GALATASARAY JUST GOT A NEW FOOTBALL FAN: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS BY THE CORNER
Turkish Football, and the Light That Must Not Be Hidden |
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There’s something that has been disturbing my mind since the news broke—Victor Osimhen, after that brilliant one-year loan at Galatasaray, signed a four-year permanent deal.
I know some people expected him to jump straight into the Premier League clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea, or Manchester United. It looked like the perfect fairytale. But football is not always about dreams; sometimes it’s about reality. And the reality is, the Premier League didn’t sign him. Galatasaray did.
Now, I understand so well that the best decision was not made but at the same time that was the best decision for him considering the factors and options that surrounded him.
He’s going to be the central man, the focal point, the one they build the attack around and this is a nightmare to any team they play against.
But there’s one problem… and it’s not small. Now here is the problem 👇
| The Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About |
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In the Premier League, even if you have an Android phone in a remote village, you can watch live matches. Betting shops show them. Bars stream them. Even in churches after service, some brothers will find a way to check the scoreline.
But Turkish football? That’s another story. Some weeks ago, I tried to watch the friendly, Galatasaray vs Lazio match, and just some days ago, I also tried to watch the opening league match between Galatasaray and Fatih karagümrük, searched and searched… nothing. No easy link. No mobile-friendly platform. And I’m not alone, Nigerians who love Osimhen and his team were frustrated.
I even saw a comment from a Nigerian on a football page:
"I respect Osimhen’s decision! For to the fact that the Premier League didn’t take him even though they needed him is not the problem. But my worry is that he won’t be able to showcase his talent to the world in the biggest stage since we can’t watch him live.”
In other words the premier league is watched week in week out and the players get to show what they are made of.
That hit me. Because it’s true.
The Turkish league is competitive. The football is exciting. The players are quality. But what’s the use if the world can’t see it?
The Cake That Needs Baking |
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You remember my Steemit post Some Sundays ago titled “Bake Your Thoughts into Cake.”?
Turkish football is full of raw ingredients, quality players, passionate fans, great stadium atmospheres. But it’s time to bake it into a cake the world can taste. And in 2025, the main oven is live streaming. I trust the Turkish fan base and what they can do but their efforts and supports will make more sense if we can be going live when matches are on.
Without an official, accessible streaming platform just like the premier league, Turkish football is like a cake left half-baked. It smells good in the kitchen, but nobody outside gets to taste it.
| The way forward ⏩ |
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Turkish fans, Galatasaray supporters, and even the Turkish Football Federation, this is where passion meets action.
If there’s one thing you can do for your league and for Osimhen, it’s this:
Create a dedicated, official live-streaming platform that anyone, anywhere can use to watch Super Lig matches.
Not some complicated, country-restricted service. Something easy, affordable, and mobile-friendly.
Why? Because…
Visibility builds value. The Premier League is not better than every league in quality, it’s just more visible. After all I can make proof. Go and do your findings and discover how many times premier league clubs have suffered in the hands of Galatasaray. Manchester and Chelsea in Galatasaray's hands in a champions league game. Not just any game, but crucial games.
Osimhen’s story deserves an audience. The more people watch him, the more his star power grows, the more eyes turn to Turkish football.
Global fan engagement means more revenue through subscribers, more merchandise sales, more sponsorships.
Don’t Hide the Light 🚨 |
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This reminds me of Matthew 5:15👇
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
The thing is that, I made a post on a Sunday where I told you about the young student preacher that taught on "bake your thoughts into cake".
Let me share just part of the post and thereafter extract the point I'm trying to make.
TOPIC: Bake your thoughts into cake 🎂
TEXT: Matthew 5:15(KJV)
Neither do men light a candle, and
put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
This message touched my heart deeply. It made me realize that God is not waiting for some big event before He uses us, He’s watching what we do with the little ideas, the small talents, and those “quiet” thoughts we often ignore.
Baking is using raw ingredients and making something beautiful, sweet, and useful through heat and time.
Your thoughts are like those raw ingredients—ideas, dreams, burdens, and messages God lays in your heart.
The heat from the oven is the challenge you'll have to pass through while preparing for the best version of yourself, what God intended you'll be.
The cake is the result. Something others can see, feel, taste, and be blessed by.
Now, here’s the twist: many of us keep our thoughts hidden. We’re afraid. We doubt ourselves. But look at Matthew 5:15—“No one lights a lamp and hides it under a basket.” That means: don’t hide what God gave you. I feel the Turkish football is hidden because those guys have it all.
When you start acting on those small ideas—posting that message, singing that song, encouraging someone, even baking actual pastries—you’re baking your thoughts into cake. And that cake will feed others spiritually or even physically.
Likewise when we start steaming those matches, analysing those creative passes and assists, talking about those smart finishing, those wonderful headers, you're baking your club into cake.
Now from that shared post, I want to say that the Turkish football is no more pastry but it's now a cake 🎂 ready to be marketed,seen and served. Super lig is no more just sugar nor flour nor any other raw material but it has been baked into cake. What is left is to package, market and sold.
But how do you sell when people don't know much about what you want to sell? That's why I am emphasizing on the need for worldwide steaming platforms that can steam super lig just like the premier league.
Turkish football is that candle. But outside Turkey, the light is hidden under a bushel.
We need to put it on a candlestick. Nigerians, Ghanaians, Brazilians, South Africans, England and the whole world want to see the light.
| Why This Matters for Osimhen |
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For Osimhen, this is more than football, it’s reputation, legacy, and influence. Without visibility:
His 25-yard screamers won’t go viral.
His Champions League headers will be highlights only for those who find rare clips hours later.
His fan base won’t grow as fast.
But with visibility, a proper streaming service, he could turn this “sideways” career move into a stage to prove every doubter wrong.
Current Streaming Options (Limited) |
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At the moment, Turkish Super Lig matches can sometimes be watched via:
beIN Sports & beIN Connect – Holds international rights in many countries, subscription required.
ESPN+ – U.S. streaming rights for selected matches.
Tivibu Spor / S Sport – Turkish domestic channels.
SuperSport only works in some African regions and it's not consistent. We cannot rely on it.
And that's the issue!
These options are limited, geo-restricted, and not mobile-friendly for many Nigerian fans and fan base out there.
That’s why I think that a new, official global streaming platform is necessary.
| Why this matters to me |
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On the match day between Galatasaray vs Lazio, I made a public confession or perhaps declaration that I am no more a Manchester United fan.
The joy of a fan is when his club wins matches and that is what Galatasaray is doing for me right now.
So what is the need of supporting a club that hardly win matches these days when I have my brother Osimhen playing in the best team in Turkey and the world arguably?
With love of such extent in Turkey, they can win anything.
Love is powerful and can make you break walls that normally, you can't.
With such love around Osimhen and around Turkey, the Champions league is undoubtedly what they can achieve. After all, this is not the first time of their great achievement.
So if I can leave Man united for Galatasaray, that shows you how serious this gets to.
You need the link to that post on Facebook that I denied Manchester United and move on with Galatasaray?
That's the link 🔗 🖇️ 👇
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19j5NjQeJE/
Final Thoughts I have to share |
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I may not be a coach or any football analyst but I know for sure that the Turkish Super Lig is not a waste bin. It's not retirement home for old players nor a place where hopeless and homeless players are given opportunity, it’s a competitive, passionate, and high-quality league.
But to be taken seriously worldwide, it needs to be seen, hence the need to go online.
To my Turkish brothers and sisters, and to Galatasaray fans especially: You have the ingredients. You have the oven. Please, bake the cake. Give us a platform to watch the likes of Icardi, Osimhen, Yunus, Lucas Torreira, Bariṣ, and the rest, and your league live, so that the world can taste how sweet it truly is.
Because one thing is sure, when the cake is baked and placed on the table, you never know who loves it or needs it but packaging and marketing matters a lot!
If you agree, share this. Let the Turkish football authorities see it. Let’s put the light on the candlestick.
For Osimhen. For Galatasaray. For the love of football.
One love 4 football !⚽
One love 4 Turkey!
One love 😘 for Galatasaray!