My people, na time we don dey wait for! Super Eagles don enter AFCON 2025 wey dey happen for Morocco, after dem fall hand for 2026 World Cup qualification, wey dem no fit make am. Na serious business be this as dem dey look to redeem themselves this time around!
For this AFCON, Nigeria dey roll with sharp boys like Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman. Dem don already form serious squad wey suppose stand gidigba for this tournament. But waoh, Captain William Troost-Ekong don pack his bag go retire, but no shaking, na young guns dey carry this team.
Nigeria land for Group C, dey battle with Tanzanian, Ugandan and Tunisian sides. Dem don already show say dem mean business; with three matches, three wins, dem get +4 goal difference and na dem be table toppers! Na wa o!
And if we talk about top scorers, Lookman dey shine like diamond, he don net three goals wahala! As well, Osimhen dey also dey jostle, abeg, make we no forget Braham Diaz from Morocco wey dey lead with four goals. Na serious competition be this for AFCON!
As the tournament dey heat up, Nigeria don qualify for knockout stage, dem don beat Mozambique 4-0 for last match wey happen on January 5. E no get how dem go fit take bottle this chance to carry the trophy—we dey expect nothing less this time.
Na so far, na di second time wey Nigeria dey miss World Cup back to back since dem start di show for 1994. But AFCON? Na here dem get multiple opportunities to shine. Nigeria don win di trophy three times, last one na for 2013.
Dem gats face Mozambique when e come to knockout round, wey no be small underdog but dem don find di strength to reach dis stage after years of struggle. Nigeria dey ready to show dem pepper again as dem don already carry four wins against dem in previous matches.
As we dey go towards di quarter-finals, na real gbedu we go dey get! Na only one team fit carry this AFCON trophy, but Super Eagles dem ready to show say dem no dey joke.
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