Na wah, my people! As the AFCON final dey put us for edge of chair, e turn to big drama wey no be small! Senegal and Morocco don waka enter battlefield, but wetin we see, e pass football matter…
Match wey suppose shine like star, suddenly turn wahala as Senegal players gree run comot for pitch! Wetin happen? Na because of wetin dem call VAR decision wahala! Penalty wey suppose sweet like sugar, turn sour as Morocco dey search for glory after 50 years wahala.
As game dey reach end, Senegal score first goal wey dem no fit celebrate because referee don blow whistle say foul happen. Na so dem burst for jubilation before dem dey fit land the news say na VAR do them bad! Referee blow for fouls wey e no even see! Chai, wahala dey!
Next, Morocco find themselves for penalty spot after Sebastian Diaz fall like say dem dey act movie. But waiting e do? E miss am like say na bad dream, the ball just land for Mendy hand as fans dey shout! People dey wonder whether na deliberate miss or wetin? Football na comedy show ke!
But no be finish dey, o! Because Pape Gueye, Senegal star come blast one long-range shot for extra time wey send Morocco down to the ground! Na so Senegal carry the cup home, but the way dem carry drama follow am, no go make am forgettable anytime soon!
Head coach Pape Thiaw even carry matter go next level as him order players to abandone pitch out of frustration! We no fit laugh at 66,000 fans as dem dey jostle with officials and security. No be small matter for AFCON history!
Morocco coach Walid Regragui call the match ‘shame’, but wetin remain? E don pass controversy and drama o. The image of Africa dey shine like sun, as e go leave some questions wey people go continue to ask. How we go remember this AFCON? For honor or disgrace?
For the end, Senegal don write their name for history book as they collect their second AFCON title, but the story wey dey follow no go seem finish. As we dey reminisce all the gists, one thing we fit agree on: e sweet, e bitter, but na football we sabi!
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