Virtually everybody born before the invention of the
internet must have heard the tale of a nonexistent
football match between Nigeria and India grin 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
realise that such a story should be filled under “Blatant
Lies”.

Why Did This Story Thrive For So Long?
Most people like to pass off this story as true with the
fact that no one has ever seen India in an International
Football Match.

Since no one actually saw India participate in most
international soccer games, this gave a little credence to
the story.

Another reason this lie could thrive for long was the
fact that credible information was not readily available
at our finger tips.
It not like every Emeka, Audu and Ojo could visit
Google in a matter of minutes and tell our ominous
fabricators that they should stop spreading toxic lies.
And to be honest we have a tingling feeling that this lie
was concocted by an elder of a community because, let’s
be honest who questions the words of the elders in
Nigeria. Remember, what an adult sees sitting down a
child will never see even if he consults Google, Siri or
Cortana.



The Element of Truth In This Story
On the 12th of August 1989, Nigeria lost Sam Okwaraji.
Sam Okwaraji was the player rumored to have lost his
life in that game when in truth he died during a FIFA
World Cup qualifying game against Angola in the 77th
minute.
He collapsed and died of cognitive heart failure. May
his soul rest in Perfect Peace. AMEN
So that is the only truthful thing about that story, the
fact that a Nigerian player died during a football match.
That’s it.


The match was not against India, we did not lose the
match and as you must have guessed, and there were
no lions either.

In the land of myth and d tym of magic....

Bro no remember me that day o.............

1-99? unbelievable

CharlyNick:
Bro no remember me that day o.............

u also watch the match ?