Nigerians Must Watch As We Win This Cup

January 18th, 2008 | By: Emmanuel | No Comments »

There is an outcry that the Nigerian populace may not enjoy the full action as the super Eagles defeat Africa for the Nations Cup title.
This is based on the fact (BON) Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria has refused to pay the asking price of the right owners.
Luckily Nigerians are not used to watching football matches at home. Not that they do not have the means to but enjoy doing so in the mist of other fans .Some say it’s the best way to watch a match if you are to enjoy the game.
Multichoice’s DSTV a south African firm has been in Nigeria for over 10 years and we are almost always certain of watching matches on super sports. So what’s all this talk that Nigerians will not what the matches? Even if you can’t afford DSTV, Nigerians are known to be very united when it comes to football and surely, those who can afford it will make it available to those who can’t. Besides there is a proliferation of viewing centers in Nigeria (A very lucrative business that has come with the increasing popularity of the English Premiership in the country).
So, we are not only waiting to watch the games but waiting to see how the super Eagles will do it.
If anyone still doubt’s this, take a look at this historical discoveries;
8 years under Gen. Babangida, Nigeria won no cup (1985-1993)
Abacha took over and immediately we won the U-17 World Cup (Japan ’93)
One year later Nigeria won the African Nations cup (Tunisia ’94)
8 years under Gen. Obasanjo, Nigeria won no cup (1999-2007)
Yar Adua took over and immediately we won the U-17 World Cup.
One year later We are here again in the African Nations cup!
In the following years we had won this cup 1980, 1994 and these are leap years. Guess what?
This is another leap year (2008)
Between 1980 and 1994 is 14 years interval. 2008 is another 14 years later.
Nigerians are having more and more reasons everyday to believe the cup is coming back home and we are going to see how that happens. TV rights or no TV rights.