This story was very very popular and has been passed from generation to generation and if you have not heard of it, you need to check if you are a Nigerian...
What allegedly happened was that Nigeria and India played a match and the
match ended with India scoring 99 goals and Nigeria scoring just one goal.
They say the Nigerian footballers where not able to kick the ball because the football kept turning a into lion to prevent them from playing the ball.
The Indians later agreed that if Nigeria could score a goal, they would concede defeat
Samuel Okwaraji scored the winning goal and lost his life in the process.
Then FIFA banned India from soccer because they allegedly used black magic in that very game.
With the help of common sense (not that it was absent back then), quick access to information and the internet, most Nigerian has come to realise that the story was not true
Why Did This Story Thrive For So Long?
Most people like to pass off this story as true with the fact that no one has ever seen India in an International Football Match.
Since no one actually saw India participate in most international soccer games, this gave a little credence to the story.
Another reason the story thrived for long was the fact that credible information was not readily available at that time and not everyone could visit Google in a matter of minutes to confirm the story
match ended with India scoring 99 goals and Nigeria scoring just one goal.
They say the Nigerian footballers where not able to kick the ball because the football kept turning a into lion to prevent them from playing the ball.
The Indians later agreed that if Nigeria could score a goal, they would concede defeat
Samuel Okwaraji scored the winning goal and lost his life in the process.
Then FIFA banned India from soccer because they allegedly used black magic in that very game.
With the help of common sense (not that it was absent back then), quick access to information and the internet, most Nigerian has come to realise that the story was not true
Why Did This Story Thrive For So Long?
Most people like to pass off this story as true with the fact that no one has ever seen India in an International Football Match.
Since no one actually saw India participate in most international soccer games, this gave a little credence to the story.
Another reason the story thrived for long was the fact that credible information was not readily available at that time and not everyone could visit Google in a matter of minutes to confirm the story
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So tell us the real story naw.. ..
ReplyDeleteIf u didn't tell me, this is the story I continue to believe 🤣
So this famous defeat never happened? So what is the real story then?
ReplyDeleteI "ve heard about this story but l don't if is true.But l "ve never seen lndia contest in any football tournament.
ReplyDeleteWas India banned from soccer or not?
ReplyDeleteIf yes,why?
So what is the real story? or we should stick to what we already know
ReplyDeleteSo what is the real story?
ReplyDeleteIndia hardly qualifies for FIFA tournaments, that's why one doesn't get to see them playing.
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We called it FABU then.😂😂😂
ReplyDeleteYou know tell us the real story
ReplyDeleteThe cock and bull story they told us when we were kids.
ReplyDeleteThat India don't participate in football match because they use ' jazz'.
I remember that five years later, they changed the story from India to China.
ReplyDeletei thought Samuel Okwaraji died during a 1990 World Cup qualifier against Angola (NOT INDIA) in Lagos....????
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