Popular comedian Sabinus has got several Nigerians talking on social media after he claimed to have signed a football contract with Liverpool Football Club.
Sabinus, who is currently in the United Kingdom, announced via his Twitter handle that he is the new number 9 of the English Premier League club.
“Signed and sealed! Sabinwa No 9”, a tweet from him read.
The tweet was accompanied by a photo of him sitting on a high table bearing the Liverpool logo.
The joke by Sabinwa has gone viral already, with over 4k retweets and over 41k likes.
Read some of the funny reactions to the comedian’s tweet below:
THE_WTF_GUY @jamiu_BIN_ladin said:
‘’Na SoSo waka you dey waka since you enter London… “You’re truly never walking alone.”
THE_WTF_GUY @jamiu_BIN_ladin stated:
“Here we go! Liverpool finally solves their goal-scoring problems upfront after Nunez is still struggling with life in the EPL. Nigerian 70 years Old Man Sabinus finally signs for Liverpool.’’
FlowzPam Art @flowzpam said:
‘’Liverpool sign Sabinwa, which means Haaland is now the second best No 9 in the league.’’
Iseunife Ajayi @Shawnifee commented
“Liverpool have no chill whatsoever. They signed Nunez for €100m and, after flopping, they immediately went for the 19-year-old Nigerian superstar, Sabinwa”