Zanzibar, Tanzania — Wetin dey happen for CHAN 2024? You fit call am a serious drama wey dey unfold, as Senegal, the defending champions, dey prepare to face Congo for Group D showdown. Na so the coach, Souleymane Diallo, don declare am as one potential ‘trap’ match. No be small thing o, as na this match fit decide if dem go fit continue their journey or dem go jam wall.
As e be now, dis match fit change the game for both sides. Senegal dey hope say victory go put dem for quarterfinals, but for Congo, na chance to cause serious gbege for the group. Both teams sabi wetin dey ground as the temperature hot for dis humid Tanzanian atmosphere. (Na for wetin? Football no get respect for anybody o!)
Diallo no wan make mistake as he don prepare well-well for how Congo dey play. He don send scouts go watch dem play their last match and get detailed report wey go guide dem. “This na team wey sabi work together, dem dey very resilient, and dem know how to use their flanks well with 4-2-3-1 formation,” he talk. If Senegal wan shine, dem gats keep eye for Congo strikers wey dey quick like lightning.
One thing wey dey clear be say Senegal no go slack for this match. Di coach don make am known say dem don draw up plan wey go enable dem maintain possession and turn the match to their favor. “We know wetin dey come from Congo. The most important tins na how we go play for di match. We don get five days to prepare, and we go put everything wey we plan for ground,” he say.
For di Senegal midfield, Serigne Koite dey shine like star. His calmness under pressure and vision don help dem plenty, especially as e help pass for di only goal wey dem score in their first match. “We dey focus on securing our qualification to di quarterfinals,” Koite talk, and you fit see how serious e dey. E don carry gold medal from AS Jaraaf come dis tournament, and e no wan make am go waste.
But make we no forget Congo. Dem come with their own resilience. After dem manage draw 1-1 with Sudan, their coach, Barthélemy Ngatsono, don talk say no be joke dis tournament be. “We no come here to just watch others shine. Di pressure wey dey ground, we don train well to face Senegal,” he talk. Di man dey ready for fight, and e don remind everybody say na team work go carry dem go.
Forward Japhet Mankou join di gist, stress say na team matter be dis. “It’s not about one player. It’s about di team. We have to unite and give everything for di win,” him talk, adding say di match no just concern domestic leagues. Na national pride matter dey for here.
Di planning for Group D don give teams enough time to recover, and Ngatsono don believe say dis fit work in their favor. “Di spacing wey dey for di schedule go help us maintain intensity,” he say. And we sabi say if dem fit frustrate di Senegal champions, di match fit open up late like wetin happen during di last Sudan game.
As we dey look forward to dis historic clash, we fit sure say na match wey go full with tension. Whether na moment of brilliance or one small slip go decide di fate of di match, Senegal and Congo don ready to give us di entertainment wey we dey wait for. One win fit carry Senegal go di last eight, and one win for Congo fit put di defending champions under serious pressure.
Tomorrow we go sabi who go carry di day! Make you no miss am, this na one match wey go sure change di game!
