Monkey Post vs Mocking Post Confusion

Monkey post has been around for over a century. It’s the fast-paced, bare-bones version of football that fills Nigeria’s streets, underpasses, and open patches of dirt with flying balls, flying tempers, and the occasional flying shoe. Stones, bags, or welded scraps serve as goalposts. Paper tied with tape passes for a ball. Out of this chaos came world-class players and a cultural staple that doubles as both protest and pastime.

Mocking Post, by contrast, is not a game. It’s a publication. And yet, thanks to the wonders of search engines, readers who type “monkey post” keep ending up here. They’re looking for local football in Lagos and find themselves reading headlines about billionaires, celebrities, and algorithms collapsing under their own nonsense. The only thing the two share is the word “post,” and the ability to turn improvisation into an institution.

The origin stories don’t help. Monkey post was once called “mocking post,” before the name bent in the mouths of players and spectators. Over time, mocking became monkey. Which means that technically, Mocking Post existed first — at least linguistically, though we were not the ones dodging cars on the pitch.

So what’s the difference?

• Monkey post: Nigeria’s version of football without fields, uniforms, or permission.
• Mocking Post: A satire site without patience, shame, or permission.

Both thrive on limited resources, both annoy authority figures, and both survive because people show up anyway.

If you came here for monkey post, the game belongs to Nigeria’s neighborhoods. If you came here for Mocking Post, the headlines belong to everyone. Either way, welcome. You found a post worth reading, even if it wasn’t the one you meant to click.