My people, make I yarn you wetin dey happen for AFCON 2025 wey go happen for Morocco! Dis tournament no go be small play, as e go start for December 21, 2025, and end on January 18, 2026. Na the second time Morocco go host am, after dem first host am for 1988. Dem fill eyes dey watch as 24 African nations go gather like family for dis tori!
Last time, na Ivory Coast carry di cup, but dem no wan allow dat repeat again! Morocco, dem dey call dem ‘Atlas Lions’ and dem wan show say na dem be the real king for dis tournament. After dem qualify finish, di whole country dey ginger for di AFCON title, since di last time dem win na 1976!
The head coach, Walid Regragui, dey hope say hin go fit carry team captain (wey dey play for Paris Saint-Germain) give us better performance. But e dey fight to recover from ankle injury! Na wah! And no forget di Naija boys and others too. Naija dey carry plenty load on top dem neck as dem wan prove say dem fit win again after dem almost win for di last edition.
Di AFCON this year go busy, with matches all over six cities like Rabat, Casablanca, and Tangier. Plenty stadiums dey jostle for spotlight, but I go mention only two: di Ibn Batouta Stadium for Tangier and di Moulay Abdellah Stadium for Rabat. As dem dey expand di stadiums, dem dey prepare for World Cup wey dey come for 2030 too! E go sweet!
As e be now, di group stages don ready. Naija don land for Group C with Tunisia, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dis no go easy at all, but our boys don fit carry last-minute tricks! Last last, dem go sabi win!
Plenty stars dey shine for dis AFCON. Players like Mohammed Salah wey dey play for Egypt dey eager to break di jinx as him never lift di trophy. Cameroon’s Bryan Mbeumo and Senegal’s Sadio Mané no fit be left behind too!
CAF president, Dr. Patrice Motsepe, don talk say him believe say dis AFCON go break record as di best one ever. He don plan say make di tournament dey jolly and e dey expect wahala from FIFA Club World Cup wey fit clash with di dates. But nothing wey we no fit resolve for di field of play.
Finally, don’t forget say dis AFCON go be first of dem wey dey play for Christmas! So, make we prepare our minds join di jolly. Na time to support our teams and drink some beer as we watch di matches. So, who you dey support? Abeg, make we follow dis paraga and enjoy di football show!
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