My people, e don happen! Bafana Bafana don start di AFCON 2025 with correct win as dem beat Angola 2-1 for Marrakech on Monday. Na Lyle Foster na im carry di team for back o, as e score di winning goal in di 79th minute.
Di game no be small wahala at all. Dem start gather surf from di first half where Oswin Appollis shake di ground with di first goal. E take low strike slip inside di left post for di 21st minute. But Angola no let dem rest as dem bounce back quick-quick when Show deflect Fredy free kick wey scatter everywhere. Na so dem level di match!
As di tension heighten, tempers fit cool any moment. Omo, Modiba for South Africa don collect yellow card after e foul one guy for Angola. Den come make matter worse as Moremi think say e score fine goal, but VAR come show say my guy dey offside when e collect di ball. Na wah!
As dem gather dey play ball, Mbekezeli Mbokazi chance am to shine when e hit di crossbar with one serious strike. But na di Bafana Bafana wey dey bring di heat. Angola coach, Patrice Beaumelle, make some moves for di second half, but na di South Africans wey level up!
Den as di game dey close, na Lyle Foster brush his skill to give dem di winning goal wey carry dem fly high for di group. E curl di ball inside net wey hug di post, leaving di Angolan goalkeeper, Hugo Marques, with no chance. Dat na di kind magic wey dey show di level of di football for Naija!
As expected, di result don cause plenty talk for di gram, especially as Bafana don break their six-match winless streak against Angola. Na true say Angola don dey dominate dem for past years, but now, dem don show say dem ready for any challenge!
Meanwhile, di 7-time champions, Egypt, don dey prepare to face Zimbabwe later. Everybody dey watch how Mohamed Salah go perform for dis tournament wey e never fit clinch before. Di way Togo dey fire pitch now, everybody dey sure say e go scatter ground!
For di early match, Mali match Zambia end with 1-1 draw after plenty action. Daka try bring di clouds down with him header wey save di day for Zambia. Na now wey Moroccans dey lead Group A with their first win against Comoros. Na so di tournament dey turn, e go sweet well!
For now, make we keep our fingers crossed as di Bafana Bafana dey look to carry dis momentum go far. E be like say dis year go get more surprise for us. Naija fans dey ready to support our own, so let’s go!
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