Nigeria’s Super Eagles and Watford FC player William Paul Troost-Ekong has found himself in hot water after a picture of him smoking a cigar surfaced on the internet.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Troost-Ekong shared the picture himself via Twitter in celebration as Watford get promotion back to the English Premier League.
Watford was promoted to the Premier League after victory over Millwall on Saturday.
Following the promotion, the Nigerian professional footballer, who plays as a defender, shared the picture in which he was seen with a cigar with the caption, “we are going up”.
At the time of filing this report, the tweet has garnered over two thousand retweets, 140 quotes, twenty two thousand likes and numerous replies.
“Them supposed ban you ewu…see picture you post… Why Africans thing dey always different..if to say na beer you hold ee for better pass,” one of his Twitter followers replied to the tweet.
See more reactions to the tweet below:
https://twitter.com/Emmycoolnaani_E/status/1386204506573230087?s=19
I never knew u smoke
— Kellyion Vandy (@kellyion_vandy) April 25, 2021
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Ewu nah smoke u come dey smoke?
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— how much I dey find kwan (@praisecharlly) April 24, 2021
https://twitter.com/NVee68986243/status/1386219481253523458?s=19
With cigarette right? You better behave yourself and remove this cigar post
— TEMMY (@temmyonline) April 24, 2021
Remove that tobacco from ya mouth mbok!
— GasCooker Guy (@Iamcarllyjoe) April 24, 2021
Footballer with smoke in his lips, common man, get the roll outta your mouth. You are our defender.
— Aniebiet Udofia (@aniebietu) April 24, 2021
I disagree in totality with him smoking n sharing it to d world to c.
He is a model n influencer to d next generation.
Pls remove d picture.
Thanks.
Congratulations once again.— MayowaM (@MayowaM4) April 24, 2021