Wahala don burst for AFCON as Luca Zidane, wey be Zinedine Zidane pikin, don enter gbege after Algeria knack Nigeria 2-0 for quarter-final.
As e be say, match don end, everywa’ don scatter! Luca, wey dey keep goal for Algeria, no fit control im anger as e hook up with Fisayo Dele-Bashiru for pitch after ref blow final whistle. Na serious showdown wey follow, as both players dey shove and shout at each other like Naija party wey don full.
correct men wey dey play ball no fit calm matter down, as some players from both teams jump enter the mix. Na so wahala come take overshadow Nigeria’s sweet win, wey dem secure semi-final slot. Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams shine that day, score di goals wey make everybody dey rejoice for Nigeria side.
Algeria come enter that quarter-final with big confidence after dem dey win all dem group matches, but Nigeria show dem say dem no be small boys. As dem dey play anyhow, that fight wey burst after match na wetin fans no expect. Dem dey vex well, because if dem get enough time to cool off, no be so dem go see dem self again!
Social media no dull for the matter too. People dey shout for Twitter and X, some dey call am disgrace, while others dey use am take make joke. Tobi Adepoju, Nigerian journalist, come drop one tweet wey full wahala too: “Like father, like son. It’s a Zidane family template.” Wetin e mean be say, we all sabi how Zinedine fit carry im temper, now di pikin dey show similar vibes.
Luca don switch warm international allegiance join Algeria, but e no go forget this kind disgrace for a long time. E don start to play for dem just last year, while e dey try shine for im own career away from im papa shadow.
Luca get im career for Spain. After e don play under im papa for Real Madrid, where e only play small number of matches, now e dey hustle for Granada. But that one wey happen for Morocco na matter wey go teach am lesson about how emotions dey fly high during big matches like this.
Next up now, Nigeria dey prepare gbagam for semi-final against Morocco. E no go easy, but as e be now, dem dey ride high. After all di wahala for pitch, we fit just dey see the real essence of African football where passion dey high like this. Naija don aim to carry di cup once again, but make dem no forget say discipline and level-headedness dey very important too!
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