everyone saw
Let's not pretend it didn't happen. Around the hour mark, just two minutes past the hour mark, with Nigeria already comfortable at 3-0, Osimhen made a darting run into the channel.
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The internet has exploded with fury and hot takes. Twitter detectives dissected every frame of the 62nd-minute exchange between Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman like it was the Zapruder film.
Meanwhile, Alex Iwobi quietly collected the ball in midfield, turned away from pressure with that deceptive body feint he's perfected at Fulham, and threaded another pass that made Mozambique's defensive structure look like it was held together with prayer and duct tape.
Welcome to the story nobody wants to tell about Nigeria's 4-0 demolition job in the AFCON 2025 Round of 16, the one where the most important player on the pitch wasn't arguing with anyone, wasn't showboating for the cameras, and certainly wasn't trending on social media for all the wrong reasons.
The drama everyone saw
Let's not pretend it didn't happen. Around the hour mark, just two minutes past the hour mark, with Nigeria already comfortable at 3-0, Osimhen made a darting run into the channel.
FOLLOW THIS LINK TO READ FULL STORY:
https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/afcon-2025-forget-the-lookman-and-osimhen-fight-lets-talk-about-alex-iwobi-2026010609223700047