Football in Nigeria: One Site Tells the Story

The viewing centre on the corner of the street goes quiet in the particular way that only a live match can make it. The television is old, its sound turned high, Nigeria football and outside, traffic has thinned in the heavy evening heat.

Nigeria's history with football is not ordinary. It is the kind of attachment the country maintains with very few other things. Schoolchildren grew up debating formations, transfers, and tactics. By the time they were adults, most Nigerians had already chosen a club and intended to defend it for the rest of their lives.