Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Na here we dey o, as Burkina Faso and Central African Republic (CAR) go face each other for one big match wey people no go fit forget. Na this Wednesday, the atmosphere go dey tight, because this one na serious matter. Burkina Faso don chop knuckle from their first match against Tanzania, and dem no wan make am two times jinx on top their head.
We sabi sey Burkina Faso dey feel that loss sharp-sharp, as dem no fit sleep well since that day. Coach Issa Balbone no dey play with word at all. Him don talk say, “We must regain our trust and show sey we dey represent our country.” (E be like sey na serious wahala when this paddy talk am so o!) E talk say travel don tire dem well well, but now everybody dey ready, ready no time for fear!
Burkina Faso don reach CHAN semi-finals before, but them no fit sleep on top past glory. dem sabi say CAR no be push-over, especially as dem be debutants. Balbone dey strategize, “We go take am easy for the first minutes because we no sabi this new team well”. (Na true talk, sometimes na patience dey carry you go where you dey go.)
Veteran defender Patrick Malo don join am, as him don talk say, “No room for excuses o! Every team here dey deserve respect. No be small boys we dey face!” Sharp-sharp, dem get strong defense, but this CAR side dey come with plenty ginger and new styles wey nobody don see before. No be joke, e go need mental strength for both sides.
Now, CAR dey enter this match with plenty hope and determination. E be like sey this team na family, as coach Sébastien Ngato don build dem since 2021. Him dey carry dem along as them dey prepare for this moment. Him don talk say, “We no dey here by accident; we don plan well.” (Wetin dem say? Na 50-50 odds, my brother!)
Ngato don throw away any thought sey him boys go fear. “We dey come here wey confidence dey carry us; we sabi sey every team fit give us wahala. We go show ourselves well for this tournament.” Na wetin make we dey listen to Donald Gissi, one of their young stars. Him don say dem dey ready to make statement. “As we dey here, we go fight for better result, no matter wetin.”
As dem dey prepare for this big showdown, everybody go look am. If Burkina Faso fit recover, dem go fit stay relevant for the tournament. But if CAR fit perform well, na new chapter go open for their football story. Balbone don make am clear, “Na the story of whole nation we dey talk about.” But Ngato dey bring different groove: “The game na same for both side when whistle blow.”
So, make we keep eye for this big clash, as Group A fit show us wetin dem fit do for CHAN. No be every day you see first-timers dey stand up to giants. This “match of destiny” go happen for Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. Make you no miss am!
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