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Nigerian filmmaker and Actor, Muyiwa Ademola questioned why football should be the one thing that unites Nigerians without mentioning their ethnicity.
The movie actor went on to say that previous generations sowed the seeds of strife, and it is up to the current generation to alter things while it is still possible.
He expressed this in an Instagram post, where he asked Nigerians to unify and push the country ahead while celebrating the Super Eagles' triumph over South Africa.
The semi-final matchup concluded 1-1 after extra time, with the Super Eagles winning on penalties, sparking widespread celebrations online and offline.
Muyiwa Ademola wrote: “What a good time to be a Nigerian! The kind of joy in my heart today is quite immeasurable! I screamed, I jumped, I knelt, I prayed to God, and at a point, I even asked God to do it for us, and I would never sin again.
“When we eventually won, the Joy knew no bounds, we hugged, I even lifted up some people at @stonecafeibadan where I watched the match! We were over joyous! Pple shed tears of joy! I wasn’t interested in the tribe that scored, no one was.
“Why should football be the only thing to unite us this way? Why can’t we hold onto the love we felt tonight and come together as one to push the country forward!
“If our forefathers have planted a root of hatred, why can’t we uproot it so that our children and children’s children will not taste out of the fruits and still preserve it for generations yet unborn? IT IS NOT TOO LATE!.”
