AFCON: Fans Blast Pastor Who Prophesied That Cameroon Will Beat Nigeria Before The Super Eagles’ Win
- Nigeria’s win against Cameroon at the ongoing AFCON games has put one Prophet Elijah Abiri in the limelight
- Before the football match, the Nigerian pastor had prophesied that Cameroon would beat Nigeria 3 goals to 1
- After Nigeria’s Super Eagles defeated Cameroon during the match, netizens were quick to dig up the pastor’s post and put him on blast
A Nigerian preacher, Prophet Elijah Abiri, is trending online over the Super Eagles' match against Cameroon at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Hours before the much-anticipated match between Nigeria and Cameroon, Prophet Elijah Abiri had taken to his Facebook page to share prophecies on what the outcome of the game would be.
The Nigerian preacher prophesied that Cameroon would win the game against Nigeria with 3 goals to 1. Not stopping there, Prophet Elijah Abiri made it known that he wasn’t talking in parables and that it was confirmed that Cameroon would beat Nigeria.
He wrote:
“Any arrow fired at you, back fired right now! 3-1 is the scores for Cameroon Vs Nigeria in Favor of Cameroon. This time I’m not talking in Parable, I said Cameroon is winning Nigeria period! it’s written& it’s done,watch.”
See a screenshot of his post below:
However, after the match was played on January 27, 2024, the prophet was in for a surprise with the outcome seeing as Nigeria won the game with 2 goals to nil.
As expected, many netizens were quick to dig up the prophet’s post and also put him on blast for his false prophecy.
Reactions to pastor’s false prophecy about Nigeria and Cameroon
Read what some Nigerians had to say about Prophet Elijah Abiri’s failed prophecy below:
Balo_ng:
“Man of God just calm down.... we dey come Sunday school class tomorrow e get one you go Explain give us.”
Mimi Seafood plus: ·
“Please I need your address Sir, I want to visit you with some friends abeg.”
Cosmas Ifeanyi:
“End time pastor.”
Osondu Ahirika:
“Shameful. This happens when you bring arrogance into ministry.”
Blessingharuna7:
“They need to find this man make they wipe am cord for neck.”
ifu_nanya:
“We need to look for that prophet and question him.”
vitameen_b:
“You sure say na God call this one?”
Edisana Nyong:
“I know say today, you go talk say "God told you he will have mercy on super eagles" Dey play.”
Mohammed Kudus wins Man of the Match in Black Stars game against Egypt
Relatedly, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Kudus emerged as the Man of the Match in the game against Egypt in the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The West Ham United football star scored a brace in the match that ended 2-2 on Thursday, January 18, 2024.
Kudus received the honour for his outstanding performance following the highly competitive game, becoming the second Ghanaian player to win the title, following Alexander Djiku in the first Black Stars game against Cape Verde.
Netizens, especially fans of Mohammed Kudus, took to the comments section of a post by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to shower compliments on the footballer.
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Source: Legit.ng
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