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Tremendous Eagles defender Bruno Onyemaechi has spoken out to make clear the confusion surrounding a controversial submit that appeared on his official X account earlier this week, Soccernet.ng studies.
Onyemaechi, who presently performs for Portuguese membership Boavista, turned the topic of switch hypothesis after a submit from his account tagged Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly, hinting at the potential of a transfer to Stamford Bridge.
The 25-year-old Nigerian worldwide, contemporary off scoring his first purpose of the season in Boavista’s thrilling 2-2 draw in opposition to Estrela, discovered himself on the centre of consideration when the submit appeared shortly after the match.
The now-deleted tweet requested followers to tag Boehly, referencing Chelsea’s well-known switch coverage, which has been criticised for its aggressive strategy in signing quite a few gamers, and the membership’s current points at left-back.
This fueled hypothesis that Onyemaechi was angling for a switch to Chelsea, a membership in want of defensive reinforcements.
Nonetheless, in an announcement made on Wednesday, Onyemaechi apologised and defined that his account had been hacked.
“Good day everybody. I’ve been having some difficulties logging to this account for the previous 74 hours. I consider somebody hacked into the account and made the final submit. Apologies to anybody the final submit could have price in any manner, and massive respect to my membership @boavistaoficial.”
Good day everybody
I’ve been having some difficulties longing to this account for the previous 74 hours I consider somebody hacked into the account and made the final submit and apologies to anybody the final submit could have price in anyway and massive respect to my membership @boavistaoficial 🖤🤍— Onyemabruno70 (@BrunoOnyemaechi) September 18, 2024
The submit had drawn criticism, with followers questioning his professionalism and loyalty to Boavista.
Onyemaechi has, nonetheless, reaffirmed his dedication to his present membership and distanced himself from the submit.
Regardless of the social media controversy, Onyemaechi’s kind for Nigeria has been promising.
He began because the left wing-back in each of Nigeria’s current Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in opposition to Benin Republic and Rwanda, serving to the Tremendous Eagles safe 4 factors from the 2 video games.
The Boavista defender, who earned a silver medal on the 2023 AFCON, now boasts six appearances for the three-time African champions.
