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You no know legend: Nigerian lady meets football star Marcelo without knowing his identity

A Nigerian woman has shared a funny experience about how she met and posed for pictures with Brazilian football superstar, Marcelo.

According to her, she saw people crowding around someone and decided to take pictures too.

She had no idea who the person was and had never watched football in her life. She just wanted to take pictures because everyone else was doing it.

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Later, she shared the photo on Twitter and asked her followers to identify the man.

Much to her surprise, she was informed that the person she had met was none other than the famous professional footballer, Marcelo.

I almost deleted the pictures

She said that she greeted him, and told him her name is “Wuraola,” and he responded with “Uh ohlaolala.”

They laughed, and she said goodbye, thinking that it was just a random encounter. She later realized that she had met a legend, Marcelo, but had no idea who he was at the time.

Oreoluwa expressed remorse for not recognizing the footballer, who is widely considered as one of the best left-backs in history.

She apologized to both Marcelo and his fans for her ignorance.

“I almost deleted the pictures because we didn’t pose , just talking. Let me apologise to @MarceloM12 and all his fans, I’m sorry next time I meet him I promise to represent you all WELL.”

Reactions: how did you not know him? 

People were amazed that she could not recognise a big footballer like marcelo. Lets take a look at some of the comments: 

@ademola : You need to frame this pics as a reference for generations to see

@itsyungdexy : Sis since you in Brazil whether for a while or for longer, tey know Brazilians stars as you might bump into more of them maybe. Easy on the Korean movies alright. #NoShades

@lordugbo : Oh .. my goodness, LoL…. You need to keep the pic well though.

@ophacy : That’s how some of us will be meeting angels unknowingly. We need to be polite always

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