Virtually everybody born before the invention of the internet
must have heard the tale of a non-existent football match
between Nigeria and India that obviously took place in a
parallel universe and somehow we got to hear the gory
stories of that match.
Though there are many variations of the story, every
prevaricator seems to agree on a couple of facts about this
fictional football match. Each storyteller agrees that;
1. This match ended with India scoring 99 goals and Nigeria
scoring just one goal.
2. Nigerians where unable to kick the ball because the
football kept turning to a lion (or something scary) to
prevent them from playing the soccer ball.
3. The Indians later agreed that if Nigeria could score a goal,
they would concede defeat
4. Samuel Okwaraji scored the winning goal and lost his life
in the process.
5. FIFA banned India from soccer because they used black
magic in that very game
With the help of common sense (not that it was absent back
then), quick access to information and the internet, every
right thinking Nigerian has come to realize that such a story
should be filled under “Blatant Lies”.
Did you tell your children/friends about this match? Did your
parents or friends tell you about this match? Seriously I
believed it back then!!!!