It is not a library — Sporting Lagos fans blast Naija Super 8 after 'cheeky' ₦5m threat for making noise

Fans of newly promoted side Sporting Lagos have furiously lashed out at Naija Super 8 after they were threatened with a fine for making noise.

Sporting Lagos the Mobolaji Johnson, MJ, Arena for the first time since their historic promotion to the NPFL.

The Tech Boys had a first taste of what to expect in the NPFL next season as they locked horns with champions Enyimba on Sunday in the Naija Super 8.

In what was their game in the Super 8, Sporting Lagos fans came out in their numbers to cheer their team against the champions.

The Tech Boys put up a brave fight against Enyimba to earn a share of the spoils following a goalless affair with their fans behind them all through the clash.

Led by the now famous ‘Happy Corner’ and their vuvuzelas, the Sporting Lagos fans created an electric atmosphere throughout the game against the People’s Elephant.

During the game against Enyimba, an official of the Naija Super 8 came to the happy corner to ask the home fans to put an end to what he termed ‘noise’.

The official called on a high-ranking Sporting Official who was at the Stadium to caution the fans to stop as they were making noise.

Sporting fans protested mildly before they continued to support their team with their vuvuzelas.

The Naija Super 8 official was furious with this and gestured to the VIP area to fine the club; “N5m for Sporting Lagos, Sporting Lagos.”

Following the bizarre situation at the Stadium in Onikan, the fans have now taken to their social media accounts to blast the organisers. 

‘One of the organizers of this Super8 came to Happy Corner to say that the noise is too much, that the noise has to go. Baba this is @SportingLagos!!! The noise is going nowhere. You better go home,” one of the fans stated. 

Reacting to the post above, another of the fans at the happy corner said;

“This was one of the most ludicrous things I’ve ever heard since I started watching football. Well, the organizers have not really been top-notch around here and seem to be okay with the level the league is at. “Making too much noise” as if this is a library.”

“Telling people they're making too much noise in a stadium is a very foolish thing. That's why the Nigerian Premier League will never move forward. Dead league. Brain-dead organisers. I wonder what they did to even merit their positions of authority,” another fan added. 

“If you like the Anfield atmosphere or the Signal Iduna stadium in Dortmund, you will be watching Sporting Lagos play at Onikan. - the happy corner is here to make the loudest noise in Lagos.”

Sporting Lagos will be playing their next game in the Naija Super 8 against neighbours Remo Stars on Tuesday.

The game against the Sky Blues is one of the most anticipated in the competition as both clubs have already spiced things up with some social media banter following Sporting Lagos’ promotion last week.