Nigeria’s Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi has removed all photos from his official Instagram page.
The Nigerian side was defeated 2-1 by the host, Ivory Coast, ending the team’s dreams of a fourth continental crown.
Hours after the encounter, Iwobi who has been the subject of stiff criticism from fans, deleted photos from his Instagram handle for fear of cyber abuse.
He only left one video post. The Fulham man also locked the comment section of the post for fear of bullying.
Iwobi played for 79 minutes in Nigeria’s defeat to Ivory Coast and was replaced by Alhassan Yusuf.
Iwobi began his career at Arsenal, making 149 appearances and scoring fifteen goals. He won the FA Cup in 2017 and scored in the 2019 UEFA Europa League final as well.
In August 2019, he transferred to Everton for an initial £28 million fee. Iwobi represented England up to the under-18 level.
He made his senior international debut for Nigeria in October 2015, and was part of their squads at the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019, 2021 and 2023, finishing third at the 2019 tournament.
Before the recent development, a similar one took place in the aftermath of the Super Eagles ouster from the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon. Iwobi and teammate Maduka Okoye were also heavily criticised after the team lost to Tunisia in a round of 16, prompting them to disable comments on their social media handles.