Chai! Matter don reach ground for AFCON 2025 wey dey happen for Morocco. The Super Eagles, dem dey vex like say dem no eat breakfast because of unpaid bonuses. Na so BBC Sport writer, Olúwashínà Okeleji, yarn on top social media say players and coaching crew don threaten say dem no go train or travel go Marrakech if their bonus issue no clear fast.
As e be, the boys don play four matches and no win bonus don enter their pocket for this tournament. Dem don face teams like Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, and Mozambique. Okeleji talk say, wetin dey give dem mind now be say dem gatz settle this bonus wahala before dem fit focus on Algeria wey dem go face for quarter-finals. Dem dey look sharp but money matter wan scatter everything!
Nigerians no gree take am easy for social media as dem don dey express their vex. Person wey name imself #WasikeAbdu don talk say, “Why Nigeria self dey always get administrative wahala at critical time like this?” This kain matter still dey vex #iampoddi wey talk say, “At this point, I no go fit even care whether dem win or lose. Na wa o! Wetin be this nonsense?”
People dey complain say the NFF, na dem dey cause all this gbas-gbos. #Nemelum no too dey carry last, im talk say, “This na the same drama wey dem do against DRC before, dem boycotted training and we lose the match. Why NFF no fit do their work sharp-sharp?” Even #hodmudaou join matter, talk say, “Less talk about NFF na im better. Dem general wey supposed manage the team dey do everything to make dem fail. E no just make sense!”
But matter no too dey bad as one official from NFF come talk say dem dey process the payment. E talk say, “Money don go from CBN to individual banks. Once e finish, players go chop their bonuses.” Hope dey for the boys, as Nigeria dey prepare to face Algeria, wey sabi football well-well. With this kind background noise, e go hard to focus, but dem go need strong spirit to carry this matter go ground.
Meanwhile, William Troost-Ekong don still dey send encouragement to the boys. E talk say, “Make una embrace the moment, and finish the job. Algeria no fit stop una.” Na dem waka go this quarter-final, wey be big match. Nigeria don shine for this tournament, with four wins and twelve goals gidi gidi.
E go hard, but e go still sweet if dem fit conquer Algeria and move to semicircle! For now, make we dey watch how the drama go unfold because e no fit over till e don finish. Wetin una think? Even the way NFF dey do, still be like say na play dem dey play with the players. Na our Super Eagles we dey talk about o, make dem no put us for shakara!
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