My people, e don dey hot for handball as Nigeria‘s senior men team, dem dey call dem Golden Arrows, don show serious ginga for this 27th edition wey dey happen for Kigali, Rwanda. The boys just fire Zambia 36-18 like say na play, and dis na dem second match, meaning say dem don get 2 wins from two games before wey two dey enter their group A.
As dem just finish do Algeria dirty for their opener, beating dem 25-23, dem carry that energy enter Zambia level. E be like say dem no fit take rest as dem shoot pass into halftime with 17-10 lead. From there, na only fire, dem tighten defense, increase tempo, and before we know wetin dey happen, na so dem carry the match like say na picnic.
This kind performance no just show sey Nigeria don ready to chop medal, e still dey make dem serious contenders for di whole competition. Concerning di other matches wey dey happen, Group A sef dey hot as Rwanda wey dey host the tournament no fit stand Algeria and dem waka out with 46-25 lose. You fit imagine, dem go enter next match with serious wahala.
For Group B, Egypt no dey slack at all, dem take Angolan boys shine dey like 41-28. Gabon kon recover their groove wey dem take beat Uganda 33-16, nah so dem hacker dem hopes alive. Group C wan dey sweet too, as Cameroon edge Kenya 28-24, while Tunisia no carry last, dey show wetin dem sabi with 35-25 against Guinea. Na serious gbas gbos dey for Group D, as Congo Brazzaville surprise everybody by beating Benin 26-22 and Cape Verde dey perform well, win Morocco 33-28. Na so dem dey scatter di group order!
Now, all dis teams go take today as rest day, time for players to recover and coaches to plan strategy for di big Matchday 3 wey go land on Saturday, January 24. Nigeria now fit focus on di serious match against Rwanda wey go get crowd support. This match suppose determine wetin go happen as dem don already secure two wins.
Na so e be, Algeria and Zambia go face off for make-or-mar encounter, while for other groups, dem get important matches wey fit decide who go qualify for knockout stage.
As we dey look forward, we go dey wish our Golden Arrows all di best. Make we see if dem fit maintain dis fire against Rwanda! Omo, e go hot!
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