My paddy, you sabi wetin just happen for the World Cup qualifiers? Bafana Bafana, South Africa national team, just carry their game enter next level! Dem slap Lesotho 3-0 like say na play for street. Mohau Nkota start the party as e volley ball from angle wey fit confuse any goalkeeper. Na so dem take lead in the 15th minute, and you know say the crowd just dey burst with joy!
As we dey yan, na Lyle Foster dis one come add 2-0 in the 63rd minute, after Sekhoane Moerane, the goalkeeper for Lesotho, parry ball go up like say e wan show off. Na so Lyle just carry am and tap am in. Oswin Appollis no wan carry last, so he join the party with the third goal four minutes later. E be like say South Africa dey serious this time!
Meanwhile, e no be say Lesotho dey enjoy the show. Benin dey try keep pace for the group too, as dem slap Zimbabwe with one goal from Steve Mounie. But as e be, Benin still dey five points behind South Africa. Dem dey watch and hope say things go favor dem, but na only time go tell if dem go fit catch up.
But no be all is well, oh! Fifa still dey investigate South Africa for their previous match when dem use player wey suppose dey suspend. Coach Hugo Broos don admit dem mess up, but he get mouth talk say because Lesotho no complain, dem no go lose the three points. E make sense ba? (Ahn, the power of no complaint sha!)
As e dey hot for the group, Nigeria Super Eagles dey wait to play their next match against Rwanda. Dem go need come strong if dem wan reduce that nine-point gap wey dey between dem and the top. No be say e easy, but you know say na football, anything fit happen! The Eagles no wan miss their chance to shine for World Cup wey dey come next year for Canada, Mexico, and US.
For another wahala side, DR Congo sorry South Sudan as dem carry 4-1 victory! Cedric Bakambu show say he too sabi this football matter, scoring two goals, plus Yoane Wissa wey just return for the season, come join the scoring party! Dem dey fly high for Group B, while Burkina Faso dey follow their own road as Dango Ouattara dey try rewrite im story from penalty miss to scoring two goals in their 6-0 win over Djibouti. Na wah, how person fit miss penalty and still shine like this?
And no forget Uganda! Dem just wake up from sleep as Rogers Mato enter the chat with two goals against Mozambique, pushing dem to second position in Group G. Na so Group G dey hot like jollof rice!
As the race for World Cup ticket dey hot, we go dey watch closely how all these teams go perform. Next week go bring more surprises, you fit sure say football no dey dull! Who go carry the day? We go sabi soon!
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