You don hear wetin dey happen for AFCON? E no get as Nigeria take waka gatchop Morocco for semi-final, na wah o! Super Eagles don land for ground after dem lose penaltis 4-2 after dem no fit score for 120 minutes during di match wey happen for Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. Na bobo Ghanaian referee Daniel Laryea get di hot seat, and na him dem dey blame for di loss. E be like say Nigerian players and fans no dey feel am at all!
After di match, e no take time before fans and players start to dey pour fire on Laryea. Super Eagles defence line, Bright Osayi-Samuel, talk am say dey reffereeing na sheer madness! Him yan say Laryea dey do like say him no sabi wetin e dey do, though him still admit say dem fit play better, but bad calls from di referee spoil di game for dem.
Meanwhile, na disturbers wey dey use social media to vent dem frustration. Fans dey raise eyebrow say wetin go make Nigerian players dey receive 29 fouls while Morocco dey simply dey stroll with only 19 fouls and dem no collect yellow card at all. E be like say Laryea too dey favor di host nation, and fans scoop di abuse go his Instagram page! Na so Laryea’s account clear off, disappear like magic—Nigerian fans don report am finish!
Dis whole wahala no be small matter oh! Osimhen wey be superstar for di Super Eagles still yarn say di game na low-key disaster for officiating, no make sense at all. Him still commend Morocco talents, but e dey vex say dem fit loss match wey adher to rules. Osayi-Samuel dey vex pass, him call di referee appalling say dem no suppose allow person like dat officiate big match!
Ghana Pundit, Klinton Cod, even meet Laryea for Rabat, e ask wetin go happen after all di shout from Nigerians. Laryea come dey cool like cucumber, e talk say, “No wahala, na football.” Na which kind football be dat? Dem dey hustle for trophy and dem dey play with emotions, but e come dey downplay di matter!
As Nigerian fans dey vex, dem no get option as dem don miss di chance to grab their fourth Africa Cup of Nations title. Now na bronze wey dem dey settle for after dem gree play third-place match against Egypt on Saturday. Fit be say after all di wahala, e go turn to celebrate victory for a lesser trophy? Make we see how e go unfold.
If one tori dey sweet pass another, no be say we still dey hear about dis Ghanaian referee matter. Na so di hate for Laryea don reach di point any small shaking fit lead to wahala of epic proportions before di next AFCON!
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