My people, wetin I go talk? Na wah o! Football dey shine for Morocco, and Achraf Hakimi be the face wey dey carry the flag. Dis guy dey make wave everywhere! For street, you go see him jersey jamming for shops everywhere, from Rabat to Marrakech, dem no fit hide am!
Dis AFCON wey just dey happen now don turn to big drama wey get wetin fit make anybody sweat. Hakimi wey dey pilot the Moroccan team, don shake ground with him skills. Last December, him make move wey make him capture everybody’s heart when dem name am the “African Player of the Year”. But as e be, na so e come get wahala wey dey linger for him neck.
Last year February, wahala start when dem accuse am of serious matter—rape. Dis matter don dey drag like wetin wey chook inside pot of soup. Him don deny am since, tell dem say na blackmail! E no wan make this matter spoil him shine.
Dis semi-final game wey dey come against Nigeria go be very important for him career. Whether Hakimi go lift trophy dis weekend or the matter go come meet am for court still dey suspense. Na the same guy wey lead Moroccan team to be the first African side reach semi-final for World Cup last year, now him dey confrotn drama from all angles.
Peeps dey love am, Pon di street, all eyes dey on am, but wetin go happen if him win and next thing dem call am for court? Na double wahala dey loom! But no be so far una go see gass tomorrow, make we dey ready as dem dey enter the pitch!
As all dis drama dey unfold, players dey look up to am as leader. Him get big dream to win AFCON after 50 years—nobody wan miss dis kind chance. But on top dis mad drama, “How we go fit support dem with all dis wahala?” People dey ask with fearface.
Hakimi don turn role model for him community, and him tory dey motivate young guys wey want follow him footsteps. E return to Ksar El Kebir, wey na him mama hometown, and everybody dey hail am like say na dem be first born for the village. E don use him profile lift the village with football pitches and stadium cases, but dis lifestyle no dey follow without some shadows.
Poor guy dey carry heavy burden, all eyes dey on him perform and at the same time dey weigh him down. How dem wan balance greatness with waiting receipt for his case? Na question we all dey face as we dey enjoy the matches.”
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