I’m not a very big soccer fan, but I have
observed that I’m a better fan than most of these Scorpions fans. In fact in
terms of believe, some of them are worse than atheists, and playing for them is
becoming a drag. They can be fervent in believe days before the game, only to
go back to their state of disbelieve just after the final whistle, forgetting
that both teams were all in the hunt for the same thing. And in a game like
soccer, there can be only one winner.
My take is, if you’re into athletics, whether
as a fan, a player or coach, joy, relief, or fulfillment comes to those who do
not give up hope. Team success is not all about talent, because we obviously
have that. It requires chemistry, and most importantly patience. That’s why
you’ll see players crying after winning their first championship. They hold on
to the trophy like: “Wow, anything’s possible!”
So if you ask me, when it comes to rivalries,
be it in combat, politics or sports, upsets are to be expected. But if we
continue the fair-weather tendency, we’ll be sorry if things change, I mean
when we’re hopefully crowned AFCON ‘Twenty-Twenty-Something’ champions, but at
least I’ll be able to look at them without losing face and say: “I never gave
up on y’all.”
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