Lagos, Nigeria
Wetin dey happen my paddy? Wydad Athletic Club of Casablanca dey prepare for 2025 World Cup wey go happen for some months time. But e no be small wahala o! According to some sabi people wey sabi numbers, like AI experts and Opta, dem no dey gree say Wydad go fit waka far for this tournament.
Dem don estimate say Wydad get only 10% chance to come out for di group stage. Na wah! Less than 1% chance to win di trophy? Na only dem and Auckland City (from New Zealand) dey there as dem dey see am so. Wetin be dis? Na for one kategori dem dey with Botafogo from Brazil (as e be, dem no dey fear). Wetin Wydad go use take jolly any of these big boys?
Wydad land for group G wey strong like Goliath! Dem get Manchester City (the reigning champions), Juventus (di big Italian team wey dem dey try rebuild), and Al-Aïn (dem sef sabi for UAE). Dis group fit pass as dem dey call am “unbalanced,” because di difference between di clubs no be small. Manchester City na wetin dem sabi say go carry di trophy, while Wydad dey jostle with Al-Aïn for di third place. E no easy at all, but dem fit try make move.
So wetin make dem dey look Wydad like dis? Na plenty reasons. Number one, di club no get di resources wey dem supposed get to match di giants. Everything dey imbalance for dis group – di technical skills, financial backup, and structures way dey support each club. Dem say Wydad fit fight but wetin dem go do wen dem run into City and Juventus? E be like movie wey go dey suspense till di end.
But agin, wey get eyes see! Football na sport wey no dey ever gree for predictions. Coach Mohamed Amine Benhachem dey count on di determination of im boys. He gree say if dem fit work together and plus di heavy support from di Moroccan diaspora wey dey US, dem fit surprise all of us. Na tiredness dem dey dodge, but who know wetin fit happen?
In reality, just making it to di round of 16 fit be big achievement for dem. E go sweet pass having dem for di knockout stage, no be so? Dis one fit give dem di encouragement and confidence to push forward.
As dem dey prepare to go represent Morocco as underdogs for World Cup 2025, we go just dey watch di drama unfold. Though di AI predictions no dey shine for Wydad, football na game wey e no fit follow algorithm. Na wetin dey happen for pitch fit decide wetin go happen next. Make we dey look am sharp, who know whether dem go turn di tables on us?
