ever811:
are you serious? the crowd was amazing, they had enough to eat and go to the stadium then...now that one can hardly see food chop...when common tomatoes is more expensive than a barrel of crude oil.. who wan carry him small money pay transport,buy ticket to watch football?

olodo, is it now that the stadium has been empty? people has long refuse to go to stadium for ages not just last year

Blame our corrupt leaders
I remember watching Sunshine live at the stadium
But now

There was a country then.

ever811:
are you serious? the crowd was amazing, they had enough to eat and go to the stadium then...now that one can hardly see food chop...when common tomatoes is more expensive than a barrel of crude oil.. who wan carry him small money pay transport,buy ticket to watch football?

I disagree, most of the lifelong 3SC fans till date are below middle class people, some even trek to the stadium and back drinking only pure water to support their team. If people make mad money they'd still prefer to travel to England to watch the premier league rather than support the local league.

Icon4s:


-Our best players started going to Europe en-mass
-U no longer See ur star players in the stadium
-Viewers attension followed the stars that went to Europe
-Who cares to see Gambo Mohammed, Kunle Odunlami and Chibuzor Okonkwo in d stadium when dey can see Messi, Ronaldo, and Rooney from the comfort of their living rooms.

But stadia are full of crowds in Premierships and other soccer competitions with all their high tech internet and cable TV networks.

onuleo:
what went wrong?

That match is @ Surulere National Stadium for Federation Cup final (formerly Challenge Cup) not league.

ignis:
Do we have this kind of big stadium to accommodate such crowd in 1978?

#just asking...

It's that same National stadium in surulere, Lagos.

Lily4star:
When some people can barely eat, with complains here and there since Buhari took the Aso Rock seat, the fear of one Islamist group detonating a bomb or using suicide bombers won't even want to make you go see match,


It will take ages to win the hearts of Nigerians or for things to be the way it use to be or even better.

Just imagine I dont know a single player in the NPL but I can proudly list all the current Man United players, even legends and a few from other clubs.

I fear for this country seriously, nothing makes me happy at all, is it the suffering, or the epileptic power supply, or the increase in in the prices of almost everything, the list is endless.

As long as nothing is done to give us a better life we will keep shouting Up Man U, Up Chelsea, Up Barca. Mtchee

is it since last year or two years ago that people stopped going to stadiums? people stopped going to stadiums since 90s ever since Abacha's dictatorship. stop blaming Buhari for this. remove politics out of this. our sport media has failed us for ages. they are busy sharing the monies.

Chai see stadium, like say Papa Idahosa or Pastor Oyakhilome dey do crusade.

OP, this picture was the epic match btw up-rising Bendel Insurance of Benin (Underdog) and the almighty Enugu Rangers(giant). It was the final of the Challenge Cup.
Rangers had the legends like Christian Chukwu, Emma Okala, Alloy Atuegbu, Ifeanyi Onyedika, etc.
Bendel Insurance had unknowns like skipper Felix Agbonifo(now late), Khadiri Ikhana, David Adiele, George Omokaro, Peter Egharevba, Henry Ogboe (left footed terror), Francis Monidafe, Leotis Boateng, Anthony Oviawe etc.
It was a "David vs Goliate" match and typically "David Bendel Insurance stunned Goliate, Enugu Rangers" 3:0.
And Rangers fans said "na medi"i.e otumokpo.
Just because they thought Rangers was unbeatable.

Wow back then

What went wrong? High cost of living which has increase the intensity of the struggle to survive, live television where u can watch from the comfort of ur house almost for free, and competition from more organized and exciting foreign leagues.

bidex:


is it since last year or two years ago that people stopped going to stadiums? people stopped going to stadiums since 90s ever since Abacha's dictatorship. stop blaming Buhari for this. remove politics out of this. our sport media has failed us for ages. they are busy sharing the monies.

she is not blaming anyone, no politics involved here.

she said she has been fed up for a long time.

but what stops the new oga from stopping this nonsense that has been going on for ages.

if the quality of life in naija is improved, the league is made attractive, the right and talented stakeholders involved, people will surely throng to the stadia enmass.

bidex:


is it since last year or two years ago that people stopped going to stadiums? people stopped going to stadiums since 90s ever since Abacha's dictatorship. stop blaming Buhari for this. remove politics out of this. our sport media has failed us for ages. they are busy sharing the monies.

You 're right.
The poor turn out started in the early 90s when NFA corruption started gaining ground resulting in poor officiating, rigged matches, poor planning of Challenge Cup fixtures etc.

VeeVeeMyLuv:

she is not blaming anyone, no politics involved here.

she said she has been fed up for a long time.

but what stops the new oga from stopping this nonsense that has been going on for ages.

if the quality of life in naija is improved, the league is made attractive, the right and talented stakeholders involved, people will surely throng to the stadia enmass.

one million of this oga no fit stop am oo. if he tries it, ppl will cry foul, people will cry witch hunting ect. several times stake holders have been invited to improvement but for the fact that corruption has eaten into our bones, they will never let things to work out well.

...its not getting better..

No TV then so u have to go and watch it there. Now with 60 inches TV and DSTV why d stress? Technology has taken over.

Orikinla1:

But stadia are full of crowds in Premierships and other soccer competitions with all their high tech internet and cable TV networks.

in the 1960's burnley chairman convinced the english fa to stop the live airing of 3.00pm matches on saturday in the u.k because fans of smaller clubs will prefer watching big club's matches, thereby affecting the attendance of smaller clubs and till today it is still in place, there is no live broadcast of matches in uk around 3.00pm on saturday so that all the smaller clubs will have optimal attendance.

ignis:
Do we have this kind of big stadium to accommodate such crowd in 1978?

#just asking...

That's NAS stadium Lagos

Orikinla1:

But stadia are full of crowds in Premierships and other soccer competitions with all their high tech internet and cable TV networks.

football are not televised in uk between 1200 and 1600

To b honest d npfl is now very better than before many people turning up now than last 10 years because they are now well paid and even wining in away match alone u would be given 500k , drawing in away =250k and attracting more than 5k fans earns u 250k plus tickets sales makes the teams alot of money which was never there in the last 10-25 years I don't know about before then . a lot of teams have filled stadiums teams like eyimba, Enugu rangers , KANU pillars ifeayin ubah , wiki tourist e.t.c so let's support our league

You must be from the indomie generation to ask this kind question . But to answer your question yes . Local league was a big thing in Nigeria until like 1983 . The days of leventis Utd , ABC, shooting stars , Etc where so good .

ignis:
Do we have this kind of big stadium to accommodate such crowd in 1978?

#just asking...

...

smarty562:


football are not televised in uk between 1200 and 1600

there was nothing like football all does times soccer start in the late 1800's sheifeild united in England was the first team. There are some teams in Nigeria that have better stadium attendance to some teams in England, many teams in Spain, and most teams in italy

the crowd looks like champions league final between Arsenal and ....... lmao

My aunty's house was just beside the stadium then. Tales abound of massive crowds when these two teams faced each other. Same with Shooting Stars.

Insurance, Rangers and Shooting dominated that era. With Mighty Jets of Jos & Racca Rovers of Kano also making impact.

[color=#550000][/color]am like!!! waw!

robosky02:
nice...

but in 2016 the crowd is back

Sunday, October 2 2016

Rangers FC of Enugu vs El-Kanemi Warriors 4 - 0 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, Enugu state


https://sports.naij.com/991622-see-what-happened-when-rangers-fans-displayed-biafran-flag-to-celebrate-photo.html

u can see this crowd because Rangers was about to win the league then nd tickets were becoming free(thanks to their Governor).. our league still needs more media participation and better funding

robosky02:
nice...

but in 2016 the crowd is back

Sunday, October 2 2016

Rangers FC of Enugu vs El-Kanemi Warriors 4 - 0 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium, Enugu state


https://sports.naij.com/991622-see-what-happened-when-rangers-fans-displayed-biafran-flag-to-celebrate-photo.html

APART FROM SHOOTING STARS, RANGERS, ENYIMA, N MAYBE PILLARS, OTHER CLUBS DON'T HAVE HUGE FOLLOWERS

cosby02:
Really

Do not take the name of the LORD in vain Exodus 20:7

as a Chelsea fan, I know all the players in Chelsea and even the academy. I know most nairalander and Nigerians will have idea about the players in their favourite clubs they fan including history and coaching crew but not many can even list players in our domestic league..
we need serious upgrading