Twitter was on meltdown when former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was reportedly named the new head coach of Nigeria following the departure of interim Samson Siasia.
With the news originating from top media outlets in England, it was no surprise that the topic became the hottest trend on Twitter.
The news, however, was false as it a was prank pulled by the media to mark the popular April Fool's Day.
Why on earth.. Nigeria to win the World Cup!— Daniel Holloway (@RFCdan) April 1, 2016
OFFICIAL: Jose Mourinho named as new Nigeria coach https://t.co/wBjKkh0QQD via @YahooSportUK
Err'body is just taking the pi** out of Super Eagles' #AFCO2017 misery https://t.co/xHCUa3c3ae and https://t.co/DYW6fbw5TG. #AprilFools 😂💦— Victoria Uwonkunda (@Msuwonkunda) April 1, 2016
OFFICIAL: #Mourinho named as new #Nigeria coach. Poor Nigerian football fans fall for #AprilFools joke #Breakinghttps://t.co/YrlCxHdNMT— Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) April 1, 2016
OFFICIAL: Jose Mourinho named as new Nigeria coach - https://t.co/GL4a1cO8AJ pic.twitter.com/036j4TPbIa— Yahoo Sport UK (@YahooSportUK) April 1, 2016
It did appear, though, that a fan fell for the prank.
Great news for Nigeria soccer fans! #Ok_bye... https://t.co/HtSfxL0dyS— Francis Ndimkoha (@Saintfrancis11) April 1, 2016
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Ohhh, so sad its April fools
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