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Nigerian footballer secures 100k retweets for Sevilla FC trial, gets under-19 link instead

A Nigerian footballer, @TheRealOlagreat, recently caught the attention of Sevilla FC with a simple yet audacious request for a trial.
In response, Sevilla playfully challenged him to gather 100,000 retweets on his tweet, promising to grant him a trial if he succeeded.
Determined to meet the target, Nigerians on X (formerly Twitter) rallied behind him, making the tweet go viral and far exceeding the required 100,000 retweets in less than 24 hours.

However, instead of honoring their promise, Sevilla FC responded by sharing a link to register for an under-19 team—a move that sparked outrage, as the Nigerian footballer is well above the age limit.
The footballer’s original tweet specifically requested a trial with Sevilla’s main team.
The promise of 100,000 retweets was met with overwhelming support from Nigerians, who mobilized to help him achieve the goal. Expectations were high, with many eagerly awaiting an official trial invitation.
When Sevilla FC eventually responded with the under-19 registration link, Nigerians took to the comments section to express their disappointment and frustration.
Many criticized the club for failing to honor its word and accused it of misleading the footballer.
The incident has since ignited a conversation about fairness and accountability in football engagements.
See some reactions below:
@deng_forbez: “I hope he’s gotten his wish now that this comment has hit over 130k reposts. Give the man his trial.”
@tavenunafor: “This better not be cruise @SevillaFC_ENG if not…go and ask around about Nigerians. There are no meals we don’t cook. We want to see our boy @TheRealOlagreat in team news in your next week game and subsequent ones. Na you go know how you wan take go explain to club owner.”
@Bhad_Captainn: “Make una stop dey repost joor! Na link dem send the guy U19 for that matter.”
@Jimi6057: “@SevillaFC I will advice you to do the needful. Nigeria can’t give much wara. Buh they can pour so many wara away.”
@sacenaija: “This one doesn’t know that you don’t challenge Nigerians like this. Nothing unites our country like flimsy challenges like this.”
@JustContact_Me: “Nothing una want tell me, Ahswear na Nigeria guy dey handle this page. Another reason to prove to Ghanaians that we are more successful than them.”
@olabillzAFC: “It completed already send him the invitation now!! He can’t be going through some Bs link that wasn’t the deal.”
@OOvivisual: “Don’t joke with 9ja oo ask Ejike and senior man, we won’t let it slide if you dont keep to ur word and give the young man a tryout.”
@Uncle_Faith101: “The most difficult task for Nigerians is to build but the easiest task for us as Nigerians is to destroy. Seviillla I know you won’t like to try us.”
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