My people, make I gist you wetin dey happen for sports side as our boy, Victor Osimhen, dey shine for AFCON 2025!
Omo, this guy don show say he no be small fish for football, as him don score four goals for this tournament wey don land Nigeria in the semifinals. E just dey two goals away from breaking the level wey Rashidi Yekini set years back, wey be 37 goals. But no be only record this guy dey focus on, oh!
Victor no wan hear say na him go take the glory. E don talk say na team victory dey matter pass for am. Omo, we sabi sey “no joy wey dey sweet pass team win.” As e talk am, “E no go change anything if I equal the record or even pass am; Yekini na the greatest wey we get. I just want make Nigeria win big trophy.”
Mek we remember Yekini for a bit. Na him carry our dreams reach World Cup in 1994 and score our first goal as Nigeria dey play for dem big stage. The man no get wahala in front of goal! He make strikers for Naija start to redefine how dem go collect ball and score. Now as Osimhen dey chase the record, him dey follow footsteps of a legend!
But the pressure dey heavy as dem dey prepare for the semifinal against Morocco wey dey host the tournament. This match no go sweet if dem not win, as dem dey look for their fourth AFCON title since 2013. Osimhen sabi sey e go need to put in serious work for that pitch, as Morocco no be walkover at all!
With 35 goals in 51 appearances, Osimhen dey show say he be complete player don pass wetin we fit dream. E dey score all kinds of goals: headers, long-range strikes and dem sweet tap-ins! That one dey enough to make any defender dey sweat.
This tournament don show how much he don evolve as player. “I don dey watch myself well, dey check where I fit do better and e don make me better. E no dey easy but my team dey behind me and we fit carry trophy,” he don shout! Na so good player dey operate, no be small!
So as we dey look forward to the next big clash, make we no forget to cheer our guys! Naija no dey carry last, and with boys like Osimhen on the pitch, na win we go dey! Wetin you dey expect for this match? Abeg, drop your comments!
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