Lagos, Nigeria
Balla! The ADMIRAL Bundesliga don arrive as e ready kick off this weekend! Na Saturday evening, 2 August, 19:30 CEST, our eye go dey shine as we carry our waka go SV Ried side wey just enter the league. Na dem new boys we go use test our strength first as we dey target three massive points. (No be small thing, o!)
After we finish last season as runners-up for two years straight, na dis year we dey ready to carry the trophy back come Salzburg. But make I tell you true, e no go easy at all! The reigning champions, Sturm Graz, and the plenty other competitors no wan gree make we chop dem head. (When dem say competition dey hot, e no be joke!)
Matter get as e be, our pre-season no follow the usual gist wey dey sweet our belle. Instead of our regular training camp, we don show face for FIFA Club World Cup and we don manage collect four points. Just when we think say we fit chill, we don dey prepare for UEFA Champions League, where we clear SK Brann of Norway 5-2 on aggregate. (No wahala, our boys dey fit, no be so e dey! )
Now, we don ready face the Vikings of Ried, even though dem bin lose one friendly match to Amstetten (2-3), dem still bounce back as dem carry dey chop Parndorf for the ÖFB Cup 5-0. Na true say, Ried dey enter the game with all their fans buzzing from their promotion. Maximilian Senft wey be their coach go surely bring some fresh ideas to the table. (E fit surprise us, no forget say na football we dey play!)
As we dey waka enter the BWT Oberösterreichische Arena for the match, our loyal fans go still follow us gidigba! Anyone wey wan come catch the action fit follow the match on Sky Sport Austria, plus live text updates. Make sure say you no forget say next week, we go dey host our season opener for our own Red Bull Arena. (Big gist dey for that one too!)
Dis new season go still bring back the My RBS Prediction Game wey fans fit use compete weekly and win correct prizes. Enter the game, make you show your football knack, and who knows, you fit shine too! And before all the wahala start, make sure you answer six bonus questions wey go fit add extra points for you at the end of the season.
The game wey dey come as we dey face newly promoted team no go light! Plenty fans dey expect a hot atmosphere, and we know say Ried go put all dem energy from the first minute. Thomas Letsch, our coach, don already eye the opponent well. He sabi their coach Max Senft well; na dem two work together at Austria Vienna. (E be like say wahala go dey oo!)
We sabi wetin newly promoted teams fit do, especially as dem dey eager to show themselves at the start of season. We just clear off Champions League qualifiers, and although e give us small confidence, e also put pressure for our body. We go need every minute before the match to bounce back and ready well for Ried challenge.
As we get ready for this new adventure of the Bundesliga, make all of us support our boys well. We dey look forward to this season wey get plenty drama ahead. Let the games begin!
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