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Video does not show Osimhen reconciling with teammates after confrontation with Lookman

Nurudeen Akewushola
Nurudeen Akewushola
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A video showing Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen heading toward the tunnel before being hugged by his teammate, Alex Iwobi, has surfaced online with claims that the moment followed an on-pitch altercation between Osimhen and fellow teammate Ademola Lookman.

An X user, @Usmanashafe posted the video with a caption : 

“This is so beautiful.  Alex iwobi hugged Osimhen in the dressing room after his outburst with Ademola and he went so emotional. We are all humans after all.” 

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The video has generated over 2,000 reposts and more than 25,000 likes as of January 7, 2026. 

The video also surfaced here on X  and here on Facebook. 

CLAIM 

Video shows Osimhen after an altercation with Lookman on the pitch. 

THE FINDINGS 

Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING. 

The video is circulating following an on-field altercation between 2023 African Player of the Year Victor Osimhen and his successor, Ademola Lookman, during Nigeria’s 4–0 win over Mozambique on Monday.

The ICIR reported that Nigeria annihilated the history-chasing Mambas at the Fez Stadium, with Osimhen scoring twice and Lookman and Akor Adams adding one goal each.

However, the emphatic victory was overshadowed by a confrontation between the two former African Players of the Year shortly after the hour mark, which later saw Osimhen request to be substituted.

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In a viral video that emerged after the match, Osimhen appeared to confront Lookman over what was believed to be the latter’s failure to pass the ball in a clear scoring position. 

The Galatasaray of Turkey striker’s action surprised even the Mozambican players, who tried to restrain him from continuing his outbursts against Lookman. Osimhen subsequently called for a substitution and left the dressing room.

However, the video in circulation did not show Osimhen reconciling with the team and being consoled by fellow teammates after the altercation.

The FactCheckHub subjected the video to reverse image search, and the result showed that the video had been online a year before the incident. It was posted by the Confederation of African Football on February 1, 2024.  

The video showed Osimhen heading to the dressing room ahead of the Angola Game in the quarter-finals of the 2023 African Cup of Nations. The video showed his teammate coming to hug him after the victory in the round of 16 against Cameroon. 

The video has no connection with the recent altercation between Osimhen and his fellow teammate.

VERDICT 

The claim that the video shows Osimhen and Iwobi hugging each other after the latter’s altercation with his fellow teammate, Ademola Lookman is MISLEADING. The video was taken at the 2023 African Cup of Nations. 

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Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.

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