Qatar 2022: Drama As Nathaniel Bassey Comes Under Criticism Over Prayer for Lionel Messi, He Responds
- Nigerian gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey, has confirmed he is a big fan of Argentina's Lionel Messi
- Nathaniel, who is rooting for Messi to lift his first World Cup with Argentina, prayed for him as he told God to silence the footballer's mockers
- The statement has sparked reactions from netizens as many took to the singer's comment section to challenge him
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Nigerian spirit-filled gospel singer, Nathaniel Bassey, is trending online over his prayer for Argentina captain and PSG forward Lionel Messi.
Nathaniel, who happens to be a big fan of Messi prayed for the football star to lift the World Cup trophy as Argentina is set to face France in Qatar's 2022 final world cup.
Source: Instagram
Sharing a picture of Messi via his Twitter page, Nathaniel stated:
“Father, Please give Him the World Cup and silence His mockers."
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Following the backlash that trailed his post, Nathaniel wrote:
"So because I want my favorite player to win the World Cup, I don’t pray for Nigeria Abi? Schm. Is it today you found out I’m a huge Messi fan? So being a man of God means I can’t watch football as one of my hobbies.”
See the tweet below:
Netizens react to Nathaniel Bassey's prayer for Messi
Legit.ng captured some of the reactions, see them below:
mario:
"Dear pastor bassey we don't need you to pray for Messi to win world cup instead pray for Nigeria to get good president to silence peter obi mockers.."
ifeanyicezechul1:
"Father please, he is my mentor, but don't listen to him on this one. Nobody is mocking Messi. If at all there is anyone mocked, it's Cr7. Father please give the world Cup to Africa."
emmalinesman:
"People are hungry all over the world nd we need peace rather supporting someone in football, does God hate Palestines?"
ohwohgere:
"I nor like dz prayer o..God abeg nor answer am."
Nathaniel Bassey and family prank his in-law
Nathaniel Bassey made headlines over a heartwarming video he shared on how he, his wife and brother-in-law surprised his parents-in-law.
A video shared by Nathaniel showed how the singer and other relatives got his brother-in-law, who returned to Nigeria from Canada after over four years, to disguise himself as a doctor on outreach.
A clip from the video showed the moment the singer’s in-laws fell for the disguise but were stunned when they found out the supposed doctor was their son.
Source: Legit.ng
