Uyo, Nigeria
Shake body, everybody! Nigerian football fans get cause to jubilate as young Benjamin Fredrick show serious promise for di Super Eagles in dia World Cup qualifier against Rwanda on Saturday. Na wetin we talk say dem no go see, but the new boy wey only 20 years old don carry di squad on him back like say na im papa dey play!
Our Captain William Troost-Ekong don dey raise dem eyebrow as he dey claim say dis Benjamin go be future of Nigeria defense. After small training, dem peek am for di starting lineup, and make I tell you, e no fall hand. Di boy wey play for Brentford show di world say e fit run am.
Di match wey happen for Uyo end up 1-0, thanks to Tolu Arokodare wey score di only goal. Fredrick dey play like say he don sabi dis game since! E no shake when di Rwandans sabi wan apply pressure for blanket, as e stand like stone for di backline with Calvin Bassey. Na im come hold di defense intact.
After di game, Coach Eric Chelle don tell di critics say him no need explain why him pick Fredrick to start. “This na my choice. Winning na di best answer,” him talk. E done make everybody see say him get eye for talent as dis boy don show wetin e fit do.
Fredrick na product of Moses Simon Academy and e don suffer small on him way up. From loan for ABS Football Club to Nasarawa United, di guy don step up. Now, he dey play for Dender FC in Belgium after moving to Brentford. Na shining star we get here o!
Troost-Ekong don give di boy serious endorsement as e tell say “Benjamin na humble, hardworking and talented defender.” Even sports fans dey hail him as dem dey expect make di young lad shine when dem finally meet di Bafana Bafana next. “E go show us wetin e fit do against South Africa,” one fan talk, and we dey wait to see how e go play against dem top team.
For 32 years, Troost-Ekong don dey for di Super Eagles, but no be lie, e don dey believe say make di young boys carry di torch pass. E don talk say him dey look forward to see wetin Fredrick go become for di team. Na wetin we go dey follow as di story dey unfold.
So, as Naija dey prepare for di next match, make we raise our glass for Benjamin Fredrick, di new hope wey dey shine for Nigerian football!
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