Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – As the sun dey shine for Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Mauritania and Burkina Faso dey ready to throw hands in one serious clash wey fit decide their fate for African Nations Championship (CHAN). Dis match go happen on top Wednesday, and e no be play-play matter, as both teams dey seek to qualify for knockout stage likey. Dis go be their first time wey dem go meet for dis tournament. Talk about pressure! (I fit feel the tension from here!)
Mauritania don already play 13 matches for CHAN, and dis na their 13th different opponent. Wetin dem don do? Dem don suffer two losses against Guinea and Senegal, but dem don get one win against Mali. But abeg, make we no forget, all dis their matches against West African teams don end with 1-0! (Dem no sabi score o, make we dey watch how dem go handle dis one.)
Burkina Faso, on the other hand, dey enter dis match for their 12th CHAN game, and Mauritania na dem 9th different team to face. Na only second time dis Burkina Faso don meet West African side after dem chop one 1-0 loss to Mali for 2020 edition. I go just dey cross my fingers for dem.
Last time, Tanzanian team chop Mauritania 1-0, thanks to Shomari Kapombe wey put leg for ground and show dem say football na serious business! (E be like sey dem wan start small small O.) Tanzania don dey ride on top dat victory with confidence while Mauritania dey press for their chance to shine. Dis na prime example of ‘survival of the fittest’ for African football, shey you agree?
The coaches of both teams don come out talk say dem ready. Mauritania coach, Artiz Lopez Garai, dey confirm say e prepare dem mentally and physically for dis crunch match. No shaking, right? On the other side, Hemed Suleiman from Tanzania dey say the spirit for the camp dey high, dem dey ready to deliver the goods.
Mauritania don only show face for CHAN twice before and dem still dey chase their first win. Dis match fit be the best shot wey dem get to rewrite history. Fans dey watch am live on beIN Sports and also for some streaming platforms like VAVEL, so no worry, everybody go fit jolly for dis big encounter!
As we dey wait for kick-off, one thing sure be sey, dem no fit afford to mess am up. I dey sure sey fans go make noise, and the players go bring their A-game. Action go dey high, drama go follow. Let’s sit back, relax and enjoy the show, as we chop palm wine and dey gist about wetin dey happen for the pitch. Who go carry the day? Na only time go tell!
