Naija, my people! Na wetin happen! Egypt’s own talisman, Mohamed Salah, don dey talk say him dey cautious over Senegal strong phalanx of Europe-based players ahead of their epic clash for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final wey go happen for Tangier this Wednesday.
As e be now, Egypt don just edge out dem defending champions, Ivory Coast, 3-2 for quarter-finals wey happen last Saturday. E mean say dem go face Senegal next, as dey dey aim to secure their spot for the final, plus na dis same Senegal na dem wey beat Egypt for the 2021 AFCON final. E no go easy at all, oh!
Salah go enter this match after scoring one fine goal against Ivory Coast. Na him don set record for dis AFCON by scoring against 11 different national teams, and e dey very close to become Egypt all-time leading scorer in di tournament, wahala no dey finish! E don dey fight for di trophy wey don dey elude am since 2010.
“Most of our players dey play for local league, but no be to look down on dem. We dey put our best foot forward because we love our motherland,” Salah yarn for beIN Sports. E dey sense wetin dey up, say di game against Senegal no go soft. “Dey get squad wey dey play at di high level for Europe. But we go try our best to secure di victory,” he add.
The striker don call di win against Ivory Coast “perfect victory,” and e dey salute him teammates. E tell CAF media say, “We dey fight hard for our country; we no wan drop any chance.”
But make we clear am, Salah get small wahala for Liverpool before he come join di tournament. E bin dey sit down for bench, and pipo dey talk say e dey lose him shine. But for Morocco, e don switch am up, score four goals, and lead Egypt into semi-finals. Na so e take show dem say, no shaking!
All eyes go dey on him, as di clash with Senegal fit determine who go carry trophy home. Salah don make people realize say na serious matter, and him dey ready to carry di fight come Senegal side. Di Pharaohs don dey ready to break di jinx and bring back di trophy wey don dey hide for flat since 2010. Naija, we dey watch from afar!
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