My people! Make we jam the latest gist wey don drop for Super Eagles camp as dem dey prepare for AFCON quarter-finals. This one no be small matter o! E go make you laugh and shake your head!
As dem dey practice for di crucial match wey dem go play against Algeria, federal government don come talk say dem don clear cash wey dey owe di players for their match bonuses. Doris Uzoka-Anite, di finance minister wey sabi e no small, talk say di payment go show for di players’ accounts any moment from now. E sweet, abi?
Just yesterday, di boys talk say dem no go waka go Marrakesh like dis if dem no see di money wey dem suppose collect. Dem don score 12 goals for di tournament—na dem be high scored side for dis AFCON, you fit imagine dat? Dem no wan joke with dem allowance again!
Uzoka-Anite also add say di delay don happen because of di “conversion process” for foreign currency. Wetin dis one mean? Na because di players prefer di money for foreign accounts, e take time to land. But she reassure say di money don dey fly and di delay go no happen again. She also gree say dem go streamline di whole process, make dis kind wahala no happen for future.
Wetin carry dem enter wahala wey be say di players no don see money since di tournament start. Dem don play four matches already, and dis na di first time wey government dey really talk about di allowances wey dey owed. E be like say dem dey work to straighten am up, but you know for Nigeria, e no dey always easy to collect money.
For di other side of di gist, di Nigerian business magnate don come through with fresh bonus, dey offer $10,000 (N14.5 million) per goal wey dem score. E be like say e no dey joke as di Round of 16 don dey near. Dis na double di amount wey dem dey get for di group stage! Di chairman of National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, don confirm am and di boys dey motivated, no be joke.
As dem get ready face Mozambique, dem sabi say if dem fit secure win, dem go meet either Morocco or Ahia in di semi-finals. Na true say prayers dey go up for di boys, but dem also need di cash to power dem for di game.
So, make we dey watch as di Super Eagles dey prepare for di quarter-finals! Who sabi wetin go happen, just pray say dem collect also di allowances before di match! Naija no fit afford to lose dis one, e go sweet everywhere if dem carry di trophy come back home!
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