Chai! My people, you no go believe wetin happen for AFCON final wey dey shake ground. Senegal don carry their second Africa Cup of Nations title, but e no be small wahala wey follow the victory o!
Di match for Rabat no be ordinary as chaos scatter ground when Morocco wan collect penalty wey dem claim correct, but Senegal’s coach no gree make dem play as him gather him boys waka comot for pitch! E take dem almost 15 minutes to come back, and na dat break fit cost Morocco di match!
Pape Gueye na di man wey score di only goal at 94 minutes, but before dat goal, e be like say di match wan turn comedy show. Morocco get penalty chance after VAR call, but wahala start when Senegal players begin protest and walk-off. Wetin you expect? Na to dem to get correct penalty dem dey argue about!
Brahim Díaz, wey be Real Madrid star, miss dat penalty like say him no sabi ball again, chop wetin dem dey call “bad Panenka” na im spoil their chance for win. After e miss am, Senegal don dey carry di trophy go home!
Morocco football federation now don announce say dem go carry cause go court because dem believe say dat walk-off dey affect di match wey cost dem di title. Dem talk say di decision wey Senegal coach make, dey bring negative image for African football.
Coach Pape Thiaw, after di match, come apologize say e no suppose make di boys leave pitch, but e be like say di damage don don too much. Even FIFA president, Gianni Infantino don condemn di whole drama. Height of embarrassment, my people!
After all dis wahala, dia dey talk say CAF go need come carry out investigation and wey dem go punish who dey responsible. Morocco’s coach don talk say di level of dis whole matter na shameful, and e no good for African football.
Sadio Mane, di shining light of Senegal, wey dey try to calm every body up, fit no get better way to shine during dis controversy. Wetin we learn be say African football get big future, but we no go fit allow wahala like dis spoil am. Na wetin naija people dey call ‘the show must go on’, but e be like say dis one don turn to reality show!
So, make we sit down dey watch as history dey unfold, and e no go surprise me if more gbese show for di next CAF meeting. For now, make we celebrate Senegal wey don carry di trophy, but with plenty ogbonge lessons for everybody!
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