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AFCON 2022

stackitsteve
stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
in Other Football and Sports
You can’t beat an international tournament.

This years African Cup of Nations starts tomorrow.

Sky Sports have the rights to all 52 games while the BBC will also show 10 matches including the semi finals and final.

All eyes will be on arguably the worlds best player as Mo Salah leads out his Egypt team.

I fancy Morocco to win it.
Who you picking?
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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    Looking forward to it, Egypt v Nigeria on Monday afternoon (4pm, is on BBC) should be good.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,945
    Algeria, for someone different. 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    I bet Jurgen Klopp will be having kittens every second Mo is on the park!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,215
    Come on Ghana just because I know I few Ghanians
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    edited January 2022
    Algeria if they’ve got their full side

    Haven’t lost a game for over 2 years, currently 5/1
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,976
    I genuinely couldn’t give less of a shit about this.  It’s usually a dire standard on pitches akin to Hackney marshes.
    I’ll watch if it’s on and I’m in front of the box but really think it needs to be on a 4 year cycle to be more popular 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    Nigeria would've been my tip but they lost their 2 best strikers in Osimhen and Dennis so they're a lot weaker up front. Iwobi, Ndidi and of course Joe Aribo is a good midfield though.

    Algeria as holders, and with Mahrez and Benrahma on either wing will again go far. They're not far off breaking the world record for games unbeaten.

    My tip to win it though is Ivory Coast. I feel they probably have the best overall squad, Aurier, Bailly, Cornet, Frank Kessie at Milan, Max Gradel, Zaha, Pepe, Haller from Ajax. I think they'll be very strong but a lot depends on how Zaha and Pepe do when the going gets tough. They could either be brilliant or go completely missing.

    I'll go for an Algeria v Ivory Coast final.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835


    Top half of the betting 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994

    "Countries suffering Covid outbreaks will have to play their Africa Cup of Nations matches even if they have only 11 players available.

    New guidelines from the Confederation of African Football (Caf) state matches will still go ahead even if none of the 11 players is a goalkeeper.

    Any nation unable to fulfil a fixture will forfeit the game 2-0.

    The guidance has been issued after several nations reported Covid cases before the tournament starts on Sunday.

    Caf said that in "exceptional cases" the tournament's organising committee "will take the appropriate decision".

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,290
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:

    "Countries suffering Covid outbreaks will have to play their Africa Cup of Nations matches even if they have only 11 players available.

    New guidelines from the Confederation of African Football (Caf) state matches will still go ahead even if none of the 11 players is a goalkeeper.

    Any nation unable to fulfil a fixture will forfeit the game 2-0.

    The guidance has been issued after several nations reported Covid cases before the tournament starts on Sunday.

    Caf said that in "exceptional cases" the tournament's organising committee "will take the appropriate decision".

    Jesus wept!! 
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  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    se9addick said:
    Looking forward to it, Egypt v Nigeria on Monday afternoon (4pm, is on BBC) should be good.
    That's on Tuesday.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    superclive98 said:
    se9addick said:
    Looking forward to it, Egypt v Nigeria on Monday afternoon (4pm, is on BBC) should be good.
    That's on Tuesday.
    Oh cool - that’s better for me!
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Sangare scores the tournaments opening goal and puts Burkina Faso 1-0 in the process.
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    edited January 2022
    Didn’t realise how much I missed the sound of vuvuzelas.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited January 2022
    Mali 20/1 e/w looks a shout. That price will come in nicely if they get a result against Tunisia.

    Incredibly strong in WC qualifying. 11 scored and none conceded. Admittedly not super strong competition but that should see them notch six group points against Gambia and Mauritania. 
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Penalty for the hosts.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    stackitsteve said:
    Penalty for the hosts.
    And another. 
    Aboubakar scores again and the hosts lead 2-1 just before the break 
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,364
    edited January 2022
    Watched quite a bit of Ethiopia vs Cape Verde. Pretty awful standard on show. Not sure how many full time professionals are on the Ethiopia side.

    Each time this tournament comes around it seems as though they hold games in enormous stadiums with hardly anybody present.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    edited January 2022
    cafctom said:
    Watched quite a bit of Ethiopia vs Cape Verde. Pretty awful standard on show. Not sure how many full time professionals are on the Ethiopia side.

    Each time this tournament comes around it seems as though they hold games in enormous stadiums with hardly anybody present.
    I think there's a rule where you can only go to games if you're vaccinated and the % of people vaccinated in Africa isn't exactly high. Games are also going ahead with only a reduced capacity as well.

    But also Ethiopia v Cape Verde was hardly going to have many fans anyway.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Morocca v Ghana about to kick off
    Biggest game so far.
    Before another big one tomorrow in Nigeria v Egypt. 
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  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Watched the Senegal v Zimbabwe game.

    Senegal were very lucky, they offered nothing all game but somehow managed to sneak it 1-0 thanks to a penalty with the last kick of the game 
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,976
    Is this just going to be a tournament filled with penalties because of the lack of ability of the defenders or for crazy goalkeepers.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    paulie8290 said:
    Watched the Senegal v Zimbabwe game.

    Senegal were very lucky, they offered nothing all game but somehow managed to sneak it 1-0 thanks to a penalty with the last kick of the game 
    In fairness Senegal were apparently missing 11 players because of covid, so they're probably just glad to get it out of the way.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,290
    Surprised Macauley Bonne wasnt considered by Zimbabwe
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    Swisdom said:
    Is this just going to be a tournament filled with penalties because of the lack of ability of the defenders or for crazy goalkeepers.
    The quality at AFCON is generally poor, most games will be fairly low scoring.

    Just put the Morocco game on and the Ghana keeper plays for Swindon! 
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,215
    Where other than Sky  are these games on TV?

    Any games on BBC or BT?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,290
    edited January 2022
    Henry Irving said:
    Where other than Sky  are these games on TV?

    Any games on BBC or BT?
    Some are on BBC - The below is the best link to check for games

    https://www.live-footballontv.com/
    https://www.live-footballontv.com/live-football-on-bbc.html
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    Looking forward to this one, Egypt v Nigeria will hopefully break the run of low scoring matches so far 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    6 games so far.

    2-1 (with 2 penalties)
    1-0
    1-0
    1-0
    1-0
    0-0
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    1-0 to Nigeria, Iheanacho with the goal (Aribo assist) 

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