My people, make I gist una wetin dey happen for Super Eagles side wey dey shine for Africa Cup of Nations. Akor Adams, wey be forward for di team, don come out talk wetin Coach Eric Chelle dey do wey sweet heart.
As e stand, Adams don praise dis interim coach like say na him be di greatest. Him talk say Chelle no just dey teach dem how to play ball, but na how to be better pipo too. E say e proud say no be just gold medal dem come waka with, dem don still go home as more united family.
“We come for di gold but we no fit grab am, but we dey proud of di level we don reach,” Adams yarn. E add say, “We be strong group; everybody don make better connection with each other as dem go back.”
Adams wey just dey see major tournament for di first time say him wan shout out to Chelle wey show dem love and leadership wey help dem pass three weeks of di tournament.
“We dey grateful to Eric Chelle for wetin he don do for us as a team. E don help us grow, we be better pipo now,” e talk, dey flash smile. “E give me di chance to represent my Nigeria.”
But e no go without story of wahala wey dey for im side. E don open up about di matter wey dey for im mama health during di tournament. E thank di CAF medical team because dem help im mama when di matter too dey tough. “Family issues dey always dey matter during tournaments, but e no be anything wey dey beyond control,” e explain.
Akor talk say im mama dey much better now, and e dey happy say dem fit enjoy di tournament together despite di worries. “She dey much okay now and e sweet me say we fit share dis experience together,” Adams add, though e admit say e no dey really happy about dem just collecting bronze.
For di celebration plans, Adams no wan downplay di bronze medal matter. E reason say, “No be just bronze medal, make nobody underestimate am. Some people come and carry nothing go home.”
“We go just return to di hotel, try chop something and see wetin go happen next,” na wetin e conclude. PUNCHONLINE report say, di Super Eagles don achieve record wey make dem capture dia ninth AFCON bronze medal after dem don beat Egypt 4–2 on penalties for Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca.”
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