Rio de Janeiro, Brasil – E no gather na seleção, our boy Paulo Henrique don dey shine after he receive him first call up for Brazil. You sabi as e be? Na wetin dem dey call ‘dream come true’ o!
Last Sunday, Paulo dey burst with joy as e get the news while him dey land for Santa Catarina after him club, Vasco, carry one big win against Vitória. E no be small thing o! If na you, how you go feel? (Hearty laughter).
Omo, e come gather 47 matches this season wey give am four goals and five assists, na serious performance be dat. The lad sabi keep the ball rolling, even though na the injury of Wesley wey come make room for am.
As e talk for CBF interview, Paulo say, “Na pure happiness I dey feel. Na long journey for me and my family, everybody dey root for me. I no fit explain how I dey feel.” (Aww, sweet).
When e get the news, e no fit believe am proper; him say, “I dey inside plane when I hear the call, everybody around me dey jolly and shout.” You know say when good things dey happen, e go scatter everywhere!
Make we no forget somethin’: Paulo give credit to Vasco for him rise. “If no be for dem, I for no dey here. This club don help me develop and grow. I appreciate dem plenty,” he dey talk like true padi.
Abeg, you know wetin? Paulo look up to legends like Cafu and Maicon, e say dem na the real MVPs and him wan follow the same path. Na wetin we dey expect from this young chappie!
Now, dem go face Japan on October 13, and plenty eyes go dey jam am. Everybody dey wait to see how our guy go perform against the Samurai Blues. Them say e be good player, but the pressure dey high for him shoulders.
Na so e be o, selection don join na try and test the best for World Cup wey dey come. With Carlo Ancelotti as coach, e go sure say everybody go bring their A-game.
For Brazil, this na continue to build for World Cup 2026, e go good if dem fit maintain the momentum wey dem don get since dem beat South Korea 5-0. But as you sabi, anything fit happen for football o.
At the end of the day, Paulo na big player wey the whole country go dey expect plenty from. Na him time to shine!
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