Marc Guehi dey trend for number three position for Nigeria on X, according to trends24.in, as di Man City and England defender continue to face questions over why him no dey take di knee for Premier League anti-racism campaign.
Di trend tracker no be news outlet, but e show say di Guehi conversation dey pull attention for Nigeria. For di football side, BBC report on Monday, 19 October 2026, say Guehi dey among six players wey no take knee. Vanguard News also report say di Man City defender question wetin taking di knee dey achieve for di fight against racism.
Tribal Football report say Guehi explain why him no dey kneel. Him tok say, ‘Maybe. I haven’t been taking the knee for a while now, to be honest. I’d always clap, just because of what that actually signifies.’ Guehi also say e dey ‘great’ say di Premier League anti-racism campaign dey continue, and add say, ‘Whether more can be done, more can always be done.’ Him tok say di matter no be football issue alone: ‘I don’t think it’s necessarily a football issue. I think it’s a wider societal issue and football is that beacon of hope to try to get the message out.’
Daily Mail report on Saturday, 24 October 2026, say Guehi refuse to kneel for second week running. Di paper report say before kick-off at Villa Park, as league leaders Man City take on Aston Villa, Guehi remain standing and clap. Daily Mail list Ipswich Town’s Issa Diop, Everton’s Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Leeds’ Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Bournemouth’s Rayan and Tyler Adams as oda players wey remain standing when di Premier League roll out ‘No Room for Racism’ initiative last weekend.
Di Daily Mail report add say footballers for England top flight get chance to take knee across two weekends dis month to challenge discrimination. E say di stance don divide players, and some among dem see di knee as hollow gesture. Di paper also note say Issa Diop never speak publicly about im own stance, even though oda players for Portman Road take knee while him stand for Ipswich Town’s match against Nottingham Forest.
Tribal Football note say Guehi words come five years after Wilfried Zaha describe kneeling as ‘degrading’ in 2021, before Ivan Toney talk say, ‘We are kind of being used as puppets, in my eyes.’
