OGC Nice don travel go Paris with plenty hope for their second match of Ligue 1 season. The team go face Paris FC for Stade Jean-Bouin this Sunday afternoon, and all eye dey on the new signings. Axel Witsel and Elye Wahi don join the squad, and dem fit get their first minutes for the season. But coach Olivier Pantaloni talk say dem need time to adapt, as Wahi still dey build fitness and Witsel dey find rhythm.
The arrival of these two players don cause wahala for the club shop. The rare letter W don wound out of stock because fans dey rush to flog jerseys with their names. Wahi don land for Nice like a rockstar, and Witsel with im big CV don show say the club still get power to attract top players. Dem don follow the team to Paris, and Witsel go even start this match, while Wahi fit get chance from the bench.
Nice defense don strong this season, with five clean sheets in six matches. Dem draw Lorient for the opening day, and now dem go face a Paris FC side wey still dey search for im best form. Paris FC don draw 0-0 with promoted Troyes last week.
The main worry for Nice na scoring goals. Dem no don score for four matches now. Gauthier Hein, one of the new signings, talk say the team need to find the right balance between playing safe and taking risk. Im say for now dem dey too shy to create chances.
Still, fans get more good news. Mohamed Amoura from Wolfsburg dey expected to join Nice soon, despite Lyon try to snatch am. The new sporting directors, Cohen and Ricort, dey build a fresh project, and Amoura go be part of am. But for today, the current players need to deliver.
For this match, Pantaloni don change three things from the team wey draw Lorient. Mohamed Abdelmonem go replace Antoine Mendy for defence. Also, Witsel and Nathan Ngoumou go start for the first time, instead of Everton and Zoumana Diallo. The full team na: Diouf for goalkeeper, Abdelmonem, Ndayishimiye and Mandza for defence, Clauss as captain, Coulibaly, Witsel and Bard for midfield, then Hein, Diop and Ngoumou for attack.
Paris FC get plenty talent, with players like Pagis, Sinayoko and Kebbal wey fit cause trouble. So the solid Nice defense go face a strong test. But the match na also about how Nice go find the back of the net.
