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.
The former Arsenal and Barcelona man explained that although he loves Nigeria, wearing the kits of two different teams is bad luck.
However, some Nigerian fans were not so pleased with his comments, and they took to social media to criticize and insult him afterwards.
Picture iShowSpeed. (Copyright)
Following the backlash, Henry has also taken to social media to address the issue.
Thierry Henry Explains Incident With iShowSpeed
Following the backlash from fans, Thierry Henry took to social media to explain the whole situation.
”I needed to clarify something because I don’t think people understand when you say stuff sometimes or when a joke is a joke,” Henry said.
Thierry Henry apologises to Nigerians after jokingly calling Speed’s Nigerian shorts “bad luck”
”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.
