Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Naimbala owon, my people! Wetin happen for this one? Tanzanian football giants, Simba SC, don scale hurdle as dem secure dem place for the group stages of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League. E be like say na Sunday be dem lucky day, as dem hold Nsingizini Hotspurs to a goalless draw for home turf.
No be say dem no fit score, oh! But that scoreless draw wey happen still carry enough weight since dem don already carry 3-0 aggregate lead. Remember say last week, dem don blitz Eswatini like confirmed lions! (No lion for this camp, just pure football)
Even though dem no jam ball for net in front of their loyal fans, make we clear, dem show say dem sabi control match. Composure and tactical discipline na wetin carry dem fly go for this one. All eyes now dey on the next big stage where dem go face top teams and show say na dem be real champions.
But wait, no be only Simba dey shine. South African champions, Mamelodi Sundowns, don join the party after dem hold Remo Stars for ground with 2-0 win for Tshwane. This one mean say dem wrap up the aggregate with big 7-1. If dem dey play football like dis, wetin remain? Na to carry trophy come back home be the plan!
As both Simba SC and Mamelodi Sundowns don make am to the next round, e be like say excitement dey brew. Group stage draw go happen on Monday, 02 November for Johannesburg. Na so we go see how the wahala go be. Everybody sabi say dis na the point when the real competition go begin. Who go run show this time? We go dey watch!
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