World Cup: Fans abandon viewing centres in Kafanchan
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i have heard some of my customers tell me they would rather stay at home and listen to news commentary or follow updates on their android phones1 football fans in kafanchan kaduna state have deserted viewing centres following nigerias ouster from world cup in russia the news agency of nigeria nan reports1 mr amos sidi who operates a viewing centre around roundabout junction said the premises had experienced a dramatic low patronage since after the defeat of the super eagles on tuesday1 a lot of people had lost enthusiasm after nigeria lost and crashed out of the competition and as such patronage has also drastically reduced1 before now we used to make an average of n2 000 to n3000 daily but now one can hardly boast of n1 000 a day he said1 also malam mohammed saleh who operates a viewing centre on bauchi road told nan that football fans in the area had deserted the centre1 saleh said the fans felt that there was no need spending their money watching other countries play while nigeria was already back home1 checks by nan on thursday in kafanchan revealed that most of the viewing centres within the metropolis witnessed poor turnout while the operators lamented low patronage1 only a few football enthusiasts and sports betting addicts still patronise the premises and even plead to watch for free he said1 other viewing centres including those around yakowa market road garaje and katsit areas witnessed low patronage with their operators sharing similar experiences1 meanwhile football analysts in kafanchan have lamented the exit of the super eagles from the ongoing world cup in russia describing the development as a clear case of marginalisation1 mr solomon ambukson of jos street told nan that the super eagles deserved more than they got at the competition and described their last match against argentina as cheating1 the officials should have called the referee to order which they failed suggesting a clear picture of conspiracy he said1 ms asabe musa of lowcost area said if the situation as witnessed in the super eagles last match persisted african teams might be left with no choice but stop attending subsequent tournaments1