Chai! Na big wahala be this o! Rivers United coach, Finidi George don talk say hin players need serious backup after dem waka finish for the CAF Champions League. As e be, dem dey sit down for bottom of Group A like pimento, with just one point from five matches, my people!
Na four losses and one draw dem don gather, with ten goals don enter their net while only two small goals land for opposing net. The latest wahala come from Pyramids of Egypt, wey just scatter dem with hot 4–1 for their own backyard. Na dis result don finish dem journey for the league, just like that!
But make we no get it twisted, Rivers United still dey shine for the Nigeria Premier Football League, dey sit steady for top position with four games for hand. If dem fit win that one, dem fit get chance to enter the Champions League again next season. Finidi later talk say dem go need pepper to spice the squad if dem qualify again.
“Make we see how we fit compete for NPFL,” hin talk. “If we win am, we go fit plan well to bring in some players wey go make the team stronger. We don see our mistakes, and we sabi say we fit do better next time,” him conclude. Na true talk o!
Finidi no gree say dem just get bad luck for the match, hin dey very sure say the better team carry the day. “E no easy to come here come explain wetin happen. Una see am. Dem dey better, especially for the second half,” hin yan. “Na another level of football we dey talk about. Dem dey the defending champions for a reason.”
As dem dey enter second half, Rivers players begin dey jaga jaga, and dem no fit match the intensity of the Egyptian boys. “For first half, we dey try, but second half na different story. Na dem go dey run everywhere while we dey just dey look,” Finidi explain. “We control am small in the first half, but second half come be like say dem don smoke some serious Obi Cubana weed!”
Rivers open score with Stephen Manu wey drive one nice goal, but Pyramids come turn the table sharply with four goals wey follow like say dem dey chase bus. Finidi no fit contain the energy and control wey the Egyptian team bring come. “This na another level! We dey think we dey control the match, but dem come out for second half like lion wey never chop for one week!”
This defeat come after dem don chop loss from Pyramids for Cairo, RS Berkane from Morocco, and Power Dynamos from Zambia. The only sweet wahala wey Rivers fit boast about na one goalless draw for Ndola. Now dem dey prepare to face RS Berkane for Morocco as dem finish for group, but this time na for pride matter.
As e dey hot now, Rivers United don draw demself out for the Champions League and Confederation Cup knockout stages this season. This one dey show say the gap between domestic success and how dem dey perform for international level don dey grow like big pepper tree. Na wetin we go fit sabi as we dey hustle for our football future, abeg!
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