London, England – Omo, na today we dey talk about UEFA Conference League wey don enter im fifth season. E sabi say three dozen teams go step into di ring, dey chase di dream to carry di trophy for Leipzig next May. Na wetin be di reason wey you suppose pay attention for dis competition dis season?
First go check am, di Conference League don really open door for clubs wey dey all over Europe to taste wetin e mean to play European football. Omo, since di competition begin, we don see 121 different sides from 48 national associations don land here. Just picture am – UEFA get 55 national associations, and dis Conference League don bring many of dem together.
E choke as we get new nations wey dey represent dem for di group phase. Malta don join di show after dem clear di qualifying rounds. As e be now, na only Andorra, Montenegro and San Marino wey never gree show face for dis stage of UEFA club competition. E mean say 36 teams dey represent 29 different countries, and dat one na big pass di other two competitions wey dey our side – Champions League get 16 teams and Europa League just 23. Na wah!
For dem wey dey love to see teams from all parts of Europe dey play together, dis na di place to be. Thursday, we go witness 15 sides wey dey experience di UECL group stage for di first time. Na better occasion for dem wey neva reach dis level at all, wey make am even more special. Dem last season be only eight clubs wey manage enter main rounds of di Conference League, talk less of other competitions wey get plenty returning champions.
As match dey approach, new wahala dey ground. Only one matchup don happen wey show teams wey don play each other before, and bi dis na di way e go be for dis season. Unlike di big boys dem – UCL and UEL, we sabi say we go see new champion dis season for dis Conference League. Na di only team wey don reach di final before dey ready to come back, and dem don do am two times sef.
We dey consider di possible new champ matter, wey fit jolly us if dem win. Di likes of Fiorentina, AZ and Shakhtar don hold some European trophies before – dey don try dey shine for di big leagues, but all dey eyes dey on di upcoming teams too. Right now, we get serious contenders wey never taste di trophy before, and dem dey enter di competition full of hope.
E sure as five fingers say five things go happen this season, and it dey sweet! Five different countries don bring finalists for UEFA Conference League so far; na England, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, and Greece. All dis countries get one team for di competition, and who sabi? Na wa we fit see one new nation join di show dis season.
If dis season fit live up to di previous four, we dey ready for more unforgettable moments from di UEFA Conference League. Grass no go waste, make we just sit down dey enjoy di show – no dulling!
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