Nigerian football fans on Twitter have attacked immediate past Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh after he tweeted a message in remembrance of his former Nigeria teammate, Rashidi Yekini, who died four years ago today.
Oliseh tweeted: ‘4 yrs ago today we lost Rashidi Yekini Nigeria's greatest legendary striker. Let's mourn but also celebrate his legacy. God bless his soul’, in remembrance of the legendary striker, who died on the 4th of May, 2012.
But rather than mourn with Oliseh, some fans, apparently still irritated by the reported gang-up against Yekini by some of his teammates during his time in the Super Eagles, dragged the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder into the mud, with some even going as far as accusing him of contributing to Yekini’s death.
“You helped in his death, why didn't you help him when he was ill and why did you gang-up against him in USA94? You should go to jail,” one user accused him.
“You were part of the mafias who ensured that he didn't get to score then. Why the sudden u-turn. Learn from BPL champs!” another one tweeted.
“Many of your mates worked against him at the USA 94 World Cup without knowing his years were numbered. Best striker ever. RIP!,” read another one.
“When you these same #Mafia ended his career abruptly? You are now Praise-praying him after he can't need it again! Shame #Mafians” another of the fans tweeted.
Oliseh is currently unpopular amongst Nigerian football fans following his tumultuous seven-month reign as the Super Eagles coach which ended with an abrupt resignation, one month to two crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Egypt.