Nigerian Groom Denounces Love for Man United As Condition to Marry His Bride

Nigerian Groom Denounces Love for Man United As Condition to Marry His Bride

  • A Nigerian groom is trending after he was forced to denounce his love for Manchester United
  • This happened during his traditional wedding, and the video is going viral on Nigerian X space
  • Manchester United has arguably the largest fanbase of any Premier League club in the country

Manchester United have lost a fan in Nigeria after a groom was forced to denounce the club before he was allowed to take his wife during their traditional engagement.

United arguably has the largest fan base in Nigeria where most football fans support Premier League clubs and selected clubs in other leagues, including Barcelona, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

Odion Ighalo playing for Manchester United in the Europa League in 2020.
Odion Ighalo is the first and only Nigerian to have played for Manchester United. Photo Michael Regan.
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The support for the club was heightened when Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo spent time on loan at the club between 2020 and 2021 from Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.

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Nigerian groom denounces Manchester United

As seen in a viral video on X, recirculated by Pulse Nigeria, a groom was forced by his bride's family to denounce the club he supports before he was allowed to take his wife.

A man, whom many users believe is the bride’s brother, was asked to make a demand from the groom and his request was unexpectedly connected to football.

The goon was hesitant, staring into his friends’ eyes, and they told him he had no choice but to denounce the club, the love for his wife over love for the football club.

Some fans in the comments section found it hilarious, while others claimed they would never do it if asked.

@Eddfresh911 replied:

“You will take your daughter home, deny Man U ke, club that use to give me job even before I met your daughter.”

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@MarkLander9993 replied:

“The Joy man united dey give me when they score 90 min winner the daughter no fit”

@olopzeze wrote:

“The father na Chelsea fan, nothing you fit tell me.”

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Elijah Odetokun (Sports Editor) Elijah Odetokun is a Nigerian sports editor at Legit NG. He has four years of working experience having previously worked at Daily Times Nigeria (August 2020 - September 2020), OmaSports (December 2020 - June 2021), El Futbolero (July 2021; September 2021- November 2021), and Sports Brief (November 2022 - July 2024). He is a press conference and interview specialist and has attended trainings held by Reuters, AIPS, and FIJ. He holds a Bachelor of Agriculture (2021) from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Reach me via elijah.odetokun@sportsbrief.com