President-elect Bola Tinubu, has hailed Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen, following his Scudetto win with Napoli in the Serie A.
Tinubu in a tweet on his official Twitter handle, described Osimhen’s league victory as another coronation–in reference to King Charles III’s.
Osimhen scored the equalising goal against Udinese in a 1-1 draw which guaranteed the Partenopei’s league success.
He also led a host of co-stars who propelled Napoli to a first league title in 33 years.
I think we can all agree that there was another coronation in Italy where our son, Victor Osimhen, claimed the crown as the new King of Serie A! The real deal, or idán gangan as younger folks may describe him; Victor has continued the fine tradition of Nigeria’s footballing… pic.twitter.com/wWGxmpaEHG
— Bola Ahmed Tinubu (@officialABAT) May 7, 2023
Tinubu’s tweet reads, “I think we can all agree that there was another coronation in Italy where our son, Victor Osimhen, claimed the crown as the new King of Serie A! The real deal, or idán gangan as younger folks may describe him; Victor has continued the fine tradition of Nigeria’s footballing excellence on the global stage. We are all proud of him and wish him well in what is already a remarkable career.”