Nice, France – E be like say tension dey build for 40th anniversary of Populaire Sud, as OGC Nice go face their historic rival, Olympique de Marseille dis Friday evening. The atmosphere go dey hot, but na only Nice fans go fill the Allianz Riviera stadium. (No Marseille supporters to spoil di party, abeg!)
Le Gym no dey happy at all! Dem don waka collect three losses in a row, and morale dey low like groundnut price. Their captain, Dante, wey suppose be di backbone of di defense, dey sidelined. Na serious wah! Nice need to regain dem bragging rights against Marseille wey dem don dey call dem arch-rival for how many years now.
But make no mistake, OM dey roll with style! Dem enter di match with di best attack for di league, don wack 28 goals already this season. Mason Greenwood dey lead dem attack like say tomorrow no go come, and dem go fit take di top spot for Ligue 1 if dem win dis gam. Na serious matter oh!
As if dat no be enough, OM dey bounce back with defensive stalwart Leonardo Balerdi wey dey ready to play again. Dem underdog vibes dey surround Marseille, but dem don win di last three matches, so dem go wan capitalize on Nice’s shakiness. (Just like how we dey like to chop for free food).
For Nice side, injury wahala no dey gree dem rest. Youssouf Ndayishimiye and Mohamed Abdelmonem don collect serious knee injuries, while Moise Bombito dey deal with lower leg wahala. With Dante missing, coach Franck Haise dey feel di heat as he don need to shuffle him team line-up. Dem no even sabi who go lead dem defense again!
Upfront, dem still get Mohamed-Ali Cho wey don find him scoring touch again. But di match go test dem heavily, especially di defense wey no go fit coordinate well if dem no wake up. Dis na serious encounter and all eyes go dey on Nice to see if dem fit turn di table for dem.
As for Marseille, dem dey gradually regain some troops. Leo Balerdi don return to training but Na wah! Amir Murillo and Nayef Aguerd don join di list of absentee with injuries wey no gree dem see di pitch anytime soon. Even Amine Gouiri dey recuperate in Qatar with plans to come back early next year. (E be like say dis football na who dem fit bandage that dey win games).
Di match go run live on beIN Sport Connect, so fans wey dey Nigeria fit catch di action online. Just remember say VPN fit help una get di best access if una dey outside di country. (E go make you feel like say you dey inside if you dey outside!)
As dem dey prepare, all hearts dey on point for dis 100th Ligue 1 derby. Who go hold di bragging rights after dis electric encounter? Na only time go tell!
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