A Nigerian football team that came from obscurity to nearly win the country's top division put their success down to a no sex, long hair, diving or tattoos policy.

Mountain of Fire and Miracle Football Club (MOF), one of the biggest teams in the Nigerian version of the Premier League - has some of the strictest rules for footballers on the planet.

Players from the Christian team have to live in a church seven days a week and are banned from taking drugs, drinking, gambling or smoking.

They are also told not to win freekicks or penalties by diving and faking injuries under the club's strict code of conduct.

The team emerged from obscurity 11 years ago and were close to winning the Nigerian Premier League last year, finishing second, but were just pipped at the post.


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With their routine of praying before, during and after each match the club attribute their success to their strict code of conduct

The Nigerian team emerged from obscurity 11 years ago and were close to winning the Nigerian Premier League last year, finishing second

The club's meteoric rise to second in the Nigerian Premier League rivals Leicester City’s jump from relegation candidates to Premier League winners in 2016 in the space of a year

Godwin Enakhena, the club’s chairman, described his players as ‘football monks' and says the strict Christian rules are simple

Players have to live in a church seven days a week and are banned from taking drugs, drinking, gambling or smoking

Tattoos, long hair and baggy trousers are banned under the Christian team's strict code of conduct

MFM z cool

The MOF players live in a church seven days a week and have a strict 'absolute celibacy' rule

The club's chairman claims the team's strict religious rules could have would have helped stars such as Mario Balotelli and Wayne Rooney

Players have to live in a church seven days a week and are banned from taking drugs, drinking, gambling or smoking

Each player is assigned their own pastor to mentor and guide them to pray before, during and after every match

Good devolopment, if all Nigerian football teams adopts this means in training players, corruption and other evil vices will reduce drastically

Nice

Okay

Why say Christian team?

It’s a football team and that’s what they are.

Jesus is only the way.

Repent you muslim and be save.

No sex

Jesus is only the way.

Repent you muslim and be save.

How much are they being paid? Hope their player will not end their careers in the same team?

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Lol...Pure nonsense!

These guys (MFM) live in a cramped out hostel in Bolaji Omupo Pedro. Their team bus is an eyesore and below standard for a "professional football club" in the 21st century. And yes they are poorly paid. Everything about the club reeks of unprofessionalism.

They are also told not to win freekicks or penalties by diving and faking injuries under the club's strict code of conduct.

Penny wise, pound foolish.

I know ladies will trend on this news because it has no sex, and deep inside their hearts, they want it

The effect of discipline.

A good PR for the club
All NPL clubs should have social media exposure

Worth celebrating

when will nigeria get sense? op didn't mention the tactics they use, their star players and manager, he only talked about how they live in church and pray before matches like those things win football matches. Messi has tattoos, cr7 has children out of wedlock but both of them are GOATs


nigerians should understand that religion has nothing to do with football

soledayo:
Worth celebrating

It just shows how much doing right can take us to in Nigeria. It doesn't have to be thru corrupt manners