Nairobi, Kenya — The air around Nyayo National Stadium go dey thick with tension and hope as Angola’s Palancas Negras and Zambia’s Chipolopolo lock horns today. Dis clash fit define wetin go happen for their TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 journey.
As Angola dey waka enter the pitch, dem no get choice but to collect victory, because anything less fit mean early bye-bye. Dem don rack up only one point from two matches — one loss to two-time champions and a draw against host nation, Kenya. Coach Pedro Goncalves sabi say di pressure dey high. “We fit no let di pressure affect us but we gatz remain positive,” he talk (na wetin dem dey call coach wisdom?).
For Angola, na to remember wetin dem do well against Kenya but add more firepower to dem attack, as dem need am to break through Zambia’s defense like bread. The mission get clear aim: win or face disgrace.
On di other side, Zambia dey enter this match with small small wahala. Dem don already suffer one 2-0 defeat to DR Congo; dem gatz wake up for dis next match! Coach Avram Grant don rally his boys. “Every new day bring new hope, we go just forget di past,” he tell dem, trying to ginger dem back to form (make dem no lose again, abeg!).
Skipper Kabaso Chongo don join di motivational talk too, him sabi say dis na chance to correct their mistakes. “We don learn from di first game and ready to face Angola. We go take am game by game and make sure we dey in contention for knockout stage,” he reassure fans. Na obvious say di stakes high for both sides.
As di match time draw near, both teams dey fully aware say na survival matter dey ground. For Angola, a loss mean dem don pack their bags; for Zambia, dis match fit uplift dem to di next round. So, when di whistle blow, expect di kind football wey go dey full of ginger and hot blood!
Kick-off na at 4:00 PM Morocco time (GMT+1). E go hard to miss all di drama for beIN Connect and SuperSport channels. Make sure sey you catch di action live! Na this kind vibe wey dey make African football sweet!
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