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'E Choke' - Borussia Dortmund hail Super Eagles greats Sunday Oliseh and Victor Ikpeba

Sunday Oliseh and Victor Ikpeba both played for Dortmund in the past
Sunday Oliseh and Victor Ikpeba both played for Dortmund in the past
Dortmund took some Davido lyrics and highlighted Super Eagles players that have played for the club.
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German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund rose to the top of the trends of Twitter Nigeria on Friday, March 18, 2022.

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Dortmund through their official Twitter account made several posts influenced by Nigeria.

The first post featured pictures of Erling Haaland choking Marco Reus and also Axel Witsel being grabbed on his throat.

The caption along with both photos was 'E Choke' a term relevant in Nigerian pop culture.

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The term 'E Choke' is derived from Nigerian American singer, songwriter, and record producer David Adeleke  popularly known as Davido.

Sunday Oliseh and Victor Ikpeba both played for Dortmund
Sunday Oliseh and Victor Ikpeba both played for Dortmund

The next Nigerian influenced post by Dortmund came with a message that said, "BVB loves Naija. Sunday Oliseh x Victor Ikpeba."

The post shows former Super Eagles greats Victor Ikpeba and Sunday Oliseh during their time at Dortmund.

Sunday Oliseh and Victor Ikpeba both played for Dortmund
Sunday Oliseh and Victor Ikpeba both played for Dortmund
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Ikpeba joined Dortmund from French Ligue 1 side Monaco back in 1999. He spent three seasons in German before leaving for Real Betis in 2002.

Oliseh on the other hand joined Dortmund from Italian Serie A giants Juventus in the year 2000.

Oliseh spent four years with the Black and Yellow and won the Bundesliga in 2002 before joining rivals  VfL Bochum in 2004.

The final post by Dortmund was "BVB fallllll on youuuu." The caption is derived from the lyrics to Davido's hit single Fall.

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