How making football a career has evolved in Nigeria


 

With everyone aware of the big bucks involved in football now, playing the game has become a bigger dream for lots of kids. Back in the days it was a taboo for a kid to even mention it to his parents, now every parent wants his kid to play football.

BACK THEN…

 

IF YOU EVER MENTION IT TO YOUR MUM THAT YOU WANT TO BECOME A FOOTBALLER

 

You did not see Doctor, Lawyer, and Engineer there.

 

WHEN YOUR MUM REPORTS TO YOUR DAD

Iffa hear ball in this house again, you are dead. Ball ko, ball ni.

 

HOW YOU SNEAK OUT TO PLAY FOOTBALL

 

WHEN YOUR DAD GETS HOME BEFORE YOU AND YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHERE YOU WENT TO

I dinor know that iyav come ni sir

NOW…

WHEN YOU ARE AT HOME READING WHEN YOUR MATES ARE PLAYING FOOTBALL

Will you go out there and play ball my friend, does Ronaldo, Messi, Mikel Obi have two heads?

 

WHEN YOU TELL YOUR MUM YOU DON’T LIKE FOOTBALL, THAT YOU WANT TO BECOME A PSYCHIATRIC DOCTOR

 

It is like witches from your father’s village are doing you.

 

 

HOW YOUR MUM DRAGS YOU TO FOOTBALL ACADEMIES

You will make it in football by force

 

HOW YOUR DAD LOOKS AT YOU WHEN HE HEARS YOU ARE A GOOD FOOTBALLER

 

 

WHEN YOUR MUM WANTS TO ENCOURAGE YOU

Even me yah mother was a good goalkeeper

 

WHEN YOU BECOME A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER AND YOU ARE SHOWN ON T.V. YOUR DAD BE LIKE

 

 

WHEN YOU COME HOME AFTER SIGNING YOUR FIRST PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT

You know say money no be problem. Yahoo…oo…Yahooze…

 

HOW YOUR MUM WALKS ON THE STREET NOW

Yes, I am his mother.

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