🧵The average Nigerian watches football to overcome the challenges that comes with living in Nigeria. The stress of hustling or even finding it difficult to survive. This might seem a bit strange but true.
#threadstorm
🧵The average Nigerian watches football to overcome the challenges that comes with living in Nigeria. The stress of hustling or even finding it difficult to survive. This might seem a bit strange but true.
#threadstorm
Escapism... a common human trait. Some take it to a whole other level though...
Hahaha we take it to a whole new level of here. It's crazy though
Football started as the game for the working man in the UK to forget their challenges in life, so it's not strange to me.
Hahaha oh wow! I thought it was us over here who's taking it to an extreme levels
hehe some of our clubs are over 150 years old like my club Rangers, you guys are only just catching up with struggles in life!
I remembered working as a literature teacher back in the day The stress was too much, I was always waiting for Saturday to see the EPL games and take the opportunity to unwind
I fell in love with football as a 14 year old. I was mostly attracted to the passion, the banter, the fun and the excitement. I started supporting Chelsea in 06 and for weird reasons
I loved the colour blue and ever since then, my passion has been regenerated to something different. The league in Nigeria is a mess, along with every venture run by the government
However, the point here is that a lot of people here depend on football to find that little spark of happiness. I remembered once having a date and I choose football instead. Simpler times though. Football is more than a
It is no jokes my brother. Now that the season has ended, guys are worried of what to use to calm their nerves. The situation in Nigeria is pathetic
It's a crazy country, sometimes I wish it wasn't from this country