Nigerian soccer joins video game big league as local stars get avatars
KAZEEM SANNI A sports fan and computer coder, Nigerian Victor Daniyan became adept at soccer video games at university. But he grew frustrated that they showcased clubs and players from across Europe but not the stars and stripes of his native country. Three years of tinkering and hundreds of lines of code later he remedied that omission, launching what he believes is the first African soccer game - Vikseen Virtual. It's a modified version of Japanese game-maker Konami's copyright-free blockbuster simulation Pro Evolution Soccer and features 50 clubs and more than 1,400 players from Nigeria's top leagues. Though Daniyan's modification…