📸 Osimhen and Lookman nearly clash at Africa Cup of Nations 😱 | OneFootball

📸 Osimhen and Lookman nearly clash at Africa Cup of Nations 😱 | OneFootball

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·6 January 2026

📸 Osimhen and Lookman nearly clash at Africa Cup of Nations 😱

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A crazy scene comes from the Africa Cup, particularly from the Nigeria match, which, driven by Osimhen and Lookman, surpasses Mozambique and reaches the quarter-finals.


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However, an incident mars the victory, ruining the atmosphere: despite the wide lead, tension erupts in the second half.

At the 63rd minute, the Galatasaray forward heatedly addresses his teammate, shouting at him to play as a team ("Is a team game"). This ironically happens after the Atalanta player's assist for his double, yet it doesn't calm Osimhen.

Article image:📸 Osimhen and Lookman nearly clash at Africa Cup of Nations 😱

The nervousness leads to a substitution request: the coach replaces him with Moses Simon. In the post-match, the Atalanta forward explains that - for him - nothing happened, just field incidents.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.

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