This is a hypothetical story of a football match between two teams that sends a message about today's Nigerian Political scene. Enjoy

SHORT STORY:
In a football match between two teams, the referee was so annoyed that nobody had scored a goal in the first 45 minutes of the match. The referee got very angry and teamed up with the coach of the away team. They decided to go into the pitch to score a goal against both sides in order to teach them a lesson on how to score a goal!

The coach was a footballer in his early days but he had grown tired and weary. The referee had never played football all his life but was very good at blowing the whistle. They both wore their new jerseys and the referee dropped his whistle. Off they went into the pitch with nobody left to blow the whistle or to encourage the away team.

The home team was very aggressive. The away team was trying really hard to score and doing all they could. The referee and the coach were trying on their own to score against both sides! Everyone became tensed up. The away team's effort was getting frustrated by the interference of the referee and coach.

A few minutes to the end of the game, the referee was brutally injured by one of the footballers. Alas, there was nobody to blow the whistle! The home team kept playing aggressively while the injured referee kept shouting but no one listened. The coach being old and experienced knew he had to run away after much agression from the players. The home team became more aggressive and eventually scored several goals against the away team and won the match. Some of the spectators were not happy, however, they had no choice but to wait for the next four years when the teams will meet again.

What would they have done better?

The referee should have stuck with his job and be ready to blow the whistle when there was a foul.
The old coach should have given his support to his hardworking team.
They would have been able to increase the chances of the away team's win against the home team that was playing aggressively.
The impatience and greed of the referee and coach contributed to the hardworking team's loss.
The referee and coach both left the pitch with injuries.

The Questions:

1. Who is the referee?
2. Who is the coach?
3. Who is the home team?
4. Who is the away team?

efisher:

The Questions:

1. Who is the referee? Jega/INEC
2. Who is the coach? Buhari
3. Who is the home team? PDP
4. Who is the away team? CPC

^ Very nice try. You got the idea but not exactly what the writer has in mind. Read a bit more in between the lines. But you can explain your answers from your perspective. You may also be correct.

Any more answers

The final answers to the riddle will be revealed after the results of the presidential election have been announced.

The elections have come and gone. These are the answers according to the author.

Q1. Who is the referee?
A1. Bakare

Q2. Who is the coach?
A2. Buhari

Q3. Who is the home team?
A3. PDP

Q4. Who is the away team?
A4. The opposition parties