RULES 1
The fat kid was always the goalkeeper.

RULE 2
The owner of the ball decides who plays.

RULE 3
The one who is not picked was responsible to fetch the ball when it got out of play in order to play the next game.

RULE 4
When the owner of the ball got annoyed, it's game over.

RULE 5
When you hit your toes against a stone and you noticed blood, you quickly cover the area of injury with sand as a form of first aid and play continues.

RULE 6
You can't dribble the owner of the ball too much, this may lead him to stop the game by taking away his ball.

RULE 7
No offsides and there was no referee.

RULE 8
There is foul only if you fell and plenty of dust arise.

RULE 9
The owner of the ball is always mean and no one should comment about it or else game over.

RULE 10
The two best players can not play in the same team, so they challenge themselves and pick others.

RULE 11
If you are chosen last it means you are not good and you will remain in defense.

RULE 12
The best player is always in the same team with the owner of the ball.

RULE 13
To distinguish the two teams, one of the teams pulls off their shirts.

RULE 14
There is always a house which when the ball fell in there, we knew game is over. So be careful!!

RULE 15
Game will only be over when it is dark and we could barely see the ball.

*Then, we all disperse in groups teasing one another until we get home to face another punishment by our parents.*

Chai I really enjoyed my childhood oooo. If you are not one of us as described above, then you belong to another generation

Share your experience

The street football dey sweet die especially the one wey get betting inside.....

Anything goes in street football

I remember back then we will always break someone luvers , every week

Chai bro you are indeed a street guy. You just summarized my childhood. Fortunately I'm always the owner of the ball most times so I'm always at the right side. .

RULE 16:
The person wey Sabi dribble no like dey pass ball

Rule 17: If all players are playing bare footed, you that came with a boot you must remove it....


you wan kill person

Four repeated corner kick in a row equals one penalty

I miss those days....especially wen moni de involved

Our own VAR for goals is majority vote, if not no more ball again, fight must ensue.

princeemmma:
The street football dey sweet die especially the one wey get betting inside.....

Anything goes in street football

I remember back then we will always break someone luvers , every week

Lol! Coast must clear after this, who dem catch go provide the culprit.

Psady:
Lol! Coast must clear after this, who dem catch go provide the culprit.

Once the luvers break like this, na to dey run here and there to save our live

No 9 is actually a case study... it shows that when humans hold power, they mostly turn to dictators