Elche, Spain – Na wah! If you tink say football no fit turn festival, make you hear dis one. Lionel Messi, di king of ball himself, don land for Elche, and you no go believe say 20,000 fans don show up to watch am train! Talk about crowd! Dem people no even care say na just training, dem come ready to jollof.
Na so e be say di Argentine superstar dey prepare for him national team friendly match against Angola, but who need match when you fit watch Messi dey do him thing live? Dis na wetin happen when you be legend wey sabi make people gather like palm wine for village!
As di fans dey shout and chant, Messi no wear am for mind. E dey enjoy di whole show, and if you check am well, e even collect special Elche jersey wey get him name and number for back. Na serious level o! (If dem carry me give jersey like dis, I go shout ‘I don land!’)
Elche never witness dis kind of madness before; even di city dey wonder wetin don happen to dem small town. Na Messi wey make dem shine like say dem win lottery. You fit imagine di vibe when di whole stadium dey cheer and dey shout his name? E be like World Cup dey happen!
For dis kind matter, e go make you reason say football no just be game, na family wey dey bring people together. Messi dey do him magic, and di people dey soak am all in like say dem dey drink cold palm wine under di sun.
All di eyes dey on him as Argentina gather sense for di match with Angola wey go happen soon. But for now, na di training session wey turn festival dey reign. Dem go talk say Messi na just footballer, but e be like say him be proper entertainer, wey sabi how to give people show. Once again, Messi don prove say e no just dey play ball; e dey create memories for fans wey go last. Na so e go always be, football na culture!
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