Chai! Wetin we go talk na? Equatorial Guinea players don land for wahala as dem collect ban for insulting referee after dem match for AFCON. This one no be small matter o, my people!
Na this Sunday match wey dem play for Casablanca, Carlos Akakpo, the captain, and Josete Miranda, the midfielder, don vex waka carry their mouth go near referee Messie Nkounou from Congo. Dem no fit hold body again, na swearing and insult dem pour for him head. And just like that, dem don collect four-match ban—two go dey suspended for one year, e mean say dem go lose all the action.
As e be, the suspension start today, and dem dey face Algeria for their last group match for Rabat. E no go sweet if dem no fit show their skill for that match!
Meanwhile, Burkina Faso captain, Bertrand Traore, who dey play for Sunderland, no dey miss out for this drama. E don collect fine of $10k after im make some comments wey just dey hot. He talk say, “na penalty wey dey spoil the game wey wetin happen, na wetin make we lose 1-0.” E still talk say at the end, the referee no try at all. You know say dem no dey take insult for AFCON matter!
Traore don show face say e dey regret after dem charge am. Na so the Burkinabe federation carry the wahala go somewhere for their matter too.
Dey say for Naija matter, Super Eagles dey face serious management wahala. Four top players, Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Stanley Nwabali, and Semi Ajayi, all dey one yellow card away from suspension. E mean say if dem collect another card for tonight match with Uganda, dem go dey sit down look from outside for Round of 16.
Lookman don already collect first yellow for dem match wey dem win 3-1 against Tanzania. Then Ajayi and Nwabali join for the 1-1 draw with Tunisia. Osimhen no wan slack too, so all eyes dey on dem!
E be like say Naija don confirm dem qualification already, so coach Éric Chelle dey think am well. Should he rest dem players to avoid cards or allow dem shine one more time? Na tricky decision, my brothers, no be small!
Tonight wahala go happen for Complexe Sportif de Fès in Morocco, and Uganda dey prepare to fight like lion for their own qualification hope. Na high-tempo match we go see, I dey tell you!
For Naija side, dem priority na to enter Round of 16 without any of their strong players missing. Osimhen dey bring the goals, Lookman dey create, Ajayi and Nwabali dey hold things down. Dem no fit afford to lose their key players like that, no way!
Let’s dey hope say dem go joggle the intensity and discipline well, so that this AFCON title chase no go scatter.
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