{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"Nigeria\u2019s retired athletes \u2013 their own worst enemies! - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"c58DjBHuwp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/nigerias-retired-athletes-their-own-worst-enemies\/\">Nigeria\u2019s retired athletes \u2013 their own worst enemies!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/nigerias-retired-athletes-their-own-worst-enemies\/embed\/#?secret=c58DjBHuwp\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Nigeria\u2019s retired athletes \u2013 their own worst enemies!&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"c58DjBHuwp\" 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\/2020\/09\/Nigerian_Olympians.jpg","thumbnail_width":1440,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"I am a member of a WhatsApp group set up by athletes (footballers).  It may have the largest membership of all the groups that I know. The membership is easily in hundreds, I believe, and continues to increase on a daily basis as more footballers are resurrected from their hibernation.  When the group started some months ago, even I was excited at the rate national footballers and the celebrities amongst them were joining from all parts of Nigeria, and even from abroad. When I saw that even my usually reticent brother, Wole, joined the group and started to participate in the conversations and to make financial contributions, I sat up, my interest and attention now fully ignited.\u00a0\u00a0I saw the faint and early signs of a new and uncommon development that could become a major force in Nigerian sports very soon, if well deployed.  One of the issues the group first tackled was the unification of two warring factions of players\u2019 unions in the fraternity that have been at war for as long as I can remember. It is doubtful how long the present truce will last but it was a clear demonstration of what can happen when athletes come together with one voice and action to champion a cause, particularly one that concerns them."}