Why are Igbo Nigerians so good at football?

[Memorial Stadium Piru]

Go through all 32 NFL teams and I guarantee there's at least 3 Nigerian players on the team. Most of them, if not all, will be Igbo, although there's a minority of Yoruba players. Even at the NCAA level there's a shytload of Igbo players. There's a lot of Igbo NBA players as well, but the best Nigerian NBA player of all time was Yoruba (Olajuwon)

I know FOR A FACT that not every Nigerian coming to America is Igbo, so what the fukk is going on?

 

[staticshock]

First of all, MJ, Bron, or Kobe is the GOAT
and their aren't that many Africans in the NFL

 

[Memorial Stadium Piru]

First of all, MJ, Bron, or Kobe is the GOAT
and their aren't that many Africans in the NFL

I said best NIGERIAN player of all time

Kobe, MJ and Bron aren't directly Nigerian

 

[staticshock]

I said best NIGERIAN player of all time

Kobe, MJ and Bron aren't directly Nigerian

I misread it.
But still fukk yo thread

 

[Treblemaka]

I misread it.
But still fukk yo thread

 

[LurkMoar]

them nikkas got big builds breh, its kinda like samoans.

 

[CBSwagga]

As interesting as this could be.... I just don't know what kind of responses you expect to find here.

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

Our natural figure is stocky. When we move to the West, we grow taller due to better nutrition and public healthcare.

My father is 5'11. His father was 5'5. I'm 6'2

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

I will say that Hausas, for the most part, are taller than Igbos. I wonder if they'd play basketball if they lived in the West...

 

[SwagBoy]

Wut tribe is Giannis Antetokounmpo folks from?

 

[dappadonna]

There's nuff Nigerians in the league

 

[MikelArteta]

Because of fufu and joloffe rice

 

[Kusch]

LOL which tribes do you think WE come from? Branches of the original Hebrews. We were called "Heeboes" on the auction blocks.

 

[unit321]

Igbo wrestling.

 

[patscorpio]

them nikkas got big builds breh, its kinda like samoans.

Yup...my avi is an example of that

Igbo Kwenu!!