Naija football fans, gather here! Big news don drop as Confederation of African Football (CAF) don choose Somali referee Omar Artan to officiate this year AFCON quarter-final wey go happen between Algeria and our own Naija!
This match no be small wahala o! E dey carry plenty expectations as both teams, wey sabi play ball well well, go dey battle for semi-final spot. Abeg, think am; Algeria wey full of stars like Riyad Mahrez and Naija wey get firepower like Victor Osimhen and Alex Iwobi. E go sweet like palm wine!
Omar Artan no be new face for AFCON matter. Dis guy don show him skills before, especially when e referee Algeria during last AFCON wey happen in 2023. Na him dey give us confidence say dis quarter-final go run smooth. But hold on tight, matter don change small!
As di gist dey go, we just hear say Omar Artan don waka belley from dis match after dem find out say him wear boot wey no approved by tournament sponsor earlier. E be like say dem go need carry another referee come replace am sharp-sharp.
We no even sabi who go take his place yet, but everybody dey look up to CAF to drop beta selection. Na true say this no be the best time for wahala, especially with both teams loaded with players wey fit change match within seconds!
As we dey prepare for the show, just know say di match go happen for Grand Stade de Marrakech for Morocco on January 10. E go dey plenty tension in the air as dem dey struggle to enter next round.
Na by this time we go see how our boys fit take handle this North African side wey no dey play anyhow. With Eric Chelle dey manage Nigeria, we gree say we go bring our A-game come Saturday!
Don’t forget say another match wey dey happen na Morocco vs Cameroon, where dem don also change di referee wey go officiate. Wetin dey happen sef? Na wetin we go dey find out as e go be wahala to see how power struggle dey play out among federations.
Meanwhile, make we no forget say if Nigeria and Algeria fit pass this one, dem go meet other big names for di semi-finals. Mali and Senegal dey ready to also showcase their skills as di tournament dey reach final stages. Naija fans, e go loud!
Dey say Egypt na di kings of AFCON with seven trophies, but dis one wey dey come fit change di whole narrative as many teams dey eye di trophy. Una ready for di show wey go drop on Sunday, January 18?
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