In Naija, football is a religion followed by both young and old, rich and poor. Over the years our national team the Super Eagles have failed to impress us with the stylish, technical, free flowing and commited football we all have been used to. Instead we struggle to beat teams like Niger, Gabon and Benin. This downward trend continued during the last ACN.
But obviously, most football fans in Naija don't care anymore being primarily concerned about thier teams in Europe. They even prefer those matches to the boring Naija matches. I don't blame them though, why would one waste time on such boring games when one has a very good alternative.
Top European clubs have huge fan base in Naija, premiership clubs Man U, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. In the La-liga Real Madrid, Barca and maybe Valencia, in Seria A Milan, Juventus and Inter lead the pack.Their surveniers are readily available and are sampled regularly on match days. Why are the surveniers of Enyimba, Wikki tourist and other NFL teams not available or sampled? The NFL must work hard.
The second round of the UEFA champions league has come and gone with all its drama. Chelsea, Man U, Roma, Barca, Shalke, Fernabache, Liverpool and Arsenal all went through. Arsenal fans celebrated throughout the night as they triumphed over defending champions AC Milan. The San Siro witnessed two defeats of the two top Milan teams AC and Inter by two english teams. Inter was outclased by Liverpool while AC Milan was gunned down by Arsenal's
young guns.
This football fanatism has it's own "wahala". Very often at viewing centres arguments between fans of different clubs has led to fights, resulting in injuries from bottle stabs and so on. Well its all part of the fanatism. Some group of fans even offer membership registration and issue membership cards. However it is now perculiar for every football analyst to be a fan of a club and its very obvious during their pre-match analysis.
With all the top clubs fighting for silverware this season, lets wait and see which group of fans celebrate at the end of the season.
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