Football
Good morning dear readers. It's a beautiful Monday morning. For us in the east, it's a no movement day so we have the whole day to rest and relax. The only plan I have is to do makeup for a TikTok challenge I want to hop on. The rest of the day can be spent on my online activities and movies.
The weekend was short and I didn't enjoy it because I was so busy. Yesterday I got a call from my friend who wanted to visit. His call woke me up from sleep that evening. When he came around, we talked and laughed about so many things. I had so many cravings that evening. I craved ice cream, milkshake, meat pie, shawarma, and suya. But as we all know, na only person wey get money dey get cravings😂.
The only thing that my money could buy to satisfy my craving was shawarma😁 so I decided to escort him while I make a stop at a shawarma spot to buy my special beef shawarma and satisfy one of my cravings. It's been a long time since I tasted a good one so I couldn't get over the nice taste from last night.
Okay, enough of the shawarma talk already. Today I'm talking about football. Not in the way you think oo because I know little or nothing about football. I'm just here to write about how it's been able to aid socialization, especially amongst men. You go to a ball or game center, it's always made up of different people from different places, supporting different teams. Everyone has a common interest which is to enjoy the game.
Sometimes there could be some form of arguments or disagreement which would only last for a few minutes and then it ends there. Tomorrow again, they all come together to watch and have fun and just like that, the familiarity begins. They see themselves on the streets and they shake hands even though they've met only once at a football center or twice.
I have a friend who loves to watch football. One time I walking with him, we both stopped to greet someone he knew. Surprisingly, this person was my course mate but he related more with him than I did. This was made possible because of football.
When I asked him how he knew the guy, he said he met him at a gaming center and that he was a funny guy. I guess he must have made a funny statement or cracked some jokes, and my friend must have also engaged him in a few discussions about football during the match they once watched together. So every time they see themselves, they must always exchange pleasantries. I can imagine how many men must have made new friends, business partners, e.t.c from football viewing centers.
There is a football viewing center opposite my house. These past few months that AFCON (Africa Cup of Nations) started, there's been a series of screaming and chanting by the supporters of various African countries. I hear shouts like “goal” and one can know the scores without watching, the only thing required is to now know which team is winning and which is losing. Sometimes from their shout, I can be able to detect if the ball entered the net or if there was a case of the ball almost entering the net.
Sometimes I wonder what a man's life would be like without football. Imagine football never existed, I wonder what some men would do. I have a friend who loves to watch football. He doesn't watch movies at all. If you ask him about any current movie even movies that are trending on social media, he doesn't show interest at all. All he does is watch football. He is always excited whenever the time to watch a match is approaching. He would always go on time to get a better position. He too has made new friends from such gatherings.
My dad loves to watch matches but he doesn't go out, all he does is sit at home on weekends and puts his favorite football channel. My brother would join him sometimes whenever he was at home. During this moment, nobody disturbs them. At this point, I and my siblings will quickly go to our rooms to either sleep or use our phones to watch movies😁.
I've once lived in a lodge where the boys made arrangements to stream the champions league in the compound since there was a power outage that period. They set up a small tv, generator and did the whole connection which I don't know how but they were able to watch the match. We had other people from neighboring compounds join us. We all came out with our chairs to sit and watch from the tv that was provided. Of course, I joined them, it was fun.😌😁
Football has indeed aided socialization amongst men and will continue to do so.
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