Nigerian Football News
Nigerians react as local club claims matured-looking goalkeeper was born in 1995
Nigerians have taken to microblogging social network, Twitter to troll Mighty Jets football club of Jos over the age of their goalkeeper, Gobum Rotduwe.
The Jos based football club, had in a series of Twitter posts, unveiled their new kits ahead of the start of the Nigerian National League season.
In the posts which also come with the profile of players who were used as models for the new kits, eagle-eyed Nigerians were able to spot Rotduwe’s age.
According to the club, the goalkeeper was born on September 13, 1995, which means he is 25 years old at the moment.
This moved fans to take a swipe at the club, saying Rotduwe is much older.
The club wrote;
”Name: Gobum Rotduwe
D.O.B: 13/Sept/1995
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 80KG
Position: Goalkeeper
Nick Name: Rot. D
Jersey No: 1
Present Club: Mighty Jets International”
Name: Gobum Rotduwe
D.O.B: 13/Sept/1995
Height: 1.81m
Weight: 80KG
Position: Goalkeeper
Nick Name: Rot. D
Jersey No: 1
Present Club: Mighty Jets International pic.twitter.com/q0r9lXAmLg— Mighty Jets International Jos (@MightyJetsInt) February 9, 2021
See some reactions below..
Is this not Okawaraji? This guy fought in the Biafran war with my grandfather. Since when did he start playing football?
I don't understand. Is that 1995 his year of birth or the day he decided to start playing football?
— IRUNNIA
(@Irunnia_) February 9, 2021
When a 30 year old player dribbles him on the Pitchpic.twitter.com/3VIUJIPjUZ
— Odogwu
(@Daddy_Nomso) February 9, 2021
1995 ? How ?
— Dehkunle of Africa
(@Dehkunle) February 9, 2021
Are you people telling me this Papa is 26years.
Everything #loriiro https://t.co/CtbxKGCQD9— Rhineheart (@rinmade_davies) February 10, 2021
Stop the fucking cap
this guy be 45 AT LEAST https://t.co/3AL8K4Axyz — Random (@rAnDoMthugg) February 9, 2021
This guy was part of at least 2 coups https://t.co/R8s11N8Bcf
— Caveat Venditor is on YouTube
(@the_phage) February 9, 2021
Joke of d century how can dis club say dis man was born 1995 someone whose obviously in his 40s https://t.co/g7niLr5Gsz
— Paparazi (@paparazitonaldo) February 9, 2021