Wetin dey happen for Amani Stadium? As we don enter final Group D clash for TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN), two heavyweights dey ready to face each other. Sudan, led by the maestro Kwesi Appiah, don show say dem no dey here to play. Dem don drop 4-0 for Nigeria, an effort wey make dem dey shine like new coins.
Kwesi Appiah no get time for defensive vibes. Him dey come to attack: “I no go enter game just to defend. To defend well, you gatz attack. We dey play for goals. Wetin we go dey hide for?” Him sound sure like baby when e dey cry for food. With dis kind mindset, Sudan don finish top for group. Dem just need to avoid lose to enter quarter-finals. But who go wan just survive? Not Appiah, sha!
Sudan no just dey carry hype; dem don almost spend one year without taste of loss since November 2024 wey dem waka enter AFCON qualifiers. Na Niger dem waka lose, but dat one no dey count now. He don make dem believe say dem fit handle Senegal. Appiah sabi say, “Senegal na big team, we no fit underrate dem,” and na so e talk true.
As dem gear up to play Senegal, Appiah dey mix traditional Sudanese approach with strategies wey go fit confuse any team. “Goals dey hard to find for open play. We dey focus on set pieces as our style; free kicks go be our secret weapon,” he explain. Na smart thinking, no be lie.
On top all this, captain Fares Abdullah dey lead the charge, big time. “I believe say my performance and ma teammates’ go shine more against Senegal. We go perform as one,” him yan. Na trust make dem dey groove well; you no fit win if everybody dey go their own way. Look, teamwork dey sell for big matches.
On the other side, Senegal no dey sleep; dem get Libasse Gueye wey don shine like morning star after their match against Nigeria. “Football no be solo game. I fit win individual awards, but the team matter pass everthing,” Gueye talk — na correct mindset. For am, dis match no be small thing; e dey see am as “one of the biggest matches of my career.” You fit hear the fire in him words.
Souleymane Diallo, Senegal head coach, no gree take Sudan lightly. E don see how Sudan scatter Nigeria and know say, “Dis match na quarter-final before quarter-final.” Him remind the team say, “Senegal na champions; we must show say we fit write our story.”
We no fit forget how Senegal secure CHAN title in 2022 on top penalties. But Diallo dey make am clear say past no fit carry present burden. “We don improve from last time; this time, we don gather 4 points already. Na good sign for our performance,” him explain. Na so things dey warm up.
As Amani Stadium dey light up for dis crucial match, Congo dey observe for corner ready to cash out if these two giants slip. A draw go fit take both teams to quarter-finals, but one win or upset fit scatter the whole table. Wetin you dey expect? Make we settle down and enjoy dis show!
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