Gift Orban was not present in the Lyon squad for the match between OL and Auxerre, but he managed to get noticed in a rather original way.
Pierre Sage is not the type to beat around the bush, and the Lyon coach easily justified the absence of Gift Orban for the AJA reception, by explaining that sportingly, he did not deserve his place in the group , even if he had worked well during the week. We do not know if it is this situation which irritated the striker, who arrived last January for 14 million euros from La Gantoise, but after the end of the match between Lyon and Auxerre, he praised the performance of Sinaly Diomandé , author of a goal and an assist in the draw snatched by the Burgundian club against OL at Groupama Stadium. On social networks, Orban commented with a “ top » the message from the man who left Lyon last summer. And obviously, this was not to the taste of the Lyon supporters, stunned that an OL player would salute the performance of an opponent.
Orban congratulates an Auxerre player on his match against OL
Informed of the noise that this story was starting to make, Gift Orban made a point of apologizing via his Instagram account. “ Excuse me OL fans, I made this comment by mistake. It's just to encourage my friend. I hadn't seen that it was a photo of our match (…) We work hard every day to win matches and trophies for OL. I'm sorry. THANKS », Said the young Olympique Lyonnais striker, who did not convince many people within the community of OL supporters. To be forgiven, Gift Orban will first have to find his way back to the Lyon group, then establish himself in the starting lineup, which is not a given.
