India ��99-1 Nigeria ��, whosoever that made up this story deserves Lie D'or.�

But do not worry, i will give you the full article about the mysterious match between India �� and Nigeria �� tomorrow.

▪️Is it true that Samuel Okwaraji gave up the ghost while Nigeria was playing against India?

▪️Is it true that Peter Rufia and Emmanuel Okala were the goalkeepers on that faithful day?

▪️Is it true that India were banned by FIFA from participating in World Cup for using Juju against Nigeria?

NIGERIAN MYTHS: A FOOTBALL MATCH BETWEEN INDIA�� AND NIGERIA�� (INDIA 99 -1 NIGERIA)!

Did India really beat Nigeria 99-1 in a football match?

It is safe to say most people born into a Nigerian home are born into a thousand tales about things, events, animals. And some of such tales are false. Nigerian societies are full of tales passed down from generation to generation. The motives behind these stories (myths and folktales) were usually not to mislead but to teach children morals. Today, with the help of fact-checking, myths have been identified as wings with which fake news and falsehood fly around societies.

A lot of Nigerians have heard about the legendary football match, the one between Nigeria and India where the latter allegedly defeated Nigeria 99 to 1. (That is India 99, Nigeria 1).

It was said that Nigeria scored its only goal, the balls were turning into different creatures (fire, lion, stone) preventing the Nigerian team from kicking them. Samuel Okwaraji, who later risked his life to score a goal for his country, lost his life in the process. Consequently, FIFA banned India from soccer.

�Was there ever a match like this?

�No.

A Keyword search revealed some articles suggesting that the match never happened. In this internet age (JET WORLD), all attempts at unraveling the mystery behind such a momentous match have proved abortive as we couldn’t find any footage of such football match.

�How did Samuel Okparaji died?

The sad event occurred on a tension-soaked Saturday, 12th August 1989, during a make or mar Italia 1990 World Cup qualifier match, between the Green Eagles and Angola. The pulsating encounter was held at the National Stadium, in Surulere, Lagos. Okwaraji collapsed in the 77th minute of that match and later died at age 25 of congestive heart failure.‎ An autopsy showed that he had an enlarged heart and high blood pressure.

�Why has India been off the radar?

Since the first World Cup tournament which was held in Uruguay 1930, India only qualified for the World Cup tournament once – 1950. And this was because, with the only slots available from Asia, Philippines, Indonesia and Burma who also got the invites withdrew before the qualification round, leading to India automatically earning a spot. But the Indian football governing body, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) decided against going to the world cup, being unable to understand the importance of the event at that time and some of the reasons shown by the AIFF included the cost of travel, lack of practice time, team selection issued and valuing the Olympics over the FIFA World cup. It should be noted that FIFA agreed to bear a major part of the travel expenses, but it did not really help their decision making.

After the 1950 fiasco, India has never come close to qualifying for the World Cup. The reason you do not see India in World Cup competitions is because they do not qualify.

�Has Indian participated in any International Football Competition?

�Yes. (Olympics)

The 1948 London Olympics was India’s first major international tournament, where a predominantly barefoot Indian team lost 2 -1 to France.

An Indian team last participated in the Olympics Games was in 1960 when they lost 2-1 against Hungary, Drew 1-1 against France and lost 3-1 against Peru. India's best appearance was at the 1956 Summer Olympics where the team reached the semi-finals where they lost 4-1 against Yugoslavia.

�Was India Banned For Refusing To Play Barefoot?

�No.

The 1948 London Olympics was India’s first major international tournament, where a predominantly barefoot Indian team lost 2 -1 to France. In this Olympics, India were the toast of the world as 8 out of their 11 players played the match barefoot. Following the match, the Indian skipper Talimeren Ao said "Well, you see, we play football in India whereas you play Bootball." The quote immediately made headlines, making Ao a star overnight. Following the 1948 Olympics, FIFA imposed a rule banning barefoot play.

�Does The Indian Team Wear Soccer Boots?

�Yes.

In the 1952 Olympics, the Indian team lost 10-1 to Yugoslavia. As a result of this magnanimous defeat, the AIFF made it compulsory for Indian team to start wearing boot.

�Has FIFA ever banned India from all football activities?

�Yes.

Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), the world governing body, banned the All India Football Federation (the governing body of football in India) on August 15, 2022, after “flagrant violations of the FIFA statutes” because of “undue influence from third parties”. Just 11 days after, the Bureau of the FIFA Council lifted the suspension that was imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and that the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 scheduled to take place on 11-30 October 2022 will be held in India as planned.

� Last India World Cup qualifier matches
5/09/2019 - India 1-2 Oman
15/10/2019 - India 1-1 Bangladesh
14/11/2019 - Afghanistan 1-1 India
19/11/2019 - Oman 1-0 India
29/03/2021 - United Arab Emirates 6-0 India

♻️Recent Competitions��
�SAFF Championship - Final
16/10/2021 - India 3-0 Nepal

�AFC Asian Cup Qualification (Third Round)
8/06/2022 - India 2-1 Cambodia
14/06/2022 - India 4-0 Hong-Kong
27/09/2022 - Vietnam 3-0 India.

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India ��99-1 Nigeria ��, whosoever that made up this story deserves Lie D'or.�

But do not worry, i will give you the full article about the mysterious match between India �� and Nigeria �� tomorrow.

▪️Is it true that Samuel Okwaraji gave up the ghost while Nigeria was playing against India?

▪️Is it true that Peter Rufia and Emmanuel Okala were the goalkeepers on that faithful day?

▪️Is it true that India were banned by FIFA from participating in World Cup for using Juju against Nigeria?

That story was co-told by LAI MUHAMMED and SADIYA FARUK grand parents, check very well that is their thing