■ @salmaparalluelo : ■(1) Greetings, Salma.
very directly and very briefly,
superb Nigeria footballers who have played with FC Barcelona
include
Emmanuel Amunike
Salma ohbee nm ( obi nm ) ( obi m ) ( obim ),
a thing about memory is that
sometimes
with the passage of time
memory loses the specificity of accuracy
which
immediacy of occurrence confers on it
and it’s like
my memory has erred in placing
Jay Jay Okocha i.e @official_jj10
as a superb Nigerian footballer who has played for FC Barcelona
and although a finite check online affirms this
such an online check also affirms that
Jay Jay Okocha has played in
■ France ( PSG ),
■ Germany ( Borussia Neunkirchen ) ( Eintracht Frankfurt )
■ Turkey ( Fenerbahçe Istanbul ),
■ England ( Bolton Wanderers),
■ etc?.
and
his illustrious international footballing career
and
the linked reportage in Nigeria media
amply demonstrates the central theme of this piece,
namely that
Nigeria radio, newspapers and TV
is/are more likely to
report events
in
■ Britain
.. including sports events ..
than say
events
in
■ Spain,
■ Russia,
■ Italy,
■ Holland,
■ France,
■ Germany,
■ USA ( English speaking ),
■ Canada ( English speaking ),
■ Australia ( English speaking ),
■ etc.
in this regards,
what is important to understand is that
Britain i.e United Kingdom ruled Nigeria for several (hundreds? of) years
and
because
Nigeria and Britain have
▼ economic ties,
▼ historical ties,
▼ cultural ties,
▼ colonial ties,
▼ etc
resulting therefrom and thereof
Nigeria radio, newspapers and TV
is therefore more likely to report events in Britain
.. including sports events ..
than say events in Spain.
look, Salma ohbee nm ( obi nm ) ( obi m ) ( obim ),
it is true that
■ the Dutch ( Holland / Netherlands )
and
■ later? the Portuguese
had
extensive trade influence and other influence in the Niger Area ( Nigeria )
but
this was several years before Britain / United Kingdom controlled the Niger Area ( Nigeria )
and
today 2023
Nigeria persons who
from the basis of direct personal interaction
remember those Portuguese
( called Portuki i.e Ndi Portuki
i.e Portuguese people
in the Onitsha Ibo dialect ,
Ndi pronounced nnde = people,
Portuki pronounced por-too-kee )
will generally be in the age range of 90 years old and older.
and
definitely
the generation of Nigerians who speak Portuguese
because of
trade interactions with those Portuguese traders who came with their ships several eons ago
to the Nigeria Area of Black Africa
are likely to
have all died out
and any few remaining
will probably be
in the age range of 80 years – 100 years and above
and will also most likely be
the generation that were
children
or grandchildren
or great-grandchildren of
the olden times Nigeria generation that generally spoke Portuguese fluently
and are likely to have learnt the language here in Nigeria from
their parents .. grandparents.. great-grandparents .. far way back in the day then.
( Remember that there are
historical records
of letters written in Portuguese language
between
a Nigeria Oba ( King ) of Benin and a King of Portugal.
Remember also that there are
historical records that
a Nigeria Oba ( King ) of Benin sent a son of his i.e a Prince of Benin
to train
to become a Catholic Church Priest in Portugal.
▲ P.S : many generations later,
Britain/the British destroyed the Kingdom of Benin
and
imprisoned the King ( Oba ) of Benin.
today 2023 Benin people generally speak the English language
as the language of general interaction like other Nigerians ).
Salma nnkeh nm ( nkeh nm ) ( nkeh m ) ( nke m ) ( nkem ),
this generation referred to here
is completely different from
the generation of Nigerians who
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■■ @salmaparalluelo : ■■[2] completely different from
the generation of Nigerians who
speak Portuguese today 2023 because
they went to school
e.g
▲ University
▲ or Secondary School
▲ or Primary school
■ in Portugal
or
in a Portuguese speaking country
e.g
■ Brazil, South America
and
■ Mozambique, Southern Africa
and
■ Angola also in Southern Africa
just like it is different from
the generation who were
born in or live in or work in
Portuguese language speaking locations
as these folks speak Portuguese
because
it is the language of communication in these locations.
Salma nm,
i really don’t know
however
it has been said that
a Portuguese speaker can communicate with a Spanish speaker
as these languages have much similarity and commonality.
some say they are both in the latina group of languages.
in any case,
to go back to the followership issue,
because Britain ruled Nigeria,
Nigeria has
▼ economic ties,
▼ historical ties,
▼ cultural ties,
▼ etc
with Britain
and speaks the English language
( which is the native language i.e native tongue of
the people of England, United Kingdom
as different and distinct from
the Welsh language
which is the native language i.e native tongue of
the people of Wales, United Kingdom )
and
Nigeria radio, newspapers and TV
is therefore more likely to
report events
in
■ Britain
.. including sports events ..
than say
events
in
■ Spain,
■ Russia,
■ Italy,
■ Holland,
■ France,
■ Germany,
■ USA ( English speaking ),
■ Canada ( English speaking ),
■ Australia ( English speaking ),
■ etc.
Salma nnmah nm ( nmah nm ) ( nmah m ) ( nma m ) ( nmam ),
this is why
Mikel Obi ( @mikel_john_obi )
was in Nigeria sports news more
when
he was in
■ Chelsea
and
■ Manchester?
■ in England, Britain
than when
he moved to
■ Russia
or
■ was in Norway?
it is also why
a superb footballer like
Julius Agahowa ( @julius_aghahowa )
who played for
■ Shakta? Doneskt?
■ in Russia
did not get much mentions in Nigeria sports news.
as a matter of fact,
Salma ormahleechar nm ( omalicha nm ) ( omalicha m ) ( omalicham ),
Kanu Nwankwo ( @kingkanu4 )
got more mentions in Nigeria sports news when
he was in
■ Arsenal,
■ etc
in
■ England, UK
than when he was in
■ Ajax ( Holland? )
or
■ Serie A ( Italy )
for the same reasons.
in fact, Salma nm,
it is vitally important not to give heed to rumours
but to,
where relevant or worthwhile cross-check stuff that floats past a person
especially as
at today 2023
there exist stuff like Wikipedia
that yield rather accurate information on a range of issues
an excursion to Wikipedia
will detail that
■ Bolton Wanderers
■ in England
was in the Premier league when Jay-Jay Okocha was there
a sports fan may sort of compare the mentions that
Jay-Jay got generally overall in Nigeria sports news when
he was in
England
Qatar ( Qatar SC )
France
Turkey
Germany
and may perceive that
Jay-Jay got more mentions in Nigeria sports news when
he was in England ( e.g with Bolton Wanderers )
than when
he was in international first division clubs
in other locations in Europe
like
■ Paris Saint-Germaine in France,
■ Barcelona in Spain
Salma nnkeh nm ( nkeh nm ) ( nkecm ) ( nkem ),
a plausible explanation for this
is that it is most probably due to the reasons that
because
Nigeria and Britain have
▼ economic ties,
▼ historical ties,
▼ cultural ties,
▼ colonial ties,
▼ etc
Nigeria radio, newspapers and TV
is/are more likely to report events in Britain
.. including sports events ..
than say events in Spain or France.
luckily,
today 2023
there is internet virtually everywhere in Nigeria
unlike say in 1987?
so a Nigeria based sports fan of a sports-person in
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■■■ @salmaparalluelo : (■■■3) so a Nigeria based sports fan of a sports-person in
a world location
not generally reported about in Nigeria news and Nigeria sports news
can utilize the internet
to follow
such sports persons
e.g
@salwa_eidnaser i.e Salwa Eid Naser a.k.a Ebele Agbapuonwu in Bahrain, Middle East ( West Asia ).
( Salwa a.k.a Ebele is by genealogical lineage from Onitsha, Nigeria. )
or
@carririchardson_ i.e Shacarri Richardson in United States of America, North America, The Americas.
or
you Salma Paruello i.e @salmaparalluelo in Spain, (South-)Western Europe.
it will take a while before the news function in any country
e.g
■ USA,
■ Spain or ■ Nigeria
has a truly equal-share focus on sports news from all the countries of the world
.. or even just the leading sports events internationally ..
however
in the meantime
a sports fan in
■ Onitsha, Nigeria for example
or
■ anywhere else for that matter
who wishes or desires to
can via the internet
follow the sports activities of
for example
@linda__caicedo11 i.e Linda Caeicedo in Spain, (South-)Western Europe
and
Colombia, South America, the Americas.
or
@alozieee i.e Michelle Alozie
or
@salmaparalluelo i.e you
or
@laurennjjames i.e Lauren James,
etc.
Salma ohbee nm ( obim ),
norrduh orfuhmah ( nodu ofuma ),
remain absolutely superb.
Cheers !!!!!!!!!
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■ @salmaparalluelo : ■(1) Greetings, Salma. very directly and very briefly, superb Nigeria footballers who have played with FC Barcelona include Jay Jay Okocha i.e @official_jj10 who also played in France ( PSG ), Germany ( Ferbernache ), England ( Bolton Wanderers), etc?. what is important to understand is that Britain i.e United Kingdom ruled Nigeria for several (hundreds? of) years. it is true that the Dutch ( Holland / Netherlands ) and later? the Portuguese had extensive trade influence and other influence in the Niger Area ( Nigeria ) but this was several years before Britain / United Kingdom controlled the Niger Area ( Nigeria ) and Nigeria persons who remember the Portuguese ( called Portuki i.e Ndi Portuki i.e Portuguese people in the Onitsha Ibo dialect , Ndi pronounced nnde = people, Portuki pronounced por-too-kee ) will generally be in the age range of 90 years old and older. and definitely the generation of Nigerians who speak Portuguese because of trade interactions with Portuguese traders who came with their ships to the Nigeria Area of Black Africa are likely to have all died out and any few remaining will probably be in the age range of 80 years – 100 years and above and will be the generation that were children or grandchildren or great-grandchildren of the Nigeria generation that generally spoke Portuguese fluently and are likely to have learnt the language here in Nigeria from their parents.. grandparents.. great-grandparents..far way back in the day thing. ( Remember that there are historical records of letters written in Portuguese language between a Nigeria Oba ( King ) of Benin and a King of Portugal. also, there are historical records that a Nigeria Oba ( King ) of Benin sent a son of his i.e a Prince of Benin to train to become a Catholic Church Priest in Portugal. P.S : many generations later, Britain/the British destroyed the Kingdom of Benin and imprisoned the King ( Oba ) of Benin. today 2023 Benin people generally speak the English language as the language of general interaction like other Nigerians ). Salma, this generation referred to here is completely different from the generation of Nigerians who ( Continued in ■■[2] )
■■ @salmaparalluelo : ■■[2] completely different from the generation of Nigerians who speak Portuguese because they went to school e.g University or Secondary School or Primary school in Portugal or a Portuguese speaking country e.g Brazil, South America and Mozambique and Angola in Southern Africa. just like it is different from the generation who were born in or live in or work in Portuguese language speaking locations as these folks speak Portuguese because it is the language of communication in these locations. it has been said that a Portuguese speaker can communicate with a Spanish speaker as these languages have much similarity and commonality. some say they are both in the latina group of languages. in any case, to go back to the followership issue, because Britain ruled Nigeria, Nigeria has economic ties, historical ties, cultural ties, etc with Britain and speaks the English language. and Nigeria radio, newspapers and TV is therefore more likely to report events in Britain .. including sports events .. than say events in Spain, Russia, Italy, Holland, France, Germany, USA ( English speaking ), Canada ( English speaking ), Australia ( English speaking ), etc. Salma, this is why [ @mikel_john_obi ] was in Nigeria sports news more when he was in Chelsea and Manchester? in England, Britain than when he moved to Russia or was in Norway?. it is also why a superb footballer like Julius Agahowa ( @julius_aghahowa ) who played for Shakta? Doneskt? in Russia did not get much mentions in Nigeria sports news. Kanu Nwankwo ( @kingkanu4 ) got more mentions in Nigeria sports news when he was in Arsenal, etc in England, UK than when he was in Ajax ( Holland? ) or Serie A ( Italy ) for the same reasons. in fact, Salma, Bolton Wanderers is and was not a Premier league football club when Jay Jay Okocha was there but Jay-Jay got more mentions in Nigeria sports news when he was there than when he was in international first division clubs like Paris Saint-Germaine in France, Barcelona in Spain for these reasons. luckily today 2023 there is internet virtually everywhere in Nigeria unlike say in 1987? so a Nigeria based sports fan of a sports-person in [ Continued in (■■■3) ]
■■■ @salmaparalluelo : (■■■3) so a Nigeria based sports fan of a sports-person in a world location not generally reported about in Nigeria news and Nigeria sports news can utilize the internet to follow such sports persons e.g @salwa_eidnaser ( Salwa Eid Naser a k.a Ebele Agbapuonwu from Onitsha, Nigeria or @carririchardson_ i.e Shacarri Richardson or you Salma Paruello i.e @salmaparalluelo . it will take a while before the news function in any country e.g USA, Spain or Nigeria has a truly equal-share focus on sports news from all the countries of the world .. or even just the leading sports events internationally .. however in the meantime a sports fan in Onitsha, Nigeria for example or anywhere else for that matter who wishes or desires to can via the internet follow the sports activities of for example @linda__caicedo11 i.e Linda Caeicedo or @alozieee i.e Michelle Alozie or @salmaparalluelo i.e you or @laurennjjames i.e Lauren James, etc. Salma ohbee nm ( obim ), norrduh orfuhmah ( nodu ofuma ), remain absolutely superb. Cheers !!!!!!!!!