EURO 2020 In Retrospect
Football, as is commonly believed, has a funny way of uniting people from all spheres of life, regardless of their skin colour, ethnicity or nationality. I would definitely agree with this as I sat in a living room, watching the EURO 2020 finals with four people; of whom I only knew one. There were two South Africans, an Irish, an Asian and some other guy whose ethnicity I couldn’t quite comprehend. Here’s the part where I state that I am most definitely Nigerian. Now, you would most likely pause for a moment and ask how I even met these people, and I’d tell you “Football happened!” If we go back in time, England seemed to have a solid team, much to the amazement of everyone watching the games. It almost felt surreal that the English team qualified for the finals. There was jubilation everywhere, placards, advertisements and people chanting the words, “It’s coming home” as entire England celebrated a victory that wasn’t certain. I guess as humans, we all have a propensity for ...