AFCON 2023: Iwobi Deletes All Instagram Pictures After Receiving Abuse Online
Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi, has deleted all his Instagram pictures after becoming a subject of abuse on social media following Nigeria’s 2-1 loss to Ivory Coast on Sunday.
The Fulham midfielder was in action for 79 minutes in the encounter before he was replaced by Alhassan Yusuf.
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He had been a subject of criticisms in the tournament following his below-par performances and football followers intensified the abuses on Monday a day after the loss with many bullying the 27-year-old on all social media platforms.
A check on Alex Iwobi’s official Instagram account, which has 1.3 million followers by THE WHISTLER revealed that he has deleted all his pictures, leaving behind only a promotional video.
This is not the first time Iwobi will be subjected to online abuse. In 2022 after the Super Eagles crashed out of the Nations Cup in the second round after losing to Tunisia, he and Maduka Okoye were abused on social media.
The abuse led to Maduka Okoye taking a break from the Super Eagles to focus on his mental health.
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Meanwhile, the Super Eagles are expected to land in Abuja on Monday night after departing Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire in the evening.
Iwobi made his Super Eagles debut in 2015 against DR Congo in an international friendly match in Belgium.
He has represented Nigeria at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019, 2022 and 2023 Nations Cup competitions.
Iwobi has scored 10 goals in 74 appearances for the Super Eagles in all competitions.
