Why I chose to watch football from a distance
Present situation. Russia 2018 World cup has come and gone and my country Nigeria did not make it to the knock out stage of the competition. A hearty congratulation to France, the reigning world champion. The Super Eagle’s first match with Croatia ended in favor of the latter. This threw Nigerian football lovers into a pensive mood for some days. The frenzy however returned as soon as Ahmed Musa scored the two goals that gave us the lead over Iceland . But like a temporal h appiness of sort, the Nigerian team was sent parking by the star studded Argentines, and that clearly marked the end of our 2018 world cup ambition. The reaction of Nigerians to our loss Th ere was mourning of sort; In fact, Mikel Obi had to fight back tears in one of the interviews he granted soon after the match. Another funny scene was the fact that pained N igeria...