VIDEO: Sports lovers watch football in a flooded viewing centre in Bayelsa

Sports lovers in Bayelsa state defiled the heavy flooding in their community and besieged a football viewing centre to watch a football match.

A video of football lovers seated in the flooded viewing centre as they watched a match on a big Television screen, has been shared.

The love for the Premier League games made the football fans not care about the flood as they sat down on the chairs with their legs up and watched their games.

About 15-25 people are seen, sitting on wooden benches in a bid to stay afloat during the knee-length flooding inside a sports viewing centre according to the video spotted on Twitter.

The Premier League game they were seen watching seems to be Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Leeds United.

Sports fans watch football in a flooded viewing centre in Bayelsa State pic.twitter.com/H5l4JX7Yz3

— Amuda Emmanuel (@lackren) October 21, 2022

Meanwhile, in the game, Leeds United playing in front of their fans suffered a 1-0 defeat against Arsenal with Bukayo Saka netting the only goal in the encounter.

Arsenal has been impressive so far this season in the Premier League and many football lovers have tipped them to win the title.

Mikel Arteta and his wards are currently topping the League table with 27 points after 10 games played.

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