Did you hear of the demand of the Nigeria Football
and other Sports Supporters Club (NFSSC)? Yei! I have carried last because this
story actually broke on the 12th of May but its only just reaching me. So what is the demand? Well,
the Supporters Club demanded for the provision of 62 million condoms for fans
attending the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Rafiu Ladipo, President-General of NFSSC, made the demand in Abuja and appealed to the United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) to take the demand very seriously.
Ladipo’s appeal came on the heels of assurance by
Bilali Camara, UNAIDS Country Director, that two million condoms would be
provided for the entire duration of the 2014 World Cup.
He said instead of two million for the entire
duration, UNAIDS should provide two million condoms each day for the 31-day
tournament.
“Of all football loving fans all around the world,
I alone will be taking over 10,000 fans to Brazil, not only from Nigeria.
“You know that Nigeria will be playing their first
three matches and there is going to be a match between Nigeria and Argentina.
“By the time we play that match, we will regard it
as the match that will also qualify us to play Brazil in Rio de Janeiro during
the final.
“If that is achieved, we want to be protected; we
must be protected.
`So, I want to urge you (UNAIDS) to provide more
condoms,’’ he added.
According to him, it is important for UNAIDS to
look into the request to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS during the World
Cup.
He said the availability of condoms would help
protect football fans who might want to have sex in Brazil after their daily
assignment.
Nigeria is drawn in Group F alongside Argentina,
Iran and Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Mundial, which kicks off on June 12.
So,10,000 people need 62 million condoms to have
sex in 31 days? That amounts to 6,200 condoms per head. If Nigeria stayed in the
competition till the finals, that will mean that each man will have 200 condoms
for each day!
I will leave you to make your conclusions.
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