“Football Twitter” joins #EndSARS campaign

These users, known for their fanatical football content, say they cannot look away from the injustice happening in Nigeria.

JOHN ADENEKAN • October 9, 2020

Protesters at Abia House, Abuja(Credit: Victor Chinyeaka)

As the protests against police brutality in Nigeria continue to gain traction worldwide, many Twitter users who are influential football fans have lent their voices to the #EndSARS campaign.

These users who ordinarily are known for their fanatical football contents say they cannot look away from the injustice happening in Nigeria.

Tweeting under the username, Pogba Senior, a user decried the low coverage of the protests while calling for increased awareness.

A lot of my Nigerian followers have just told me about what's happening in their country. The fact that there's barely any coverage for this level of police brutality is unbelievable. Help raise awareness #EndSARS
— Pøgba Senior (@TheSaItIsHere) October 9, 2020

Another user, @CFCMod_ said the world needs to know what is happening in Nigeria.

The world needs to know what’s happening in Nigeria, my country, the brutality has to stop once and for all. #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality. 🇳🇬
— Mod (@CFCMod_) October 9, 2020

Many other “football twitter” have also expressed their solidarity as shown in the tweets below:

Troll Football is against police brutality. #EndSARS #EndSarsNow
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) October 9, 2020

The world needs to stand for Nigeria,Spread the word, support anyway you can and together we'll win this fight #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality
— Trey (@UTDTrey) October 9, 2020

Sending love and my best wishes to all those being affected in Nigeria. #EndSARS
— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) October 9, 2020

#EndSarsNow 🇳🇬❤️
— barcacentre (@barcacentre) October 9, 2020

The intervention of online football adherents underscores the increasing global awareness of policing issues in Nigeria.

Sports authorities often avoid socio-political issues at sporting engagements but such rules were bent in the heat of #BlackLivesMatter movement earlier in the year.

Many sports teams and stars were allowed to lend their voices against police brutality against black people in America.

The #EndSARS movement is taking a similar trajectory and it could only be a matter of time before sports stars worldwide join the movement.

Instructively, Peoples Gazette had earlier reported that popular music sensation, Cardi B has declared her readiness to join the protests.

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