Bloemfontein, South Africa – FIFA don finally settle matter as dem don appoint Gabonese official Pierre Ghislain Atcho to oversee di hot match between Nigeria and South Africa next Tuesday. Dis na crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying game and e go hold for di Toyota Stadium. Na Matchday 8 we dey talk about, and all eyes go dey on Atcho as e dey ready to blow di whistle.
Atcho no go dey alone for di field o! Him guys dem, Boris Marlaise Ditsoga go serve as assistant referee 1, Amos Abeigne Ndong go take di second assistant role, while Cregue Fleury Moukagni go be di fourth official. Make we just hope say dem go fit handle di tension wey dey around dis match like pros! (Abeg, no one wan see yellow card wahala for dis one o!)
On top dis same matter, Olivier Safari Kabene from di Democratic Republic of Congo go dey as di referee assessor. E go get di chance to see how Atcho dey perform and if e fit handle di pressure. Plus Ugandan Mike Letti go serve as di commissioner. Wetin dem go use do all dis role wey plenty like dis? Na true em go be star for di game.
But no forget say Nigerian team go face Chadian referee Allaou Mahamat first on Saturday as dem go meet Rwanda for Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. Di same Atcho no wan allow any body fall hand, na im make sure dem bring top officials. Mahamat go get help from Bogollah Issa, Moussa Hafiz, and Abdelkerim Ousmane for assistant roles. Like dem say, team work makes di dream work!
On top all dis, Taher Abdelsalam Mahmoud from Egypt go dey assess Mahamat, and Bakary Jammeh from Gambia go be di commissioner. Wetin you reason? Na serious matter we dey handle here. Dis na World Cup qualification wey dey close o, and Nigeria no fit afford any slip up. One way or di other, dem gatz deliver as dem dey go for di glory!
So, my padi, make we no lose hope as dem dey prepare to make our football dreams come true. E be like say, Nigeria go collect di three points sharply from South Africa if everything go well. (Just make sure sey dem no do VAR wahala!)
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