A Nigerian football team that came from obscurity to nearly win the country’s top division put their success down to a no sex, long hair, diving or tattoos policy.
Mountain of Fire and Miracle Football Club (MOF), one of the biggest teams in the Nigerian version of the Premier League – has some of the strictest rules for footballers on the planet.
Players from the Christian team have to live in a church seven days a week and are banned from taking drugs, drinking, gambling or smoking.
They are also told not to win freekicks or penalties by diving and faking injuries under the club’s strict code of conduct.
The team emerged from obscurity 11 years ago and were close to winning the Nigerian Premier League last year, finishing second, but were just pipped at the post.
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