Rabat, Morocco – Singles? Nah, this one na for teams! As Morocco and Zambia prepare to lock horns for the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 this Saturday by 8:00 p.m. local time, e be like say all eyes dey shine like mumu! Who go carry the bragging rights after dis encounter?
Both teams dey come as rising stars wey don deal well for this football matter. Their journey don dey follow similar path: semi-finalists for WAFCON 2022 and World Cup players the next year. E be like say dem don dey match their vibe! But this match no be just for show, e get plenty drama wey dey boil beneath di surface! (Na football we dey talk oh, no be film!)
Make we talk about Zambia first. Dem don move from mere shadows to center stage. Ten years ago, di Copper Queens dey play like say na secret game. Now, di squad come strong like garrison with players wey don chop ground: Barbra Banda, Grace Chanda, and Ireen Lungu don carry di torch. Na Racheal Kundananji, dat babe wey break world record with transfer of €735,000 to Bay FC, wey really show say Zambia dey serious. She talk say: ‘We dey witness and create change. The pride no dey small, but e come with big wahala.’
And who dey lead dis shining squad? Na Nora Häuptle, wey don carry coaching gidi gidi move from Ghana. Dis babe wan make sure say dis team dey express demself well, while dey build real identity on di pitch. “Na big honour to lead dem,” she talk, with serious face wey fit make person reason am well.
On di flip side, Morocco dey face their own battle as host. Dem be finalists for di last edition, and dem wan change di narrative after dem choke for di Paris 2024 Olympics (anybody wey fit watch dem that time go fit relate). Ghizlane Chebbak, di captain, dey feel di pressure: ‘Dis match na our chance to heal and start new chapter. Winning at home go mean everything for us.’
Jorge Vilda, di Spanish coach wey don taste World Cup glory, dey also sabi wetin dey up. ‘WAFCON for home no be small matter. My work na to turn di pressure to energy. We go show di world wetin Morocco fit do,’ he talk. E be like say dem don swear di vow to make fans proud!
Di match no just get history; e get future too. Both teams don understand say dis no be ordinary kickoff; dis one go test wetin dem dey made of. “We respect dem, but we get our ambitions also,” say Häuptle. Di tension dey electricity level already! Everyone dey prepare for battle, and viewers fit expect fireworks!
As di tournament dey open with dis electric clash, one thing dey clear: di vibes go dey loud, di skills go dey sharp, and no matter di outcome, everybody go carry dem own gist go house! Whether na for victory, drama, or just sheer entertainment, make we get ready to enjoy some top-tier African women’s football!
