Omeruo reveals threatening message fan sent to Ola Aina after AFCON final

Kenneth Omeruo, a defender for the Super Eagles, recently disclosed menacing messages that an admirer had written to teammate Ola Aina following this month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final against Ivory Coast.

Omeruo claims that when Nottingham Forest’s wing-back finished second to Brighton’s Simon Adingra in a one-on-one match during the 2023 AFCON final, a fan expressed his want for the player’s murder.

Additionally, he said that Super Eagles players’ confidence may be impacted by fan cyberbullying, and it could lead to their decision to resign from their national team positions.

“There are a lot of people who are angry for nothing’s sake and they will come at you. Before this tournament we have been getting criticisms,” Omeruo told Arise News.

“For example, someone wrote to Ola Aina on Instagram, ‘I hope you die’. They just write whatever, they don’t care about the consequences and most times I have stopped myself from replying to a lot of messages.

“If I reply like this, one blog will pick it and they will make a big deal out of it but we just have to grow thick skin and hopefully keep winning because when we win they forget about every other thing.”

He continued: “I was speaking to Ola and he made some comments that I won’t say here but if we lose a player like him just because of some bullying from some fans that are not even important, then it is going to affect us.

“Imagine Ola Aina, for me, was one of the best players in the tournament and was named in the Team of the Tournament as well.”

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