Italian Football League Serie A came under heavy criticisms after the league through its official Twitter account ‘crowned Georgian international, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the new king in Napoli.
The league posted a picture of Napoli’s legend, late Diego Maradona, crowning Kvaratskhelia who was seated on a throne, which was captioned, “A new king is crowned in Napoli”.
This act was termed by many a blatant overlook of the work of Nigerian forward, Victor Osimhen, who led the team to its first title in 33 years.
Osimhen scored 22 goals including the title winning goal against Udinese to give Napoli the Scudetto, while Kvaratskhelia, has scored 12 goals for the Italian side.
Many Nigerians and other football lovers have taken to the social media to express their displeasure at the tweet which many described “discriminatory”.
A replica of the image was also created to depict Maradona crowning Osimhen instead of Kvaratskhelia.
@omotolaoflagos in her reaction tweeted, “This is another height of racism because how is this man the new king of Napoli when Osimhen did all the dirty jobs, yes the guy was part of the process but Napoli won’t have won that league without his goal contributions, to think he even scored the goal that won them the trophy”.
Also popular social media influencer, @Daniel Regha in his reaction stated, “Osimhen is the main reason why Napoli won the Seria A title (after 33 years); His impact on games is undeniable, but Khvicha is the one getting the accolades. This reeks of racism. If a new king is getting crowned in Napoli, no-one deserves the crown more than Victor Osimhen.”
@Big Ayo, also tweeted, “No wonder no one rates your league.
Corruption, match fixing and racism!! Victor should leave and let’s see your fake king do it alone“Come to England king osimhen and school haaland how to do it properly”.
Another tweep, @TeeTalk, tweeted, “Victor Osimhen not only gave the team so many goals but also gave the team a trophy-winning goal.
“Victor was absent for one game, and your team exited the champions league. Let’s not act like we don’t know who the real king is.”
