Mangaung, South Africa – E be like say na Angola no wan carry last for COSAFA Cup o! Dem just show South Africa say ‘we dey here’ as dem win final with 3-0 for Toyota Stadium on Sunday.
Na Depu wey scatter ground with two fine goals, no be small! With dis victory, na five times Angola don win COSAFA Cup, dem don level up with South Africa. Only Zambia (seven) and Zimbabwe (six) dey ahead for this competition (dem dey shine too much!). Comoros sef join for celebration as dem carry bronze after dem beat Madagascar 1-0.
South Africa nearly take lead when Ime Okon header hit crossbar – abeg, wetin be this one? (Na wah!). But na Angola wey find net first wen Depu score record seventh goal with better header. Ovidy Karuru for Zimbabwe hold the previous record with six goals. Omo, Depu no go carry last! E come score another one plus after Zini cross am a low ball for him side, scoring another goal to make am 2-0.
As if say na only him wan shine, Depu carry him career total for COSAFA Cup reach 13 goals, na wah! E dey hold the Golden Boot for back-to-back years, four goals ahead of Felix Badenhorst from Eswatini. E go soon start dey sign autographs o!
Milson come add pepper for final score with fine free-kick that gree Angola the third goal, sealing South Africa’s fate with 3-0 (dem no fit laugh again). Na the same Palancas Negras wey pipe down Namibia 5-0 last year come again with strong performance.
Meanwhile, Comoros show say dem sabi play ball wen dem finish third after dem beat Madagascar with just one shot on target! Ibroihim Youssouf come collect the only goal in the 77th minute – talk say na luck, but na skill be dis one! Youssouf dey lead as Comoros top scorer, sabi player wey sabi wetin e dey do.
Depu carry both Player of the Tournament and Golden Boot home, while Neblu dey shine as best goalkeeper with Golden Glove. South Africa collect Fair Play award, small victory for dem sef amidst the wahala. Angolans dey jubilate as dem celebrate their win, wetin we go talk? Dem don show say dem be serious contenders for this ball game!
