KONYA, Türkiye — E no sweet me as Turkey dey carry dem body enter match wey dem play against Ispanya for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. As dem land for MEDAŞ Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, crowd don gather giddily, beer dey flow like water, everybody wan take their time enjoy the football jollof.
The match start sharply by 21:45, and wetin we go talk be say, e no take long before Ispanya don show dem say dem no come play jaga-jaga. Early goal from Pedri don set pace at minute 6. E be like say Turkey go need more than prayers for this one as dem dey struggle to find their footing against di Spanish excitement.
Then some minutes later, Mikel Merino don put fire for ground as him score another goal, and before you sabi wetin happen, halftime don land, Ispanya dey lead 3-0 after Merino don score again. E be like say dem no gree make Turkey breath!
As dis one dey happen, our boys dey try their best but I no go lie, e be like say their defense don chop plenty pepper! Uğurcan Çakır, our goalkeeper, dey try hold am, but wetin e fit do when di ball dey fly like say e get wings?
Halftime reach, and our coach Vincenzo Montella don dey talk say e go like see more character and fire from di boys. “You no fit just dey defend for Ispanya!” na wetin e talk. We dey expect say dem go step up for second half.
Second half start and match don dey hotter, with Turkish fans dey sing and shout but dat no stop Ispanya from plenty chance wey dem dey create. Players like Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal dey enter, dey make life hard for our boys. E no dey long before di ball don turn to hot potato again for Turkey’s side.
By di time final whistle blow, score don settle for 3-0, Ispanya don collect di victory, but let’s no forget say football no be wetin be just score, na connection, passion, and unity matter. We dey hopeful for di next match, as dem always talk, ‘Nigerians sabi come back from wahala’.
So, make we toast to di next match; as for this one, I go carry my palm wine and chill, because wetin I go do na just enjoy di show and pray for our boys. Abeg, next time, make dem try score small goals, make my heart dey safe!
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