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Cape Town - Nigeria’s official supporters’ club have rejected the vuvuzela and said they will push to discourage the use of the instruments of South African origin after the Fifa Under-17 World Cup.
“It is noisy and it is not part of our culture,” Rafiu Ladipo, the President of the Nigerian Football Supporters’ Club, told KickOffNigeria.com. “Our culture, the Nigerian way, is to support our teams by singing songs that make meaning and send messages to the players on the pitch.
“That is accompanied by drumming and trumpets. Our songs have different meanings that let the players know what to do at any point during a game.
“But when they blow the vuvuzelas, you don’t even know which side they are supporting. It has no meaning; it is just noise and it irritates the players and people alike.
“The players have complained that they cannot hear the whistle. Immediately after this championships [Under-17 World Cup], we will discourage people from using this vuvuzela because it is not in our culture and it does not make sense.”
“It is noisy and it is not part of our culture,” Rafiu Ladipo, the President of the Nigerian Football Supporters’ Club, told KickOffNigeria.com. “Our culture, the Nigerian way, is to support our teams by singing songs that make meaning and send messages to the players on the pitch.
“That is accompanied by drumming and trumpets. Our songs have different meanings that let the players know what to do at any point during a game.
“But when they blow the vuvuzelas, you don’t even know which side they are supporting. It has no meaning; it is just noise and it irritates the players and people alike.
“The players have complained that they cannot hear the whistle. Immediately after this championships [Under-17 World Cup], we will discourage people from using this vuvuzela because it is not in our culture and it does not make sense.”
