My favorite sport is not hard to guess, it is FOOTBALL!!!. My love for the round leather sport is so immense that I am probably thinking it is an inbuilt setting from the factory 😅😅. I mean growing up in Nigeria and Africa at large, it is hard not to develop feelings for the sport called football. From a tender age as little 3-5, you are already being influenced by the environment, almost everywhere you go, at home, school, in the neighborhood, you are seeing the seniors playing football, you just stand and stare and wish you could join them because you can literally feel the rush and adrenaline in the air. Street Football is such a joy to witness, once is it 4pm everyone knows where to head to.
We had a lot of unwritten rules in street football some of which are
The owner of the ball must play in the first set
The fat kid must either be the defender or the goalkeeper
If you foul someone and he laughs, immediately apologize for your safety, If not sigh.....
Any player called zlatan or gattuso etc. be very careful in how you play around them if not, you will take an injury home
Do not dribble too much or show up like trying to dribble into the middle of two people, you would not even know how you ended up on the floor.
A set is basically a grouping of players, it is used to determine the order of players that will play. The 1st and 2nd set is the first two group of teams that will go on the field of play, whoever loses will be replaced by the 3rd set and so on. If there is no loser within the specificized time usually 10-15 minutes, then either the two sets play penalties to determine the winner or the two sets will exit the field of play to be replace by another two sets e.g. 1st and 2nd set will leave and 3rd and 4th set will replace them.
My love for the game was massive, anytime I could not watch the game at home due to absence of electricity or any other reasons, I will immediately find the nearest spot to watch. I had multiple spots to watch football, they could be viewing centers where you pay to watch, if I could not pay, I will try and see if I could try and run an errand for the owner like buying petrol, if that did not work, I would stand outside and peep through the windows hoping for a clear view. If that did not work my next spot was bars, this was my biggest hope because there was a huge chance of it being successful. If that did not work my last resort was to stand outside betting houses and watch, I could not enter and watch comfortably because I was underage then. If not of these worked, I would just go home and cry (like real tears).
My favorite team is Real Madrid (HALA MADRID!!!). I mean why not, we are the most decorated team on the planet. Our record in the Champions League is practically unbeatable. At the mention of that name, the rest give way.
Thank you For Indulging me with your time
I beseech you to become a Madrid fan for your happiness
Have a nice day.
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