Thierry Henry France, former player. Copyright: ImagoxEibner-Pressefoto/Memmlerx
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has sent a message to Nigerians to clear the air over some comments he made at the World Cup, Soccernet.ng reports.
On Saturday, Henry drew ire from Nigerian fans following a conversation he had with popular streamer iShowSpeed.
The American streamer wore an interesting fit to the game between the USA and Paraguay which ended 4-1. Speed wore a USA shirt and Nigerian shorts to the stadium. Seeing that, Henry jokingly told him that it was bad luck.
“I love nigeria “ “Nigeria is a great country” Thierry henry …. This man is why i support arsenal pic.twitter.com/NkDCNpw8CM
”So I just spoke yesterday about the shorts of Nigeria and the top of the US. I just said to him it is bad luck to break the set.
”Could have been the shorts of France, Italy or Spain, I would have said the same thing. I was just having a little joke with him, saying that it will be bad luck. Not Nigeria is bad luck, but to break the set, because you go as a set.
”I even said that I love Naija. And by the way, I do. I have my respect for Nigeria and the people there. A lot of Arsenal fans, by the way out there, so don't misunderstand that stuff, please.
”Nigeria is never bad luck. I was just saying breaking the set is bad luck with any other shorts.”
Former Arsenal player. Thierry Henry. Copyright: ImagoxGonzalesxPhoto/TommasoxFimianox
In reality, Henry did not say anything wrong. It was just a harmless joke that he could have made about any other country. Now that he has made the clarification, he will be hoping that he is left off the hook.
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