If you were born before the year 2000 you must have surely grown up hearing about the legendary match between Nigeria and India.
The match was so notoriously popular that it didn't matter where you lived in Nigeria you heard the tale from one of senior cousins, uncles or even parents. Lagos, sokoto, osun, ebonyi where you were in Nigeria you must have heard about the match.
However it must be noted that the match never happened and whatever the version of the story you heard, here are five things the previous generation agreed on about the match
1 this legendary match ended India 99-1 Nigeria.
2 Nigerians where unable to kick the ball because the football kept turning to a lion, dragon or something scary to prevent them from playing the ball.
3 the Indians later agreed that if Nigeria could score a goal, they would concede defeat.
4 Samuel okwaraji scored the winning goal and lost his life in the process.
5 fiba banned India from soccer because they used magic.
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