Worshippers at a mosque in Turkey have expressed disgust at the purported renaming of their place of worship after Victor Osimhen.
Osimhen is a fan favourite in Istanbul where he recently signed for Galatasaray for a record fee.
Last season he was on loan at the club and helped the side to win Turkish Super Lig Title scoring the highest goals ever by a foreign player.
The listing on Google Maps of Bulut Mosque located at central Karatay district of Konya, as ‘Victor Osimhen Mosque,’ has excited anger in some quarters.
Completed in 2008, a member of the mosque congregation said, “We have been a congregation of Bulut Mosque since we have been here. We are against it being changed to Victor Osimhen. The name Victor Osimhen is a Christian name. As the mosque congregation, we want the authorities to look into this issue.”
According to another: “On the internet, the location says the mosque is in Victor Osimhen’s name, but this has been the Bulut Mosque for 10 years. Everyone has known this place as such. He is not a football player from Konyaspor. He did no good for the mosque, and he’s not someone Konya will never forget. We don’t understand the relevance of this.”
This is credited to Zeki Yaylacı, a member of the community: “It’s a shame to name a non-Muslim and make a mockery of it. We consider it an insult to Muslims, the mosque community, and mosques themselves. We urge the authorities to introduce regulations to prevent such changes from being made so easily.”
