Omo, make I tell you wetin happen for Barcelona last night! Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City wey sabi ball well well, carry him body go one charity concert wey dem call Act x Palestine. The show dey try support our paddy, Palestine, as una sabi say dem dey face one serious wahala wey no be small thing.
As he step for stage, Pep no just wear regular suit. No o! Him wear black and white keffiyeh, wey be traditional scarf wey mean say, ‘I dey with you, my people!’ Na so he kick off him speech for Arabic, saying ‘Salam alaikum.’ E no finish there, e start to yarn about wetin e dey see as children dey suffer for Gaza. He talk say, ‘When I see these children for social media dey beg for help under the rubble, I dey always think say we don abandon dem.
Guardiola raise serious matter as e talk say as leaders, wey suppose dey protect the innocent people, dem dey send dem to war like say na game. E talk, ‘Dem dey sit for their house dey enjoy AC while innocent pikin go dey die outside.’ E really don hammer the point well. E no go cool down people wey dey carry blame for top. E call dem cowards. Na wah!
E also urge people wey dey attend di concert to no fold hand. E say, ‘We sabi say make we take action; just showing up dey mean a lot.’ Na because of this kind strong talk, di crowd say make we stand up give am ovation, everybody dey hail am!
Strategically, this concert no be just for enjoyment o! Over 30 artists dey grace di stage, including wahala makers like RosalÃa and Bad Gyal, making di crowd dey enjoy every moment. E no stop for dem, international artists join even Mali’s Tinariwen dey represent as well.
But wetin dey more important be say, dis show dey bring awareness to wetin dey happen for Palestine. Di stats where dem dey talk say over 70,000 Palestinians don die since di conflict start. Dis one fit make person heart dey weep as e dey hard to imagine di level of destruction and suffering. For real, di UN don talk say to rebuild Gaza go cost $70 billion. Na serious matter!
After di concert, Pep no waste time as e rush back to Manchester to prepare for di upcoming match against Tottenham. Na so e manage to balance di serious matter with e football career. Big ups to Pep for speaking out, as we dey always talk, sports no dey separate from reality; we all dey feel di wahala together!
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