Omo, na big day wey every football fan don dey wait for! AFCON final dey wash hands as Morocco go face Senegal for Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium for Rabat. Na wetin be dis one? If Morocco carry the trophy, e go be dem first title in 50 years, abi una fit believe am?
As e be, last last e don reach 1900 GMT wey kick-off go start. Crowd of 69,000 go dey for stadium and almost all of dem na Morocco fans wey wan see dem players shine. Captain for Morocco na Achraf Hakimi, wey don bring plenty swag and talent to the team. Na im carry the “African Player of the Year” label, no be small thing!
Morocco don dey show dem self well for the past few years. Dem no be just any team o! Na dem first African country wey reach World Cup semi-final for 2022. And right now dem dey sit down for 11th position for world ranking, just obongue pass Italy. But sha, dis AFCON na chance for dem to correct wetin don happen in the past. Only time dem carry AFCON trophy na 1976! Dis na dem first final since 2004 when dem taste defeat from Tunisia.
On the other hand, Senegal dey burst ground as dem dey find their second title after dem win am last year. With Sadio Mane wey dey fire shot for front and carry dem to final, Senegal no wan slack. Coach Pape Thiaw dey tell everybody say dis dey sweet dem for body, and dem no wan waste the chance!
Coach Walid Regragui don carry plenty weight for him shoulder as fans dey expect plenty from am. E don talk say, “I hope dis na only the beginning, we no wan make am our last final bi dis.” But no forget say Senegal get serious gunners too, so e no go easy for anybody.
Morocco game no dey gidigba on top wahala, dem face security concerns as Senegal complain say their arrival get wahala. Dem get serious concerns wey include lack of security and dem hotel dey too weak for dem standard. Wetin we go call am? Na bad belle things?
Senegal coach Pape Thiaw don talk say “What happened no be normal. My players fit dey at risk.” E don dey call for better treatment for the brother countries make dem no dey behave like enemies during tournament, wetin dem go gain?
And Sadio Mane don talk say, dis go be him last AFCON! E sure say him wan put all him mind for this match because him no wan fit miss dis golden chance! But the coach don talk say make Mane no rush and rethink because dem wan am to continue dey play. Because without Kalidou Koulibaly wey dey serve suspension, dem need their full squad to stand strong.
As we dey gather for this big match, make we ready our popcorn and cheers. E get as waters go dey boil for this one, but na waiting make football sweet! Let the best team win!👌🏻
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