Abuja, Nigeria – Na dem no fit hold dem down! Last weekend, our beloved Super Falcons showed dem say naija spirit no dey shake as dem come from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 victory from the jaws of defeat against Morocco. This win marks the tenth time dem don carry the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations trophy, and boy, e sweet well well!
As the match kick off, fans dey imagine say na wah for their girls. Twelve minutes in, dem don concede one goal, and by the 24th minute, dem don collect another. Na so many heart dey cut for house as disappointment don settle like wetin we no fit talk. People dey vex, some even change channel like say dem no wan see wetin dey happen. As the first half finish, dem dey down 2-nil. True wahala, e be like say dem go manage to lose by five after what Zambia do them last week!
But Naija no dey give up! One thing about our people be say we fit endure anything, and our girls no be different. By second half, e be like say dem gather strength from somewhere, and first goal don land like miracle! Once dem equalised, many pips don gather back to watch like say dem wan see fireworks.
Na two minutes before the end of di match, our girls land the winning goal. E shock many wey don give up after the first half, but dem dey shout for joy like na the end of suffering! This victory no only carry joy come back to Naija but also shut down all that noise we dey hear from other African countries wey dey wait to mock us.
As we dey celebrate, no be only sports we fit talk about. E clear say Super Falcons don show us level of resilience wey Naija people sabi. Just like when we dey face plenty wahala—no light, bad roads, and all dat japa syndrome—we still dey hold ground and dey find our way through. If dem fit carry dis kind spirit enter all areas of our life, we go dey alright.
Just for reminder: Naija don face plenty struggle, but like our football teams dey show, resilience na our middle name. From the ’96 Olympics where we gather strength to defeat Brazil from three goals down, to countless comebacks throughout history, our spirit dey shine for every angle. E go good make we learn from this victory make we dey push for better and dem leaders dey remember say people dey shine for this country.
