Omo, na big showdown wey dey come this Saturday as our Super Eagles go face Algeria for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final match wey dey happen for Grand Stade de Marrakech. Coach Eric Chelle don talk say make our boys dey focused and united, no wahala!
Match go start for 5pm sharp for Morocco, and both teams dey enter this gbagam gbagam with better records. Chelle still yan say, ‘Energy dey important but na mindset go carry us far.’ This man don really get serious plan as he dey eye those Fennecs wey no dey joke for pitch.
Algeria don carry last AFCON meeting between both teams when them don beat Nigeria for semi-final in 2019. Riyad Mahrez use free-kick scatter ground, but dis time nos say na payback time be dis. We never beat dem since 2016, na for World Cup qualifier we get victory, and e go sweet to change di narrative!
Algerian manager, Vladimir Petković, don talk say dem go continue di winning streak against us, but we go show dem say we get quality. E don dey clear say we gats versatile, because this match no go be child’s play. Defensive and offensive balance na the koko wey go determine who go carry di trophy!
Na 25th time wey both teams go clash, with Algeria don win 10 times, Nigeria don carry 9 victories. Five matches don end for draw, we even win one through penalty shootout for 1988 AFCON, so we don sabi how to follow ball!
Nigeria enter this match with 4-0 victory against Mozambique, and our boy Victor Osimhen dey on fire, he score two goals for that match! No forget say Alex Iwobi dey run midfield like say na him own. So, we dey ready carry this momentum go meet dem.
Algeria don chop 1-0 win against DR Congo for their last match, so we know say dem dey come strong. But we no go relax, as we don confirm say na dis match go show who be the real champion. Make we observe tactical battle wey go unfold; na skill, no wahala!
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