Wahala don land oh! Naija fans dey boil as referee Daniel Laryea scatter dem semi-final match against Morocco for AFCON 2025! E no be small matter, as Nigeria fall for penalty shootout after dem play 0-0 for extra time.
Ghanaian coach Christopher Nimley don come outside yarn wetin dey ground, him call Laryea performance ‘trash’, even rate am three over ten for wetin him do. Dem no go believe say na im go officiate for such big match, as he no let Nigeria catch any break anywhere.
Abeg, the game no just sit well with anybody. Super Eagles dem commit 29 fouls, but na only two yellow cards dem collect, meanwhile Morocco wey no collect any card at all, dem no fit manage am. Na who go fit judge dis kind one-sided refereeing wey go turn football to wahala?
Nimley no dey joke, him talk say, “If dem no fit manage dis kind game, wetin we wan expect from the next big match?” He dey highlight how bad officiating fit spoil game rhythm, say na football dey run on tempo, and Laryea just dey kill am.
Fans for social media no gree rest! Na only vex dey fly as dem lash Laryea for Instagram, insult dey rain everywhere. Some even carry picture of am come post with caption say, “The worst referee for AFCON 26.” You fit imagine the anger wey dey for these fans body!
Part of di matter wey dey ginger Mexican standoff na the yellow card wey Calvin Bassey collect. As dem show am card, him miss di third-place match. Na from dia everything dey burst everywhere. Laryea no fit talk wetin him do, he talk say him dey follow the laws of the game, but who go fit believe am?
After all di social media wahala, rumor don fly say Laryea Instagram don kpafuka down. Na because Nigerians no gree rest for that side after Super Eagles’ loss. Na wah oh! Dis kind matter show say referees dey face serious pressure anytime dem officiate big matches.
Now as Morocco dey move to di final, every eye dey dey wait for how dem go take perform, wey dem figure out how to win dia first AFCON trophy since 1976. As Sadio Mane dey prepare with him boys for Senegal, tension dey high o, we go see wetin go happen.
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