My people, wetin dey happen for Africa Cup of Nations 2025 na real wah! Senegal coach, Pape Thiaw don come out to talk say him dey regret wetin he do wey make him players waka come out from pitch. Chai, e no easy o!
This drama happen for Rabat when Senegal face Morocco for final wey dem give penalty after some serious VAR wahala. Omo, e be like say se we don enter big matter now! As the Moroccan player, Brahim Diaz, protest strong say na him dey foul, El Hadji Malick Diouf wey be Senegal defender no gree show face. When penalty don finally drop, na there wahala start, players and fans dey vex!
According to Pape, after di match, he come talk say: “I no like am at all, wey I tell my players make dem comot from field. Na football I dey apologise for,” as he dey gist with beIN SPORTS. Chai! You fit imagine as everybody dey look am! Di guy say sometimes, reaction wey dey come from hot moment fit make person do wetin no suppose do.
And you no go believe, after all the drama, when Diaz take di penalty, e try to do chip but our guy, Edouard Mendy, wey be Senegal goalkeeper, no gree make am shine. Mmmmh, score still dey 0-0, and dem go extra time enter. But eventually, na Pape Gueye goal carry Senegal win di koko!
Pape Thiaw no wan make dis wahala spoil di win, but him also talk say make everyone put eye for di future. “We accept di referee mistakes, but we no suppose do wetin we do, wetin don don happen don happen.” Chai! E no easy to carry responsibility like that o!
Even di Moroccan coach, Walid Regragui, don talk say Pape Thiaw do wetin no suppose do, him call am ‘shameful’. E be as e be o, everybody dey talk true and no wahala for dem side! Na so e be for this football life, sometimes you fit just lose your cool. But at di end, na love for di game wey matter!
So, make we keep dey watch as di game dey unfold and see wetin go happen next. Na so naija street we dey, gisting about everything wey dey happen for our beloved football world!
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