Remember the guy who dreamt and correctly predicted the outcome of the Nigeria-Iceland World Cup match? His name is Tolulope Saba and since then, he has achieved the kind of spontaneous fame that comes from the very nature of the internet. Some have even canonised him as “Joseph the Dreamer,” but for football I guess.
His followers on Twitter have exponentially multiplied, expanding beyond Nigeria. “I know this sounds cliché but I prayed and then placed my Bible on my head that night before going to bed,” Tolu said in a short interview with Beat FM’s Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, on her Drive Time show last month.
That he predicted an Ahmed Musa brace (but not stating it would be Ahmed Musa) against an interesting, then-rave-of-the-moment Iceland side had the world bowling over. But Nigeria never made it out of the group, crashing out along with their fashionable jersey. Weeks after, and we have Tolu dreaming again and tweeting about it this morning – the final game of the World Cup between France and Croatia taking place today.
So guys, I had a dream about the finals today.
It was 2-1 at the time I got up.
Pogba had a goal and an assist, there was a headed goal and two of these goals came in quick succession.
Use this information wisely.— Tolulope (@tolusaba) July 15, 2018
I don’t know what to make of the “Use this information wisely” caveat, but I’m guessing he’s trying to caution the hands of people that will go on a betting spree based on his prophecy. And maybe also to have himself immuned from blame if things go wrong.
Who scored the epic goal, lemme stake on that also ?
— Nigerian Hokage (@_blunttruth_) July 15, 2018
And there’s the skepticism-inducing component of “It was 2-1 at the time I got up” in the tweet itself, which indicates that proceedings are still unfinished. Tolu’s predicted scoreline could shift beyond that margin, and the victory pendulum could swing to France or Croatia. At this point, all I can say is enjoy the game and may the best country win!
When Bernard Dayo isn’t writing about pop culture, he’s watching horror movies and reading comics and trying to pretend his addiction to Netflix isn’t a serious condition.
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