Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Na so dem show dem pepper! Ivory Coast don finally secure their spot for next year World Cup after dem hammer Kenya 3-0. This sweet victory come on October 15, 2025, for Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara wey full with fans wey no gree hear word.
Amad Diallo, di Manchester United star wey dey wear number 15 for di match, shine as e score wicked free-kick wey wrap di match. Na only six minutes after kickoff, di Ivorians don don dey jolly as Franck Kessie put dem ahead. Amad na di blood, he jink inside and deliver correct assist to Kessie to open di scoring.
As di match dey go on, RB Leipzig young boy, Yan Diomande, add another goal wey sweet like palm wine. Dem no fit understand wetin dey happen for di Kenyan defense, as dem dey try as dem fit but dem no fit stop di Ivorian onslaught.
Di real highlight na as di rain dey pour like say water no get end, Amad showed wetin he sabi do best. E take free-kick wey just dey outside di box, and boom! E curl di ball into di net like say na small pickin wey dey play ball for street. Di fans don dey galivant everywhere, because na so dem dey wait since last two World Cups.
With dis win, Ivory Coast don finish Group F as dem top with 26 points, just one point ahead Gabon, wey go face Nigeria for di playoff. But wetin dem dey enjoy pass na say dem gree return to di World Cup after two misses for Russia and Qatar.
Meanwhile, Kenya just be like dem no see road at all, as dem waka enter di match without any chance of qualification. Dem manage score just one shot wey go wide throughout di match, and dem dey battle hard just to hold di Ivorians back.
For another side, Senegal also cruise to their place with an impressive 4-0 win over Mauritania while South Africa follow suit with similar 3-0 win against Rwanda. Now di African representatives don full, and dem don dey prepare for di big dance next summer for di United States, Canada and Mexico.
As di match dey conclude, fans dey shout di song wey don ginger everyone’s spirit: “Les Éléphants! Les Éléphants!” (If you no sabi dis song, you never dey jolly for football level, my guy).
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