Lyon set to ban Nigerian star for social media activity despite apology

• Olympique Lyonnais will hit a Nigerian player with sanctions for his activity on social media
• The French club questioned striker Gift Orban about his position after the team drew 2-2 with AJ Auxerre
• Orban apologized after realizing his post didn’t go down well with the right quarters, but it wasn’t enough

French Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais will hit a Nigerian footballer with severe sanctions for his social media activity despite apologizing for the incident.

The stocks of Nigerian players are on the rise at top European clubs and as such their social media presence has also increased with many finding creative ways to engage with fans.

Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface is leading a revolution in this new trend, his social media activity mainly around cruises and memes, allowing him to socialize with football fans and casuals.

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These activities are not without their downsides, as some seem to cross the line, raising eyebrows at their professionalism as they are seen as disrespecting their opponents or showing no remorse after defeat.

Lyon sanctions Gift Orban

Nigerian striker Gift Orban may have landed in hot water in France after his social media activity crossed an ethical line with French club Lyon’s hierarchy.

As he notes SoccernetOrban, who was not in the squad for the match, commented “top ” under former Lyon teammate and friend Sinaly Diamonde’s post after his goal and assist for AJ Auxerre.

First Super Eagles the guest, realizing his comment had angered fans, apologized and explained that he wanted to encourage his friend and that he “didn’t know” it was detrimental to his team.

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Conformable RMC Sportthe club won’t let it slide and called him for a disciplinary showdown, and any sanctions could see him lose his ethics bonus.

This adds to the problem for the struggling young forward who, along with Ivorian forward Wilfred Zaha, was dropped from the first-team squad due to disciplinary issues last month, as reported L’Equipe.

The incident was further accentuated by the acrimonious terms Diamonde left the club after being frozen out of the squad by Pierre Sage, as reported Foot Market.

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Legit.ng reported that Super Eagles star, Bruno Onyemaechi sent a message to the Chelsea owner Todd Boehly on social media after scoring his first goal for Portuguese club Boavista.

The post quickly received negative feedback, forcing the defender to retract it and claim that his social media account was hacked and out of his control for about three days.

Source: Legit.ng