Abuja, Nigeria – E be like say the time don land for the showdown wey everybody dey yan about! This Sunday evening, Super Eagles go face Leopards of DR Congo for the African final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers play-offs. Na only one ticket dey ground for the inter-confederation play-off, and una know say dem go come all out for this one. Who go carry the day?
No be to dem say one Leopard wey Super Eagles need to dey watch well-well na Aaron Wan-Bissaka, the man wey dey play full-back for West Ham United. E dey shake ground, and e get serious ball skills. Wan-Bissaka no be small paddy o, im born for London but choose to represent DR Congo after e don run show for England U20 and U21 sides. E get only five senior caps for the Leopards, but dis guy don get plenty experience for Premier League, with 215 appearances wey he don gather.
Most of all dis appearances na from Manchester United, where e don share dressing room with our own Odion Ighalo. E be like say dem don connect well because Ighalo don praise Wan-Bissaka like say e be another Messi! In April 2020, Ighalo talk say, “That guy na one of the best right-backs. His waist be like rubber, the way he dey bend and steal ball, e dey tackle ball well, sometimes I dey fear say he go injure.”
The kind admiration wey Ighalo get for Wan-Bissaka no be small o. “Na very, very good player, him work-rate dey mad!” E don talk how Wan-Bissaka dey bounce back from each tackle wey no easy to pass. I dey tell una, if e dey on ground, e go make am small for the Super Eagles!
As dem head into Sunday clash, Wan-Bissaka dey shine like star, help DR Congo keep three clean sheets back-to-back for him last three matches. He don enter form just in time, and e fit make the Super Eagles sweat. E go hard to crack am no be lie!
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