Nigeria was eliminated from the Women’s World Cup after battling three of the world’s best, but their final act was one of poor sportsmanship.
Nigerian coach Edwin Okon refused to shake the hand of US counterpart Jill Ellis after the Americans’ 1-0 victory sent them into the Round of 16 on a positive note Tuesday night.
“I typically always go and shake the coach’s hand,” Ellis told reporters after the match.
“The bench personnel shook my hand and the coach, I said, ‘You’re not going to shake my hand?’ He said, ‘No.’ He kind of put his hand out a little bit, but that’s his call, not mine.”
Okon denied this while meeting with the press, but the Vine doesn’t lie.