Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has taken himself off penalty-taking duty for Napoli after a now infamous series of TikToks were posted to the club’s social media channels in recent weeks, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

The Nigerian had been left furious after two seemingly insulting videos were posted to the club’s TikTok account, one of which had mocked him as begging for a penalty then his miss from the spot in a Serie A match against Bologna at the end of September.

The videos caused an uproar for Osimhen and his supporters alike, eventually leading to the departure of one of Napoli’s social media executives.

Since the incident, Napoli have played three matches and been awarded penalties in every one of those games, yet Osimhen has not taken any of them.

Instead, Piotr Zielinski took on the responsibility against Udinese as well as against Real Madrid in Wednesday night’s Champions League clash at the Maradona.

Matteo Politano took the injury-time kick against Lecce in the game that was played between the two aforementioned fixtures.

According to reports from La Repubblica, reported via TMW, it was Osimhen himself who decided to take himself off penalty duty, having felt unnecessarily mocked by the club’s social media team.

Osimhen had scored two of the three spot-kicks he took in Serie A during the title-winning 2022/23 season, and had scored one of the two he had taken in the early stages of the 2023/24 campaign.

Beverlyjean:
Y is this guy too arrogant and petty

Beverlyjean:
Y is this guy too arrogant and petty.... beginning of last season , he missed a penalty and there was no fuzz about it , he acted like a normal.player will... he later on had a successful season blasting goals and he was honoured by the fans ... he now started feeling like a god ... the same thing happened this season, instead of him to even overlook the miss like he did last season, he started throwing tantrums and then insulted his coach... cos he now feels without him Napoli is nothing....typical arrogant fool...and that's what lead to the tiktok video ... that's the problem with some people, humility should always be maintained, no matter what u have achieved...

Hemeenworth:
I watched thier last game against real Madrid in the champions league
He didn't take the penalty

But is this not too emotional for him

A man is not supposed to be involving emotions in his doings

Napoli bleeped up by posting such on Tiktok but that is passed now

Osimhen should act like a man and step forward to always take the penalty instead of holding on to that grudge like an emotional woman on her period

Hemeenworth:
I watched thier last game against real Madrid in the champions league
He didn't take the penalty

But is this not too emotional for him

A man is not supposed to be involving emotions in his doings

Napoli bleeped up by posting such on Tiktok but that is passed now

Osimhen should act like a man and step forward to always take the penalty instead of holding on to that grudge like an emotional woman on her period

cyberdurable:
Face of forgery in Africa.... he forges everything you can imagine...

jaeyking:
Well at a point
This might seem like the best idea but then
If he responds to every bashing with a backdown he won't achieve much success

Also so many GOATs recieved alot of bashing
And
If this was how Messi and Ronaldo behaved they wouldn't have been the GOATS
With the regular bashing they received on Social media


I hope he gets his motivation back

Hemeenworth:
I watched thier last game against real Madrid in the champions league
He didn't take the penalty

But is this not too emotional for him

A man is not supposed to be involving emotions in his doings

Napoli bleeped up by posting such on Tiktok but that is passed now

[/b][b][/b]Osimhen should act like a man and step forward to always take the penalty instead of holding on to that grudge [b][b][/b]like an emotional woman on her period

BoldBrainz:


Has nothing to do with emotions. He say him no do again!

And I don't understand this faux believe that men are not supposed to get emotional. Are we robots? Should we have no right to express pain or love when the circumstances demand?

What gives?!

Beverlyjean:
Y is this guy too arrogant and petty.... beginning of last season , he missed a penalty and there was no fuzz about it , he acted like a normal.player will... he later on had a successful season blasting goals and he was honoured by the fans ... he now started feeling like a god ... the same thing happened this season, instead of him to even overlook the miss like he did last season, he started throwing tantrums and then insulted his coach... cos he now feels without him Napoli is nothing....typical arrogant fool...and that's what lead to the tiktok video ... that's the problem with some people, humility should always be maintained, no matter what u have achieved...

spencekat:
Let him leave the club then.