Why the Super Eagles of Nigeria Concealed 100 Goals Against India National Team By Nwoko Solomon Ikechukwu
There are stories, better still, legends or myths that have become very popular today, that so many people have believed and accepted them as history or true life story. Some of these stories have lingered and survived centuries. This may be because of the fact that they are passed from generation to generation. The old passed them to the young and the young passed them to their younger generation. And at a point, they cease from being superstitious stories, legends or myths, but as part of history and culture.
One of these stories which has lingered for long now, is the story on how the Super Eagles of Nigeria concealed one hundred (100) goals from India National Team, which led to the bound of India National Team from FIFA World Cups. When I was a little boy, I was told that at a certain FIFA football match in a certain year, all unknown, the Super Eagles of Nigeria was to play against India National Team. During this unknown year, Nigeria was feared for the skillful goal keeper they had, who was by name, Peter Rufai. With him before the goal post, ball hardly enters into the goal post. Knowing this skillful keeper to encounter, India National Team resolved to go diabolical or esoterical. Either with the act of prestidigitation or hypnotism, they made Peter Rufai, the Super Eagles then goal keeper to see ball as the head of a hungry, angry and violent lion in a speedious move to devour. So that, Peter Rufai runs away from the goal post each time ball was coming to the goal post, instead of going after the ball and catching it. This made even the ball with the smallest speed that a child can catch to enter into the back of the net. To justify this unbelievable winning against the Super Eagles, they were at the end allowed to score one (1) goal against India National Team; so that, the score became Nigeria 1, India 100. After the football match, FIFA wondered what happened, how a well known skillful goal keeper like Peter Rufai could allow his team conceive such number of goals. This made them to do some research and they discovered through the help of camera what Rufai saw the ball to be- a fierce head of hungry and angry lion coming with great speed to devour its victim or prey. And as a result of that, FIFA bound India from FIFA World Cup.
As a little boy, I lacked the knowledge and the resources to make or carry out research to find out myself if this hard to believe story was true. Later, when I acquire the knowledge and resources on how to do research, especially, with/in internet, I have google it and wikipedia it, but have not seen any information about the story or one that looks like it, or even relates to it. I resolved to forget about the story, but only to hear a grown up man telling the same story the other day, and concluded by saying, "This story never happened, it is not true", he said and laughed. I joined in the laughter, not because the story was new, believable or interesting to me anymore, but because I wondered how people can make up stories that can cut across nations and centuries. I may however, be wrong to believe that this story is not real, but I will not believe that I am not wrong either, until one shows me link or links with video coverage where I can read and watch the reality of this myth, legend or tale myself. So if you can, please inform me.
One of these stories which has lingered for long now, is the story on how the Super Eagles of Nigeria concealed one hundred (100) goals from India National Team, which led to the bound of India National Team from FIFA World Cups. When I was a little boy, I was told that at a certain FIFA football match in a certain year, all unknown, the Super Eagles of Nigeria was to play against India National Team. During this unknown year, Nigeria was feared for the skillful goal keeper they had, who was by name, Peter Rufai. With him before the goal post, ball hardly enters into the goal post. Knowing this skillful keeper to encounter, India National Team resolved to go diabolical or esoterical. Either with the act of prestidigitation or hypnotism, they made Peter Rufai, the Super Eagles then goal keeper to see ball as the head of a hungry, angry and violent lion in a speedious move to devour. So that, Peter Rufai runs away from the goal post each time ball was coming to the goal post, instead of going after the ball and catching it. This made even the ball with the smallest speed that a child can catch to enter into the back of the net. To justify this unbelievable winning against the Super Eagles, they were at the end allowed to score one (1) goal against India National Team; so that, the score became Nigeria 1, India 100. After the football match, FIFA wondered what happened, how a well known skillful goal keeper like Peter Rufai could allow his team conceive such number of goals. This made them to do some research and they discovered through the help of camera what Rufai saw the ball to be- a fierce head of hungry and angry lion coming with great speed to devour its victim or prey. And as a result of that, FIFA bound India from FIFA World Cup.
As a little boy, I lacked the knowledge and the resources to make or carry out research to find out myself if this hard to believe story was true. Later, when I acquire the knowledge and resources on how to do research, especially, with/in internet, I have google it and wikipedia it, but have not seen any information about the story or one that looks like it, or even relates to it. I resolved to forget about the story, but only to hear a grown up man telling the same story the other day, and concluded by saying, "This story never happened, it is not true", he said and laughed. I joined in the laughter, not because the story was new, believable or interesting to me anymore, but because I wondered how people can make up stories that can cut across nations and centuries. I may however, be wrong to believe that this story is not real, but I will not believe that I am not wrong either, until one shows me link or links with video coverage where I can read and watch the reality of this myth, legend or tale myself. So if you can, please inform me.
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