The final round of Champions League group stage matches were played on Wednesday
With eighteen (18) games marking the final round of the group phase of the newly-created UEFA Champions League format, Wednesday, January 29, 2025, was supposed to be the ‘cash out’ day for most punters or investors, as they like to call themselves.
The group phase of the 2024/2025 UEFA Champions League had reached a crescendo with some big clubs, including Real Madrid and Manchester City, needing wins to advance to the next stage of the competition.
The likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, and Barcelona, who had already qualified, had extra motives, such as favourable draws in the next round and financial rewards, to win their games.
All these factors set up the biggest possible ‘cash out’ day for bettors, not only in Ghana but across the world.
Ahead of kick-off, Ghana’s social media space, particularly X (formerly Twitter), was awash with posts of people expressing readiness to bet with the conviction that they were going to enjoy huge returns.
Betting odds were also flying on social media as bettors shared their stakes to allow their friends to stake in anticipation of the monies they were going to enjoy.
But things did not turn out as planned as the results of some games went against what many ‘investors’ predicted.
Based on the meltdown on social media, most of the ‘investors’ suffered heartbreaks as clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City, Young Boys, Barcelona, and others chalked various results that did not go in favor of the punters.
See some of the reactions below:
— Kwadwo Sheldon (@kwadwosheldon) January 29, 2025
0/30 https://t.co/MEpUmJtRNx pic.twitter.com/XukElEWKgI
— Emmanuel Tate (@ballonstagger) January 29, 2025
— Don (@Opresii) January 29, 2025
😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Xqh9M1VMmh
— Man of Letters. (@Letter_to_Jack) January 29, 2025
who get Cape Coast Teaching hospital demma emergency ambulance hotline???
— 𝕶𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖒𝖔𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖗🇬🇭 (@Regular_NiceGuy) January 29, 2025
Since last year July I shun Dey stake bet hm pic.twitter.com/iPH2IHwvo1
— KALYJAY (@gyaigyimii) January 29, 2025
young boys and leipzig
over 1.5 o? pic.twitter.com/htIhoUon9s— condescending mf🌵 (@_____sterling) January 29, 2025
All be how much ? Answer fast l https://t.co/ZbMbiUeFEg
— Emmanuel Tate (@ballonstagger) January 29, 2025
https://t.co/71x8oLYtNk pic.twitter.com/uMsO7CRAex
— Aeroplane_fitar🇬🇭 (@richie_alone) January 29, 2025
a lot of people have left the forbes list just after 10 minutes of play
— dracojeremy🔫 (@jeremyb___) January 29, 2025
After 10 PM it’s either your taste go change to caviar or you go start taste chloroquine for mouth.
— Weffrey Jellington (@jeffwellz) January 29, 2025
If you like me tell me now cos after 10 pm I’ll only talk to my fellow billionaires
— Don (@Opresii) January 29, 2025
Texted my landlord this evening. Pray for me guys. See you after 10 pm pic.twitter.com/xqXbqYu4Cj
— Mempeasem President (@AsieduMends) January 29, 2025
After 10 pm, we’ll know if it’s Benz you want or buzanga.😂🫵🏾
— Bee❤️👑 (@_atsumaaaaa) January 29, 2025
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