👑KING ESSIEEJAY👑

Da biggest risk in life is to never take a risk cuz for every win someone must lose💯
On a mission to be what am destined to be.
A @ManUtd fan
#LegendaryHustler

[👑KING ESSIEEJAY👑 @Essieejay24]

1 down.

[MrBanks💰 @Mrbankstips]

🇫🇷 3-1 🇸🇳
🇮🇶 0-3 🇳🇴

[👑KING ESSIEEJAY👑 @Essieejay24]

Seen it a long time ago👏🏼
Bravo👏🏼

[Sam Altman @sama]

any opinion on the odds that Elon Musk will at some point be the richest person in the world?

[TobyWrites @tobyasky]

France v Senegal. It is called the African derby for a reason😅

16 out of 26 players are of African descent.

Koundé - Father is from Benin Republic, French mother, born in Paris. That’s why he travels to Benin republic every summer

Konate - Malian parents, born in Paris.

Upamecano - Parents are from Guinea-Bissau, born in France

Saliba - Cameroonian mother, Lebanese father, born in France.

Brice Samba - Congolese parents, born in Congo, but they moved to France when he was 6 years old.

Kante - Malian parents, born in Paris. He could have played for them as they invited him for 2015 AFCON and subsequently in 2016, but he felt he wasn’t ready, France called him a year later.

Tchouameni - Cameroonian parents, born in France

Koné - Ivorian parents, born in France

Mbappe - Cameroonian father, Algerian mother, born in France

Dembele - Malian father, his mother has two nationalities, Senegal and Mauritania, born in France

Olise - Nigerian father, French-Algerian mother, born in England

Barcola - Togolese father, French mother, born in France

Cherki - Algerian mother, Italian-French father, born in Lyon, France

Doué - Ivorian parents, born in France

Mateta - Congolese father, French mother, born in France

Akliouche - Algerian parents, born in France

Just to add, 10 out of 26 Senegalese players were also born in France 😭 (Koulibaly, Mendy, Pape Gueye, Ndiaye, Mamadou Sarr, Mbaye, Antoine Mendy, Niakhate, Diouf, and Diaw).

Immigration won again😂

Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the African Derby😂

[E @Ellis_]

Yeah man basketball clout actually can’t compare to football clout.

What do you mean some 40 year old Cape Verde goalkeeper gained the same amount of followers after a 0-0 as basketball’s current biggest star.

[👑KING ESSIEEJAY👑 @Essieejay24]

@De_gr8t001 @Xodwabantu

[👑KING ESSIEEJAY👑 @Essieejay24]

😂

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

Cape Verde goalkeeper's life has changed forever.

50K to 6.2M in 24H is insane motion.

The kind of deals he's going to sign in the next 12 months - goodness gracious.

Funny thing is,

His life changing led to the ruin of many transatlantic team-based investors in Nigeria. 😹

[Ajoje⚽⚖️ @israel_ajoje]

Names. What a concept!

If you take a look at the Cape Verde squad sheet, you would find names like Lopes, Vozinha, Mendes, Tavares,Semedo and so on. Those look like Brazilian names right? They are actually Portuguese names.

Let me tell you something.

Cape Verde is a cluster of ten islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of Senegal. Nobody lived there until 1462, when Portuguese settlers arrived and founded the first permanent European settlement in the tropics. From that moment, the islands belonged to the Portuguese Empire, and they stayed that way for more than 500 years.

And that is the connection most people miss. Cape Verde and Brazil are not similar by coincidence. They were both Portuguese colonies. Brazil was colonised by Portugal. Cape Verde was also colonised by Portugal.

So when you Cape Verdean is called Lopes or Tavares or Semedo, you should understand that it is the exact same colonial fingerprint that gave Brazil its Silvas and its Santos and Brazilians are not more Santos than Cape Verdeans.

Names carry history. You just have to know how to read them.

My name is Ajoje. I am a FIFA Licensed Agent and International Sports Lawyer. I write on the Law and Business of Football, a lot. Repost and Follow if you want to read more posts like this.

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

This might be the CRAZIEST stat of the World Cup...

Cape Verde had more possession against Spain than Arsenal did against PSG in the Champions League final. 🤯🇨🇻

[Sxnti @PeakSxnti]

When the tournament was 32, Germany won 8-0 against Saudi Arabia in 2002.
When the tournament was 24, Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982.

Opening it up is an opportunity for smaller footballing nations like Ghana, Curacao, Cape Verde, South Africa and their fans to experience the world cup. Nigeria even sacrificed their spot for DR Congo.

[United Zone @ManUnitedZone]

🚨 Paul Pogba on if Manchester United can win the Premier League under Carrick: “𝐘𝐞𝐬. I think in the next years they will be champion.

“If Arsenal can be champion Manchester United will 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘 be champion. No disrespect.”

🎥 - [@talkSPORT]

[Paul Pogba @paulpogba]

The Cape Verde goalkeeper is really something, waaaaw

[Oma Akatugba @omaakatugba]

This is why it’s vey good to host the World Cup in economically viable nations. See the massive stadiums in the US and see the crowd ? No matter who is playing you see a good turnout.

[Sir Dickson @Wizarab10]

You bring grace, good luck and prayers. But he has to spend money on you to activate it.

What is the difference between you and 9ja pastors?

[San Yorch @Sanyorchv]

El león puede perder sus dientes pero no las ganas de comer.

[👑KING ESSIEEJAY👑 @Essieejay24]

@crypt0hubb @VictorWithAV Ahhhhh!!!!😂🤣🤣

[👑KING ESSIEEJAY👑 @Essieejay24]

Tiki taka😂

[Sky Sports Football @SkyFootball]

Mikel Oyarzabal is the first player on record since 1966 to play the first half an hour of a World Cup match without touching the ball once 😮

[Sky Sports Football @SkyFootball]

After Cabo Verde’s draw with Spain, goalkeeper Vozinha has now reached 5.7m Instagram followers from 50k before the game, with the figure continuing to increase! 🤩📈

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Vozinha now has 4.5m followers on IG after his unbelievable performance against World Cup favorites, Spain.

[AB⚕ @AbsoluteBruno]

Bro how tf do commentators effortlessly recognize EVERY player btw, even in chaotic scrambles they still somehow get the names quick asf😭😭

[MattyFC @MattyFC__]

my wife is Ecuadorian but Amad Diallo is a Man United player. Celebrated and now I'm sleeping on the couch. this is United heritage.