'Love them both' – Nigerians react as Messi, Ronaldo pose in iconic photo

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo broke the internet on the eve of the FIFA World Cup on Saturday, November 19 with Instagram posts.

The two of football's greatest players generated lots of talks on the internet with an advert of the 'GOATS' playing chess on a Louis Vuitton briefcase.

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo's post garnered over 30 million likes whereas Lionel Messi racked up 24.5 million likes over 24 hours.

Following their respective posts, Nigerian fans of the duo took to social media to share their reactions to what was quite an unfamiliar sight.

Check out some reactions below:

@robyekpo: As their career is coming to an end, Louis Vuitton took the initiative to make the whole world finally see a picture of the two greatest footballers of all time ???????????????? Yet some mumu people will be fighting over them


@lyra_foods: The picture I didn't know I needed. This brought tears to my eyes ????. There can't be another two like them at the same time in football ever again ????????

@kinzy_louis: Na fans dey make e be like say they're enemies. They're friends in real life than y'all think

@ronaldo.dip: Ronaldo looks painted. Truly iconic photograph ????


@dxmondc: Fans will be there killing them selves. C7 and Messi is to the world like Davido and wizkid is to Africa


@iamjudenj: Make Fans dey ki themselves, while These Goats makes more More Money.

Messi and Ronaldo will feature in Qatar 2022 World Cup in what will be their final appearance at the FIFA World Cup.

Leo Messi and his Argentina team have been pitted in Group C alongside Saudi Arabia, Poland and Mexico.

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portuguese side have also been drawn alongside Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea in Group H.

WDN