Una no go believe wetin just happen for di AFCON 2025 final wey una sabi as Morocco face Senegal. Na serious matter wey involve towel wey Edouard Mendy carry enter di game, and na im cause wahala!
Olivier Safari, wetin be CAF refereeing chief, don come talk say di towel no be official goalkeeper equipment. According to am, if e dey make player action spoil or cause shakara, e go beta make dem carry di towel comot.
As di match reach di final minute, Mendy towel dey inside him goal area, and wahala start! Ball boys, security and players dey jump everywhere sef! Backup keeper Yehvann Diouf try protect di towel, and na there di whole gbege start as e fall down like mumu.
Di guy later talk say: ‘I just wan help my brother Edouard, nobody try stop di matter for pitch.’ So imagine di scene! Players dey argue, towel dey jaga jaga, e be like movie.
Now, di towel matter don reach CAF disciplinary committee eye, as dem dey investigate wetin cause all di palaver. Safari no wan hear say Morocco use di towel as strategy to win match, but him stress say na professional behavior dem suppose dey display.
Di social media don burst for dis matter, some fans dey gist say dem go ban towels for field, while some dey support say anything wey fit cause sha-sha inside penalty area suppose get limit. E no easy at all!
Di idea wey CAF dey think now na to stop players from using towel as ploy to distract penalty takers. Safari don also talk say referees go dey keep eye on dis towel wahala moving forward. Dem fit soon start to give warnings or even yellow cards if dem see any towel action.
So, my people, if di next tournament come, we go see if goalkeepers go still carry towels or dem go stick to wetin football really be. Di era of ‘towel tactic’ fit soon dey phase out. E go better make we sabi wetin dey happen!
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