Steemit Engagement Challange S11-W6 | Most Popular Game of My Country (Football)
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Greetings everyone and welcome to my entry for the favorite game of my country contest by this prestigious community, I hope you get to like what you see.
Describe what sports/games are most popular in your country |
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The most popular game in my country has always been Football (also known as Soccer). Football is a team sport usually of 11 players per team with one player designated as goalkeeper; the only player allowed to hold the ball with hands in certain areas of the field of play (the pitch).
Football is a sport that involves the kicking of a round leather ball with the sole aim of scoring a goal which is protected by the goalkeeper, the team with the highest goals scored at the of the match wins.
The game of football (match) usually lasts 90 minutes, with additional minutes for stoppages, divided into two halves of 45 minutes and added times. Meaning it is divided into two halves known as 1st and 2nd halves.
However, in organized competition, during the knockout stages, if there is no win after the normal duration of 90 minutes, and the added time for stoppages, it goes into penalty kicks or an extra time of 30 more minutes divided into 15 minutes per halves before penalties, depending on the rules of the organizers.
Football is a game played according to certain rules set up by the football governing body worldwide, FIFA. These rules are published and revived every year in a book called LAWS OF THE GAME.
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This publication will not be enough for me to read out all of the rules, however, there are a few common ones below.
Foul: When a play carries out an act that is against the rules of the game.
Handball: When the ball hits the hand of a player who is not the goalkeeper
Offside: When the attacking player is ahead of the second defending player to the defending goal.
Throw-in: When the ball goes out of play from the touchline
Goal Kick: When the ball goes out of play from the goal line outside the goal after touching an attacking player.
Corner Kick: When the ball goes out of play from the goal line outside the goal after touching a defending player.
Goal: When the ball crosses the goal line and into the goal post.
Penalty: When a foul is committed by any defending player inside the 18-yard area of the defending team.
These and many other rules are observed in any football match, as I said earlier, a full book "LAWS OF THE GAME" is dedicated to these laws.
Is that game played in international competitions like the Olympics or other world championships? |
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Football is a game played in the biggest of stages, it is known globally by all nations as the biggest world sports tournament is a football tournament in the FIFA WORLD CUP.
The World Cup is a special, special tournament that brings countries from various parts of the world together every four years to pick the best of the best. The World Cup is considered the biggest sporting tournament as it captures the attention of the whole world.
The World Cup is a unique symbol that indicates the eventual winners as the best football nation in the world. Trust me, it comes with so much pain, tears, joy, and excitement, it also unites nations even at war (ask Iran and Iraq).
Football is one of the major games in the Olympic games, and the fame of Nigeria in this sport came in the Atalanta 1996 Olympics as Nigeria was the eventual gold winner beating Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina in the Finals to win Gold.
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Do you consider that your players are world-class? If yes, name a few of them. |
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Nigeria once nicknamed the "Giants of Africa" is blessed with a lot of world-class players, and that has to be from generation to generation. We have been blessed with the likes of Kanu Nwankwo (Papilo), Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, Vincent Enyeama, Daniel Amokachi, John Mikel Obi, Rashidi Yekini, Finidi George, Sunday Olise And a lot more other great world-class players in the past.
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Right now, Nigeria's hottest football player is Victor Osimhen who was the best striker at the Fifa Under 17 World Cup in Chile in 2015 and the best Striker in Serie A for the 2022/2023 season winning the league title with SSC Napoli of Italy.
Is your country's favorite game and your country's national game the same or different? |
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Football is a game that was introduced to Nigerians by the British People, our colonial masters before our independence. We've come to love it or even worship it as it's played in every part of the country. Therefore, it is no secret that Football has been a national game in Nigeria even since it was introduced to us.
However, having in mind that a country this big won't prioritize just a single sport, I would like to say that Nigeria as a country is still well-recognized in Athletics, Basketball, and its indigenous sport of Wrestling amongst many other sports.
Wrestling is a sport where 2 individuals grapple each other to throw their counterpart's shoulders to the ground during a match to win. It is also a very popular game in the Olympics and among Nigerians, especially in the southern parts of Nigeria.
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