Nigeria will not use 'alien' vuvuzelas

Posted: 2010-04-15 07:01

With just two months to the kick-off of the 2010 World Cup, President General of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club Rafiu Ladipo has again stated that the official Nigeria Football Supporters Club would discourage Nigerians from buying or using the vuvuzelas during games involving the Super Eagles.

The instruments have been the subject of divisive opinion ahead of the World Cup and Ladipo described them as ‘alien’ and ‘noisy’.

”It is alien to our style and we will not go there with one or buy any in South Africa. We have a traditional way of supporting our team and FIFA has praised our style.

“Many teams have cried against the use of the instrument in football because of the deafening noise and we are not going to encourage it in Nigerian football.”

There is growing belief that with the World Cup staged on African soil for the first time, an African team can win it, Ladipo doubts the ability of the current Super Eagles team, and says only extra support can push the team far.

“We don‘t have the team that boasts of the quality that we had in 1994, therefore, the national team of today needs extra inspiration and that is what we want to offer.”

Nobody have ever said the Nigerians must use the vuvuzela! The dude is big headed! The vuvuzela is a South African instrument, we will use it during the world cup. If anybody finds it noisy, then just don't bother coming down to SA.

He never said SA or any other country shouldn't use it, what he said is that Nigerians shouldn't use it to support our team because we have our own style of supporting our team and horn blowing is not part of it, geddit?

The fact is majority of supporters who will be in the stadiums when Nigeria is playing will be South Africans,and we will blow those plastic horn until you get used to them.
2,5 of 2,9 million tickets where bought by South Africans,And we will make sure everyone know who the host are.
Vuuuuuuuuuuvuuuuuuuuuuuuuzela

who is interested wether nigeria will use it or not.
vuvuzelas have come stay and it is part of the hosting right.
if i will be in sa, it must be with my vuvus and mine will start having effects right from the airport down to my hotel room then to the pitch.
ladipo or whatsoever ur name is, concentrate on what u know how to do best but the unfortunate thing here is that the noise of the vuvuzelas will sure pass that or our supporters'club band.