Chai! Make I tell una this one wetin happen for AFCON quarter-final! Senegal don skillfully book dem place for semi-final after dem beat Mali 1-0. Na Iliman Ndiaye na im score the only goal for di match, and e happen for di 27th minute!
As di match dey hot, Senegal display wetin dem sabi—dem dey play for high intensity. Ndiaye just enter di pitch, and wahala follow as he take capitalize on blunder from Mali goalkeeper Djigui Diarra wey no fit maintain composure. E just tap am for Nasir.
Mali sef come dey face plenty wahala after dem captain receive red card for first-half stoppage time! Na wetin make am worse for dem, as dem have to struggle for di entire second half without their leader. Senegal no give dem breathing space; dem just dey control di game like say na dem get di ball to start!
Ndiaye goal no just show say Senegal fit score, e still break dem own record for di tournament—dimi make dem score 11 goals altogether! People don dey talk say if Senagal wan win di cup again, dis guy gats perform well!
Senegal coach, Pape Thiaw, wey get blood from both Mali and Senegal, talk say di match na football and no be war. Him sabi di tief way dem dey manage their relationship despite di tension. E even talk say family ties dey between di two nations. Can you imagine?
Both teams don dey face respect from each other as West African brothers. But make we no lie, Mali manager Tom Saintfiet don cause gbege when him talk say e prepare for ‘war’. Some people no gree jor, dem say na just football matter. Dem go need strong tactics to match Senegal!
Even though Mali no fit score during di match, dem try hold dem ends. E means sey sef, dey get player dem wey fit still turn di game around if dem fit focus. Dem just plenty small, and e fit shock everybody!
Now Senegal don go face di winner between Egypt and Ivory Coast in di semi-final. As di AFCON dey heat up, we go see who go take di crown. But wetin sure be sey, Senegal nah strong contender dis time! Make we dey watch and see how di drama go continue!
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