Wetin dey happen as Al Hilal wey dey play from Rwanda don show dem pepper for Mamelodi Sundowns!
Last Friday, for the CAF Champions League, dem manage carry 2-1 win against South Africa side wey sabi well well. E no easy o! This na feat wey no suppose underplay, especially as dem dey face wahala for their country, Sudan, since civil war start.
Veteran captain, Mohamed Abdelrahman, and Jean Claude Girumugisha wey dey represent Burundi, score the two goals wey turn the match for Hilal. Dem use better tactics and show say dem know wetin dem dey do. The match happen for Amahoro Stadium wey fit 45,000 fans for Kigali, Rwanda, and na dem dey run tori for Group C now.
For di match, e get as Sundowns dey try fight back, especially when dem bring in Brazilian Arthur Sales wey fit reason well inside di pitch. E score one goal to reduce di wahala for dem side after 61 minutes. But as e be, na Hilal wey dey control di game well pass, and dem don dey sit for di top of di group with solid eight points.
As di match dey run, Hilal don dey show dem military side. Na since dem don start to dey play for different countries because of di wahala back home. Last season, dem even manage win di Mauritanian league, and now, dem dey do well for Rwandan championship too.
Dem dey lead di league in Rwanda, just one point ahead of Police, and still get two matches in hand. E no easy but di Gaffer, Laurentiu Reghecampf, dey try gather di team well as he fit manage dem.
Na nine out of di fifteen players wey e use against Sundowns dey represent different African countries. This one dey show say football na for unity, no be only for one country! Even though Nigeria dey chill as dem dey follow wetin dey happen for di CAF, many pipo dey feel say dis Hilal side fit go far.
As dem dey run di CAF Champions League, we go still dey anticipate more fire and goals. Make dem no slack, because football no dey forgive!
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