Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has accepted an apology
from France midfielder Blaise Matuidi for the horror tackle in Monday’s Round
of 16 World Cup match. The tackle in question occurred during the second half of the match and Matuidi received only a yellow card for his challenge on Onazi.
Matuidi received no sanction from FIFA for the lunging studs up challenge which Diego Maradona described as worse than the Suarez bite. Onazi, who plays for Italian
Seria A side Lazio, who was stretchered off after theshocking challenge. After being
sent to hospital, it was revealed that the
Nigerian had suffered a double fracture
on his leg. Matuidi, a stand out performer for France at the Soccer World Cup, apologised to Onazi both in public and in private for the challenge. “I’m sorry, I didn’t go in to hurt him and I’m disappointed, as I’m not a bad player. I apologies I went into the (Nigeria) dressing room afterwards to apologise,” the French midfielder said. The
21-year-old Super Eagle took to Twitter to
accept the apology. He also thanked his fans
for the support after the incident. The
Nigeria star is expected to be out of soccer
for a lengthy period of time as he has a
fractured tibia and fibula in his left leg.
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