Aba, Nigeria – No wahala! We don dey wait for the big match wey dey happen on Wednesday, June 25, as Mamelodi Sundowns go face Fluminense for Club World Cup. Dis match go happen for 3:00 PM EDT, so make you sharp no miss am o! Everything don set for the heat of competition, and we sabi say e no go easy for both teams.
As the last group game dey approach, Sundowns get plenty confidence, wey no bad at all. Dem don score for every match wey dem play for 2025 Club World Cup, hitting net four times in their two previous games. Na wah! The last time dem no score, na for CAF Champions League back in April – talk about consistency! (Some people fit say na dem dey find football wahala). Dem finish their league season on top, with 13 matches no lose and sometimes scoring two goals or more. Wetin dem dey use dem head if no be football?
Meanwhile, Fluminense look like dem no dey come play for picnic, as dem don blank in their first match against Dortmund. But hold your horses! Dem don still manage to jam four goals in their last matches, averaging two goals per match (sometimes pressure fit make you blow hot!). This match go dey tough, especially with Thiago Silva steady for dem back – serious business!
Sundowns don lose two matches out of the last three, but that no mean say dem no go throw challenge. Their last mach with Dortmund show dem say dem fit do am, even if dem lose 4-3. The fans go still dey cheer for dem as dem enter this battle with Fluminense, wey don dey shine for their past eight matches with six wins and two draws. Na bank we dey talk about o!
Lucas Ribeiro, the top scorer for Sundowns, don dey receive all the shine, but Iqraam Rayners no dey slack for side. He don score for his last three appearances, and he dey ready to push for more goals to lead Sundowns attack for this match. These men fit just give us some action wey go make our hearts dey race! And make you no forget say dem stand to gain plenty money just for competing – $11.55 million plus for just participating, how about dat?
For Fluminense, dem dey try maintain their top spot for Group F after dem manage to draw with Dortmund and beat Ulsan. But the pressure go dey high as dem know say dem need to hold their ground and avoid defeat if dem wan reach the last 16. That one go fit make their Saturday extra sweet, if dem do am right.
So, now we dey wait. Both teams go land for Hard Rock Stadium in Florida, ready for the action wey dey come. Mamelodi Sundowns fit dey the underdog, but dem no go take am likely as dem wan prove sey dem fit beat big boys. The expected line-up for Sundowns be: Williams; Mudau, Cupido, Kekana, Lunga; Allende Bravo, Mokoena; Ribeiro, Zwane, Matthews; Rayners. Fluminense lineup go feature: Fabio; Guga, Thiago Silva, Freytes, Fuentes; Hercules, Martinelli; Arias, PH Ganso, Serna; Cano Beta. No size!
Na so e be. The world dey watch, and we dey ready for the drama! Make we see wetin go happen as Mamelodi Sundowns try snatch the glory!
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