Catalonians are friends with Igbo people, and do not make a secret of their love, support, alliance  and aspiration for an Igbo homeland. At the height of the Biafran War, the people of Catalonia founded and ran a football club 'Biafra Football Club or Club Football Biafra.' The FC survived from 1969-1978.

Speaking to a news anchor of the African Democrat, Ramon Rovira, a Catalan national said the club was created to give support to the struggle of Biafra. Mr Rovira also added that in 2007, a small delegation of the club visited Dim Chukuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu in Enugwu - to give him the club's suit. Besides, he said the club assisted in Dim's funeral in Nnewi, and gave support to Lady Bianca and Emeka Ojukwu Jr. The reason behind this hand of friendship, concludes Mr Rovira, is because Catalonia and Igboland have the same freedom targets.

A brief history of Catalonia: “Catalonia (English; Catalan: Catalunya; Spanish: Cataluña; Occitan: Catalonha is an autonomous community of Spain, with the official status of a nationality. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the center of one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an official population of 7,535,251.
It comprises the larger part of the territory of the former Principality of Catalonia, with the remainder of the historic Catalan region now part of southern France. Catalonia borders France and Andorra to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the east (580 km coastline). The neighbouring Spanish regions of Aragon and the Valencian Community lie to the west and south respectively. The official languages are Catalan, Spanish, and Aranese (Occitan); Catalan Sign Language is also officially recognised.” – Wikipedia.