Benin City, Edo State – Coach Gernot Rohr don land one serious message to him boys say dem must shine for Rwanda to stay on top of dem World Cup qualifying group. E no easy, but na wetin we go do!
This one come after South Africa dey chop belleful as dem dock dem three points and goals for fielding one ineligible player. As e be now, Benin dey dance on top Group C, and dem wan keep di rhythm going.
“Our priority is to win our match in Rwanda,” Rohr yarn. (Na who no wan win? Even my padi wey sabi football small go fit talk this one.) “We dey do everything we fit to make am happen. No matter wetin happen for other matches, we go fit hold our fate for our own hand. And dat one na real advantage.”
The coach no stop there. Him dey expect di team to play like true cheetahs (I no sabi how cheetah dey play, but dem suppose run fast! 🐆). E go drop di squad wey go face Super Eagles and Rwanda later today for 3pm local time. Everybody dey wait for dat squad drop like dem dey wait for jollof rice at party.
Meanwhile, for dis football gist, Golden Eaglets dey prepare to face Burkina Faso. Dem dey fight to carry di bronze medal for WAFU B U17 AFCON qualifiers. Both teams don already miss road to di U17 AFCON next year after Eaglets lose 2-0 to Ghana and Burkina Faso fall 2-1 to Cote d’Ivoire. Talk about drama!
Wetin make am laugh be say these two teams even play scoreless draw when dem first meet. (Who dem dey deceive? Na football no be mago-mago!)
Kick-off time na 3pm local time too, so e go be evening full of excitement and wahala. For fans wey dey follow Super Eagles and others, just sit down anywhere you dey and catch di gist like say you dey for di stadium – naija football na show wey never finish!
Just remember, if you wan stay updated every time wey new gists drop, SCORENigeria be your OG for all current updates about our national teams and di ever-changing football saga. Let’s go! 💚
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