Rennes, France – E be like say Paul Pogba don finally show face for pitch again after 811 days wey him dey sidon for bench. Dis guy wey don suffer doping wahala come make im debut for AS Monaco against Rennes on Saturday, but e no sweet like palm wine because dem no fit win, dem lose 4-1.
Pogba no get plenty time to shine as dem bring am enter match for 85th minute time, and by then, dem don already don chop four goals and one red card for their captain, Denis Zakaria. Na wah o! (I fit hear him say, ‘why dis kind of comeback?’).
When dem catch am for doping back in February 2024, dem ban am for four years, but after small back-and-forth, dem reduce am to 19 months. He finally bring body join Monaco after he japa from Juventus wey no wan gree am flex. 811 days wey him no dey play, but as e land, na loss wahala.
Pogba don carry World Cup trophy, but e watch as Rennes dey use him team like punch bag. Goals from Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Mahdi Camara, Breel Embolo, and Ludovic Blas don scatter Monaco dreams for this match. Even though Mika Biereth manage score one goal later for 95th minute, e no fit change di matter. Make we no forget, na second consecutive 4-1 loss dis be. Dem don drop to eighth position for table with only 20 points after 13 matches. (E be like say dem dey lose form like wetin dem fit buy for shop).
Pogba come dey chop ground for 10 minutes, but how far? He gree say he touch ball 17 times, make 14 passes from 15 attempts. No bad for somebody wey don dey on bench for long, abi? He also recover two balls like say na jollof rice dem dey play for pitch, and he intercept one pass. (Boys go sabi make moves)
After di match, Pogba no fit hide him feeling. He yan say, ‘I dey disappointed wey we lose dis match. I dey back for football, but I no sabi how to lose. I sabi say crowd dey cheer me, but we suppose come win.’
Na so life dey, sometimes e dey sweet, sometimes na wahala. But for Pogba, e don return, and to him, dat na big deal. Next match, dem go face Cypriot team Pafos on Tuesday, after dem edition de Paris Saint-Germain wey dem go need show strong face. No time! E don dey load to get back fit.
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