It's very common to see footballers gather round to pray for a win before a match. Also common is footballers looking up to the sky and raising their hands or forefingers upwards in a gesture of gratitude to a deity when they score. Same goes for Muslim footballers who bow down in obedience when they score a goal. Some make the sign of the cross and it's not unusual to hear players or teams boast that God will give them victory in a match.

If all these players and teams lay claim to God supporting them, does it mean God is partial or has a favourite team. Is God interested in football or sports for that matter?

Lololol. Some topics are just hilarious.

Reyginus: Lololol. Some topics are just hilarious.

I'm glad you found humour in it.

yeah, GOD CREATED FOOTBALL

saintvc: yeah, GOD CREATED FOOTBALL

Oh my God!

nep2ra:

Oh my God!

hahahahaha, una no go kill me with laugh, amen.

nep2ra: It's very common to see footballers gather round to pray for a win before a match. Also common is footballers looking up to the sky and raising their hands or forefingers upwards in a gesture of gratitude to a deity when they score. Same goes for Muslim footballers who bow down in obedience when they score a goal. Some make the sign of the cross and it's not unusual to hear players or teams boast that God will give them victory in a match.

If all these players and teams lay claim to God supporting them, does it mean God is partial or has a favourite team. Is God interested in football or sports for that matter?

I sometimes think the same thing myself, two teams huddled together in a circle on both sides of the pitch, praying for the same God to help their team win the match. Since both teams are religious which team dose God support is it the team with the highest amount of Christians that pay their tithes every week, or the team that pays their 1st fruit 2nd fruit and 100th fruit, the team with the most players that go to church every Sunday midweek and end of the month church service or the team that reads their bible on a regular basis? The answer is none of the above. In REALITY the team that wins is the team that has planned, prepared, has the best players and can work very well together as a unit.

You can even use football to look at the state of the nigerian economy. We have the worst players all greedy and selfish not willing to work together as a team to help our country progress and depending on prayers like our football players. Prayers will not guarantee any team (especially nigeria) success in this nations cup or aany football competition. Prayers are nothing but superstition.

God is merciful to whom He chose to have mercy

Dogohson: God is merciful to whom He chose to have mercy

Very poor philosophy, dont you think?

manmustwac: I sometimes think the same thing myself, two teams huddled together in a circle on both sides of the pitch, praying for the same God to help their team win the match. Since both teams are religious which team dose God support is it the team with the highest amount of Christians that pay their tithes every week, or the team that pays their 1st fruit 2nd fruit and 100th fruit, the team with the most players that go to church every Sunday midweek and end of the month church service or the team that reads their bible on a regular basis? The answer is none of the above. In REALITY the team that wins is the team that has planned, prepared, has the best players and can work very well together as a unit.

You can even use football to look at the state of the nigerian economy. We have the worst players all greedy and selfish not willing to work together as a team to help our country progress and depending on prayers like our football players. Prayers will not guarantee any team (especially nigeria) success in this nations cup or aany football competition. Prayers are nothing but superstition.

Now this is what I call an intelligent contribution!

Their prayer shouldn't be to win matches, rather, to be free from injury and play to their maximum ability. That I think is fair.

Its in the money, men of God like TB Joshua even recieves visions from his god after soccer matches and claims he got the vision before the match.

Reyginus: Their prayer shouldn't be to win matches, rather, to be free from injury and play to their maximum ability. That I think is fair.

Quite fair and sensible, I agree.

van bonattel: Its in the money, men of God like TB Joshua even recieves visions from his god after soccer matches and claims he got the vision before the match.

I don't see how this is helpful. Everyone knows the outcome of a football match after it is played.

If God answered the prÀye®s of football teams then nigÉria shoÙld have lifted up the world cup uncountable times..........God does not take sides in football....infact God has no business with football matches.............

And I hate it when our 9ja boys pray before playing any match........prayers do not play the match,humans do.................let them stop praying,practice more and give in there all..............

^^Exately!

Footballers are on their own including those that are predicting and see vision for them.

*except me*

Lol funny thread. Me thinks God is an Arsenal fan, i mean look at the way we're sacrificing all our best players. See how those that calls themselves red devils are winning. Our football is not of this world.

Paschal007: Lol funny thread. Me thinks God is an Arsenal fan, i mean look at the way we're sacrificing all our best players. See how those that calls themselves red devils are winning. Our football is not of this world.

Hahahahahahahaha...

ijawkid: If God answered the prÀye®s of football teams then nigÉria shoÙld have lifted up the world cup uncountable times..........God does not take sides in football....infact God has no business with football matches.............

And I hate it when our 9ja boys pray before playing any match........prayers do not play the match,humans do.................let them stop praying,practice more and give in there all..............

Well said!

Paschal007: Lol funny thread. Me thinks God is an Arsenal fan, i mean look at the way we're sacrificing all our best players. See how those that calls themselves red devils are winning. Our football is not of this world.

...lol

Paschal007: Lol funny thread. Me thinks God is an Arsenal fan, i mean look at the way we're sacrificing all our best players. See how those that calls themselves red devils are winning. Our football is not of this world.

hahaha, i get ur drift.

Paschal007: Lol funny thread. Me thinks God is an Arsenal fan, i mean look at the way we're sacrificing all our best players. See how those that calls themselves red devils are winning. Our football is not of this world.

yes, devils like you always feel you're winning the battle even when you have lost the war.