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The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by smartfellow2080: 1:31pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Virtually everybody born before the invention of the internet must have heard the tale of a nonexistent football match between Nigeria and India ![]() Though there are many variations of the story, every prevaricator seems to agree on a couple of facts about this fictional football match. Each storyteller agrees that; 1. This match ended with India scoring 99 goals and Nigeria scoring just one goal. 2. Nigerians where unable to kick the ball because the football kept turning to a lion (or something scary) to prevent them from playing the soccer 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. FIFA banned India from soccer because they 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, every right thinking Nigerian has come to realise that such a story should be filled under “Blatant Lies”. 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 this lie could thrive for long was the fact that credible information was not readily available at our finger tips. It not like every Emeka, Audu and Ojo could visit Google in a matter of minutes and tell our ominous fabricators that they should stop spreading toxic lies. And to be honest we have a tingling feeling that this lie was concocted by an elder of a community because, let’s be honest who questions the words of the elders in Nigeria. Remember, what an adult sees sitting down a child will never see even if he consults Google, Siri or Cortana. The Element of Truth In This Story On the 12th of August 1989, Nigeria lost Sam Okwaraji. Sam Okwaraji was the player rumored to have lost his life in that game when in truth he died during a FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Angola in the 77th minute. He collapsed and died of cognitive heart failure. May his soul rest in Perfect Peace. AMEN So that is the only truthful thing about that story, the fact that a Nigerian player died during a football match. That’s it. The match was not against India, we did not lose the match and as you must have guessed, and there were no lions either. Nairlanders, what do you think? 84 Likes 15 Shares
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Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by fajiboy: 1:33pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Wow!!! True talk ![]() Nice research too!!! |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Adextaiwo48(m): 1:35pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Lol... One funny story that lasts enough to b true..... Okparaji... Ball con turn lion.. Lol 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by eyesofgod: 2:22pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
This story predates Okwaraji era. The tale has it that the match was between Green Eagles of Odegbami, Chukwu, Okpala era. Okpala, as the goalkeeper, was always seeing seven balls whenever an India player shot at goal hence the high score. Another fairy tale involves India absence from athletics at the Olympics. It was said that their feet never touch the ground while doing the track events. Also, another tale claims the javeline thrown by the Indian athlete in one of the Olympics in the 70's is yet to be found 203 Likes 25 Shares |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Nexxy007: 3:08pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
i have always wondered why India has never participated in any football tournament though 18 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Hero10001: 3:29pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
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Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Hero10001: 3:31pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
"If you wanna hide anything from a Black man, put it in a book" @OP, Why was India banned from the game? Just becos it aint real doesn't mean it didn't happen. 19 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by pamcode(m): 3:39pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Indians do participate in sports just that the sports is nt a major sport in Nigeria and Olympics which is Cricket @Nexxy007 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Nexxy007: 3:50pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
pamcode:i meant football specifically 1 Like |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by BukkyDan(f): 4:02pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
![]() Looks more like... ![]() #modified 1 Like |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Nexxy007: 4:04pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Nexxy007:modified: seems its as a result of neglect on the part of the Indian govt to develop football in the country 1 Like |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by 30secs(m): 4:41pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Nothing una talk fit convince me. That match happen live! Even my grandpapa confirm am. 95 Likes |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Holywizard: 4:54pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
My name is Wisdom...not just by name. I heard it when i was in primary skul & i knew it was all lies!!! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Nobody: 5:07pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
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Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Ruffychuks: 5:24pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Many have heard about this match. Some think it’s an urban legend. Some think it’s only a joke. But only few know the truth. A long time ago, few months after the end of the Nigeria-Biafra war, the Military Governor of Lagos decided to stage an exhibition match at the then glorious National Stadium Lagos. He thought it would be a special way of celebrating Nigeria’s victory in the war, a way of helping Lagosians to forget the sad bloody years that had just passed. He wanted to stage the match between Nigeria & Ghana but was advised against it. His advisers reminded him how Ghana trashed Nigeria 3-Nil at the 1960 Independence Match, that another loss to Ghana might defeat the purpose of the exhibition match. His advisers suggested that they choose a team that would be very easy to beat. Brig Gen Mobolaji Johnson agreed. Ethiopia was considered. Zimbabwe was considered. India was considered. USA was considered. And India was chosen. He & his advisers believed that India would be a walkover. But had he known what would happen he might have chosen Brazil. Yes, Brazil were the reigning world champions at the time but… Oh, had he known. India agreed to play the exhibition match with Nigeria. In fact, they were overjoyed. Nigeria was one of the best teams in Africa. And they had never played with an African team before. What more! They were most overjoyed that Nigeria had agreed to their three special conditions. What were these conditions? Well, on that fateful day, a bright Saturday afternoon on August 15th, 1970, the National Stadium Lagos was filled with excited spectators. That was Condition No. 1, that the match be played on India’s Independence Day. As the players of Nigeria & India came into the pitch, spectators screamed with more excitement as they saw that all the twenty-two players were barefooted. That was Condition No. 2. (Remember that India had withdrawn from the 1950 World Cup because they weren’t allowed to play barefooted.) Priiii… Referee Mohamed Touati blew his whistle to begin the game. (The Tunisian referee had been suspended by FIFA earlier that year but had accepted to officiate this special match.) Indian forward Amer Al- Amer made the first pass. And before anyone could say “Bosnia-Herzegovina”, one Majed Suleman fired the ball high into the air towards the Nigerian post. The gaint of a Nigerian keeper, Emmanuel Okala, dived to the right while the ball dropped into the left side of the net. Gooooaaal!!! 3-0. That was Condition No. 3, that each goal scored by India would be counted as 3points while each by Nigeria would be 1 as usual. (Nigeria agreed because they believed that India could never score. Or at least couldn’t score more than one goal.) Emmanuel was looking confused. He was very sure he had dived towards the ball. Every other person thought he’d deliberately let the Indians score just to spice up the game. Meanwhile, India’s fan club was going wild with jubilation. Priii… The Nigerian forwards Sunday Atuma & Thompson Usiyen passed. As Thompson passed to Paul Hamilton, he was surprised when he saw India’s Faisal Al-Dakheel with the ball. Faisal quickly shot the ball into the air towards Nigeria’s post. Goooal! 6-0. Thompson was so confused. He could have sworn it was Paul his teammate he had passed to. Priii… Sunday Atuma passed into the Nigerian half. Alloysius Atuegbu passed to Haruna Ilerika. Haruna made a long pass into the Indian half to Samuel Okoye. He was shocked when he saw the ball in the legs of Abdullah Al-Shemmari. Haruna wiped his eyes in disbelief. Too late! Abdullah shot the ball into the air. Goal! 9-0. Three goals in barely six minutes? Nigerian spectators were wondering what was happening. Priii… Goal! 12-0. Yusuf Al-Suwayed. 15-0. Amer Al-Amer. 18-0. Majed Suleman’s second goal. 21-0. Abdulaziz Al-Buloushi. 24-0. Majed’s hat-trick. 27-0. Faisal Al-Dakheel’s second goal. 30-0. Waleed Al-Mubarak. At the twentieth minute, Nigeria’s Paul Hamilton ran with the ball all the way to India’s box-18. But as he raised his leg to shoot, he slipped & fell. India’s defender Mahboub Jumaa easily took the ball as Paul lay on the ground moaning like a baby. That was the nearest Nigeria had gotten to the Indian post so far. Twenty-five minutes later & eight goals more, the score stood at 54-0. Some spectators angrily left the stadium even before the half-time whistle. Others waited patiently, hoping that Nigeria would revenge in the 2nd half. “Boys, what the hell is happening out there?!” Coach Jorge Penna was furious. “You’re the damn captain, answer me!!” he was shouting at Emmanuel Okala. Emmanuel was speechless. He didn’t know what to say. “Co-co-coach…” Godwin Achebe began “I think I know what’s happening sir” The coach was glaring at him now. “Those Indians dey use juju. They’re using ma-magic.” “Yes! Yes!” his teammates echoed & nodded & murmured amongst themselves. “Shut up you fools!! Magic my foot!!! There is no magic in football!” 189 Likes 33 Shares |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by MisterLongman(m): 5:42pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
I actually believed it when I was much younger....... What actually made it seem plausible then was okwaraji's death and india not getting involved in football back then. But I soon found out it was a farce when I discovered the okwaraji part of the tale |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Biggty(m): 6:04pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Nigerians and there way of spreading lies |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Nobody: 6:05pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
i heard that story in primary school.. the reason why i believed india still does not play international football is because of this. but we now better now - it was aliens from Mars that played that match. 2 Likes |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by ugodollars50: 6:20pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Ruffychuks: How do we verify this ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 8 Likes |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by chiefololade: 7:10pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Ruffychuks:Who are you.. no offence meant but how did u know all this? 21 Likes |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by HzRF(m): 7:18pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Nexxy007:Priority differs... Nigeria don't play rugby, cricket is almost non existing The way we gather to watch football is the way they gather to watch cricket In India cricket, marriage and film are indispensable Moreover football is now gaining ground The likes of James (ex Portsmouth goal keeper) del piero are playing in India league Most countries colonized, the sport practice then is the popular sport now 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by pamcode(m): 7:22pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Nexxy007:i guess football is not popular there but they have a league there though |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Ade5(m): 7:24pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
@ O.P, It's congestive heart failure, not cognitive. 9 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by HzRF(m): 7:27pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Ruffychuks:Lolz... Finish the story. . This fiction is captivating ah swear 54 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Tobilastik(m): 7:39pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
lol... if u never heard dz cock nd bull story ....den u re still a kid |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by johncreek: 7:44pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Do you know how old I am now to believe that crap? |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by psychologist(m): 8:08pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
just like bermuda triangle the match never existed 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by rattlesnake(m): 8:42pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
Gari and mango dey kill This match is true We grew up with it It's part of our shildhood Too late to refute 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: The Truth About The Early 1900s Nigeria Vs India Match (1 - 99)!!! (photo) by Nobody: 8:43pm On Jan 14, 2015 |
ugodollars50:I believe him more than Op 18 Likes |
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