Panaji, India – You don hear am? Sandesh Jhingan don finally bounce back from injury wey sabi play wahala. Na exactly one month after him cheekbone break for match against Iran, the defensive champ don dey ready to tackle FC Istiklol for AFC Champions League Two clash.
Wetin happen be say, for the CAFA Nations Cup on September 1, Jhingan collect injury wey need surgery, but see ehn, he still waka follow the match like say na nothing. Play like real warrior! (You fit call this one ‘no pain no gain’). After three weeks of chilling, the guy don return to training with him bros and as e dey stand now, him don fit to play.
Coach Manolo Marquez no fit hide him glee as he talk say Jhingan and Ronnie Willson don recover from dem injuries. “We get small injuries, but na normal for this level of football. I go tell you, during the Covid time, we lose about ten players. Injuries, na dem dey follow football like shadows,” hin yarn.
Meanwhile, for the other side, Iker Guarrotxena no dey fully recover since him collect injury against Al Seeb. Mohammed Yasir and Seriton Fernandes no go join the team for Tajikistan, and Nim Dorjee don join dem for the injury list (no be small wahala!).
But for Goa fans, Jhingan returning na like Christmas come early! Him dey train with protective mask, no be joke. “At first, e no easy to wear the mask,” Jhingan talk. “But as you sabi, once you start wearing new thing, e go dey hard. But now, I fit finish full session without wahala. I go need this mask for another two and half months, just to keep myself safe. E get pros and cons, but I need to manage am well.” (Na real thoroughbreds dem be o!)
FC Goa don start this season with heavy 2-0 loss to Al Zawraa, so dis match against Istiklol na big one for dem. Dem need to win to keep dem hope of qualification alive. Naija boys, time to rally for the boys!
Al Nassr dey lead the group after dey kukuma show Istiklol pepper with 5-0 at home. Even though CR7 no play that day (last last e no fit dey everywhere), dem still get enough star power – people like Joao Felix, Sadio Mane, Inigo Martinez, Kingsley Coman, and Angelo Gabriel dey on ground ready to unleash. So, we go keep eye as FC Goa and Jhingan dey ready to fight back for this match!
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