Jamaica won't make it out of AFCON group - Nigerians drag Reggae Boys fan for trolling Super Eagles draw with Equatorial Guinea
A Jamaican fan faced serious backlash from Nigerians and Africans after trolling the Super Eagles' draw with Equatorial Guinea at the ongoing AFCON 2023 tournament in Cote d'Ivoire.
Nigeria, regarded as one of the favourites to win the tournament, failed to meet expectations in their first match, as they came from behind to settle for a 1-1 draw with Equatorial Guinea, through a Victor Osimhen goal.
📹 HIGHLIGHTS: 🇳🇬 1-1 🇬🇶
— CAF (@CAF_Online) January 14, 2024
Equatorial Guinea open the score and Nigeria catches up quickly with an equalizer as both teams share the points of the game. 🤝#NGAGNQ | #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 | @Football2Gether
Following this result, a Jamaican named Keion, who took to his X page to troll Nigeria and the AFCON tournament, was met with unexpected dragging from Nigerians and Africans for belittling their prestigious championship.
"They told me Jamaica wouldn't make it out of the AFCON groups when Nigeria are losing 1-0 to Equatorial Guinea," tweeted Keion as his initial post.
This riled up several African football fans, who felt no team in the continent can be underrated and Jamaica won't even match up to most African football teams.
Here are some reactions below
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— omo (@omozay) January 14, 2024
i promise you, you’re finishing last in a group with djibouti, comoros & madagascar. https://t.co/H3mMTW3lEr
— bandwagon. (@eddieking__) January 14, 2024
You lot couldn’t handle Comoros let alone Equatorial Guinea dfkm https://t.co/6mv4DIJv29
— 𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂 ✟𝙀𝘿 🇳🇬 (@kxng_edz) January 14, 2024
please stick to your jada kingdom vs stefflon don debates https://t.co/Q91mAI2wbK
— daviid. (@bigbodychukz) January 14, 2024
jamaica would literally leave AFCON without a single goal 😭😭 https://t.co/u35qY8pW46
— strawberry jams but this glock don't (@BlackDirector_) January 14, 2024
I’ve never seen nigeria lose by 8 goals can’t say the same for Jamaica 🙏🏾 https://t.co/MbcZCwFB4F
— amilianna. (@AudreyMilian) January 14, 2024
Dkm let’s pipe down now https://t.co/YUdooplWOD pic.twitter.com/x6FmKOaRDr
— Dej (@DejlosoX2) January 14, 2024
Jamaica would finish bottom in a group with Sao Tome and Principe, Burundi and Western Sahara https://t.co/4NM5X0V38d
— Kwao Buabeng (@KwaoBuabeng) January 15, 2024
Thats literally the point. These teams have better players than you and still struggle against other African teams cause the whole continent is competitive. The top 20 teams in Africa are all arguably better than Jamaica 💀 https://t.co/uDacpAkQ1K
— Dilly (@dillyspace) January 14, 2024
Look at this 😂 https://t.co/dnFnPdF1sn pic.twitter.com/dnbNwpC43B
— Dinho👾 (@DJStyles_e) January 14, 2024
After noticing the backlash he was getting, Keion will further tweet supporting his initial statement.
"One of favourites to win this competition is drawing against a country with over 1 million population. Come witness us play some elite Reggae Reggae football in the summer when we're in the prestige Copa America."
Nigeria will face host country Cote D'Ivoire in their next match, and hope they can get a win to keep their group qualification hopes alive.