Messi, Ronaldo’s fans grumble as Shehu Sani unveils favorite footballer

Senator Shehu Sani dissolves the longstanding rivalry between Nigerian fans of football icons Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as he unveils his favourite footballer.

The Nigeria Senate member joined that viral debate among football fans, encouraging Nigerians to appreciate their product, aside from international figures.

In a recent post on X, the outspoken senator revealed that his favourite player isn’t an international star but Josephine Mathias, a homemade talent from Nasarawa who now plays with Nigeria’s Super Falcons.

“You are a Fan of Ronaldo or Messi and I’m a fan of Josephine Marthias who plays for a Nasarawa Club side and now with the Falcons. All fans na fans,” he captioned the post.

While many agreed with the Senator, others humorously suggested that he had other motives of choosing the rising football star.

A social media user, @Irunnia_ reacted, “I am a fan too and no matter how hard things get for her, i will always stand behind her.”

Another user, @chuxenyi opined, “I’m sure you blocked your wife before becoming Josephine’s fan 🤣🤣🤣.”

A curious fan lightheartedly asked Shehu Sani if his wife is aware of his fanship with the Nassarawa rising star. @samsoly4real asked, “Is your wife aware of this?”