AFCON

[Frogfish]

Well actually I for one am quite interested in following this ... it could possibly be more interesting than following the latest Covid postponements on my phone.

Algeria 3-0 Ghana with 10 mins remaining.

 

[Frogfish]

Especially for Liverpool fans intending to support our players, their opening matches are listed below. Nigeria used to be a good team but I haven't followed them recently. On paper that is perhaps the best match of the opening round and a tough one for Mo and Egypt. However it's likely that Senegal, Guinea and Egypt will all progress to the Final 16.

Monday : Senegal 13:00 Zimbabwe
Monday : Guinea 16:00 Malawi
Tuesday : Nigeria 16:00 Egypt

 

[binomial]

I thought I read somewhere the tournament didn't start till Monday?

 

[binomial]

Especially for Liverpool fans intending to support our players, their opening matches are listed below. Nigeria used to be a good team but I haven't followed them recently. On paper that is perhaps the best match of the opening round and a tough one for Mo and Egypt. However it's likely that Senegal, Guinea and Egypt will all progress to the Final 16.

Monday : Senegal 13:00 Zimbabwe
Monday : Guinea 16:00 Malawi
Tuesday : Nigeria 16:00 Egypt

There are quite a lot of nations in with a shout of winning, Cameroon Nigeria Ivory Coast Algeria Morocco Senegal & who I reckon are favourites in Sudan (not sure how good Egypt are without Salah)

Nigeria have 1 of the more prominent attacks with Kelechi, Osimhen & that 7 ft giant at Genk that scored like 40 goals last season.

 

[peekay]

Especially for Liverpool fans intending to support our players, their opening matches are listed below. Nigeria used to be a good team but I haven't followed them recently. On paper that is perhaps the best match of the opening round and a tough one for Mo and Egypt. However it's likely that Senegal, Guinea and Egypt will all progress to the Final 16.

Monday : Senegal 13:00 Zimbabwe
Monday : Guinea 16:00 Malawi
Tuesday : Nigeria 16:00 Egypt

Let me get this correct. By supporting our players you mean rooting for Zimbabwe and Nigeria, right? So that we can have Mane and Salah back as soon as possible?

 

[Frogfish]

Let me get this correct. By supporting our players you mean rooting for Zimbabwe and Nigeria, right? So that we can have Mane and Salah back as soon as possible?

Naturlich !

 

[Whaddapie]

I will support our players by hoping that they're all unused subs in every match that their countries play, and hoping that all of their countries go home as early as possible... Does that count?

P.S. I do that for ALL of our players... This is not an AFCON specific thing for me.

 

[Modo]

I want Mané to finally win it.

 

[SummerOnions]

When does it actually start? I think ivory coast will win

 

[binomial]

Cameroon kick it off being the host nation on Sunday 4pm

 

[Shay_K]

Is it just me is does no-one else consider the extreme likelihood of this comp being canceled or postponed when a lot of teams start announcing covid casualties?

 

[King Binny]

Friendly match, taken off at half time.

 

[Richey]

A friendly???! I thought he was too fragile to be playing in unimportant games!

 

[binomial]

Aubameyang positive.

 

[King Binny]

Aubameyang positive.

 

[King Binny]

 

[binomial]

Interesting stats.

 

[binomial]

Btw is the Algerian currently a free agent any good?

 

[King Binny]

Btw is the Algerian currently a free agent any good?

Youcef Belaili

 

[King Binny]

 

[rurikbird]

These guys are massive from the waist up.

 

[King Binny]

 

[Red Bird]

And it starts!

 

[tombrown]

Today I learned a new African country

 

[Hansern]

38 seconds into the first game and a tackle with the studs to the thigh of a Cameroonian player. Leg breaker and a yellow card. Welcome to the AFCON.

I pray for our players.

 

[MomoWASright]

No wonder we don’t respect that competition

 

[StevieM]

There’s absolutely no way Naby Kieta survives this tournament in one piece.

 

[MomoWASright]

There’s absolutely no way Naby Kieta survives this tournament in one piece.

Think of the insurance money. That’ll be worth more than his real value.

 

[StevieM]

Think of the insurance money. That’ll be worth more than his real value.

We’ll be able to spend it on a mobility scooter for Mane!!!

 

[MomoWASright]

We’ll be able to spend it on a mobility scooter for Mane!!!

And a stairlift.