Saturday night, Galatasaray and Besiktas fought to a 1-1 tie in the Turkish Super Lig, with Nigerian internationals Wilfred Ndidi and Victor Osimhen on opposing teams. But in the Turkish Super Lig Istanbul derby between Besiktas and Galatasaray, Victor Osimhen and Besiktas defender Topcu got into a heated argument, with Osimhen reportedly holding his neck.
When Wilfred Ndidi witnessed his teammate on the national team, Victor Osimhen, arguing with his club teammate, Topcu, he had to step in to break up the altercation and keep Osimhen from receiving a red card during the match. “Things got intense” is the tweet that Soar Super Eagles posted along with a picture of the tense moment between Victor Osimhen and the Besiktas defender.
Nigerians and social media users have responded to this Soar Super Eagles post in a variety of ways. Some have praised Wilfred Ndidi for intervening to terminate the altercation, while others have asserted that Osimhen would have received a red card if it had been the Premier League.
Here are a few screen grabs of responses from social media users and Nigerians: