My people, e don come again! Super Eagles go dey waka enter battlefield today as dem face Egypt wan collect third-place bronze for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations! Dem sabi say dem don already feel wetin wahala be after dem comot for semi-finals wey e pain body well well.
Match go happen for Stade Mohammed V wey dey for Casablanca. Na Nigeria wey dey chase di record ninth AFCON bronze medal. My guy, you sabi say na dem no dey joke for third-place match? E be like say na dem dey hold the ‘unbreakable’ trump!
For dis match, manager don decide to make some serious moves. Star boys Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman dey relax for bench, make we see wetin the other boys fit do. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali go still dey post, him no wan leave his job for anybody o! Di defense go be Bright Osayi-Samuel, Igoh Ogbu wey dey stand in for Calvin Bassey wey don collect yellow card wahala, Semi Ajayi and Bruno Onyemaechi.
For midfield, we get Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Raphael Onyedika holding the fort, while Moses Simon, wey dey carry captain band, and Samuel Chukwueze dey run wey dey provide width for the flanks. Na wetin dem fit do to take scatter Egypt backline be dat!
Omo, Super Eagles no just waka for dis tournament, dem top Group C with serious swagger! Dem clear Tanzania (2-1), collect Tunisia (3-2) and also handle Uganda (3-1)—8 goals don enter them pocket with just 4 go dey their net! Dem even land Mozambique for Round of 16 with sick 4-0, then show Algeria say dem dey serious with 2-0. But then, wahala come land as dem face Morocco; match finish for 0-0 but for penalty, na 4-2 dem gas give Nigeria—Nwabali try, but wan guy wey no fit score na Bruno. Na so dem miss their chance for di finals.
As for Egypt, na dem be di kings of AFCON with 7 titles! Dem top Group B with serious wins over Zimbabwe (2-1) and South Africa (1-0), plus dem get one draw with Angola. Dem vex pass them come clear Benin 3-1 (after extra time) for Round of 16 and knock down Ivory Coast wey dey hold the title for di quarters 3-2. But deny dem first semis defeat in two decades as Dem fall to Senegal with just one goal wahala from Sadio Mané.
Today na dem 7th time wey Egypt dey play 3rd-place match, and dem don carry bronze for 3 of dem before. But Nigeria dey come gree say “No way! We gatz add more to our collection.” So my people, make we dey shine our eyes as we go watch how dis show go play out. Na serious matter!
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