{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"Leave Finidi George alone!\u00a0 - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ESLShMBPLy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/leave-finidi-george-alone\/\">Leave Finidi George alone!\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/leave-finidi-george-alone\/embed\/#?secret=ESLShMBPLy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Leave Finidi George alone!\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"ESLShMBPLy\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/finidi-new.jpg","thumbnail_width":644,"thumbnail_height":362,"description":"Last week, Rivers United FC of Port Harcourt lost their home match in the ongoing 2025\/2026 African Club Championship against The Pyramids FC of Morocco. Until that match, United were the last Nigerian football club still standing in this season\u2019s quest for continental glory. The 3 other clubs from the league pursuing continental trophies had been knocked out in the very early rounds.\u00a0  Like all the Nigerian clubs that have been participating in the various continental club competitions in the past decade (at least) Rivers United FC also merely succumbed to what was already very well known - the vast superiority of the performance of clubs from a few countries in Africa that have become far more advanced than Nigeria in developing their domestic leagues.\u00a0  Without question, domestic Nigerian football has been in serious decline despite all efforts and pretensions to the contrary. It is no surprise that once-eager multinationals to be a part of the most-followed and most-popular sport in Nigeria, have been shying away from having a relationship with the leagues.\u00a0  \u2018Prayer and fasting\u2019\u00a0\u00a0are now needed in the corridors of Nigerian football administration to attract their slightest attention again.\u00a0"}