Originally Posted by Waffdon
Hervé Renard on loan
Now it's a proper AFCON.
Hervé Renard on loan
Now it's a proper AFCON.
Some very funky business going on in AC, either SK are throwing games or the AFCON shit-for-brains approach to international football is spreading. Or, much more likely, Klinsmann is fucking incompetent.
Either way, knockouts set, proper football begins now. Good to see Indonesia make it too given their size and passion for the game.
Angola down to ten men. Namibia with a real chance to make history here.
They don't look like they're the ones down to 10.
RIP in pieces Namibia.
It was fun.
This is some collapse.
What a mental few minutes.
Nigeria v Cameroon in its first couple of minutes. Daniel Amokachi on co-comms and someone who's had too much lemonade doing the play by play. Football 'eritage.
Is that the Welsh fella? He peaked incredibly early in the Egypt v Cape Verde game. Ended with something along the lines of "Not even the Gods in ancient Egypt have seen such drama".
Not sure what the keeper was doing.
Defenders looked shell shocked.
Yes, light Welsh accent, he literally hasn't stopped talking from the start of the game.
Not sure what is ruling this out.
BBC Three also showing the game. A much more relaxed vibe.
Thank god for that. I was about to have a seizure. Amokachi is having to shout over him just to get the occasional word in.
That's much better, the geezer wouldn't stop.
Great from Osimhen but that is shocking keeping.
Keeper did all he could really, it was the defender who fucked it up.
Rigo Song probably lacking a clue here.
Aboubakar to the rescue.
Business is about to pick up.
I'm probably in a minority of one but that kind of impact on a goalkeeper should be an automatic red card, no matter how accidental. If you're not in control of your own movement and it leads to a dangerous impact at that kind of force, that's on you.
Goodbye Cameroon.
A mixed day for Cameroonian managers.
Nigeria look much better in this game. Might be that they've finally found the formula. Lookman a key part of it, Osimhen is far better when he has someone up there to link up with.
Fuck, Roger Milla looking sad in the stands, don't do this to me.
That Angola goal and this combined has them as the people's champ.
Guinea with both Keita & Guirassy on the bench. EG well worth taking on at 3/1.
It's all gone wrong for EQG. Down to ten and a missed penalty.
Poor EQG.
I always find them a bit phoney, so am pleased for Guinea, who are a bit of a sleeping giant I think.
Next game could be a shitter.
I was going to ask what Naby is doing with himself these days, but I see he's at Werder Bremen and has played 3 times in 6 months.
This being the 2023 AFCON had passed me by. 3rd since 2019 that have been scheduled in the European Summer they say. Have any of them actually been played in their scheduled window? Is it just the one [ever] in 2019?
DR Congo wasting a glorious opportunity just as they have all tournament.
Just the one ever, which is for a reason, i.e. that it's too wet. Now is the correct time to play it. Clubs just have to find a bucket for their tears.
Egypt in the bin.
The north have really fluffed their lines this time other than Morocco. Serious teams don't get knocked out by the DR Congo.
Jordan 2-1 down to Iraq in the 93rd minute proceed to score in the 95th and 97th to go through.
Jordan or Tajikistan will be in the semis.
Mane should be walking for that challenge.
This is a massive penalty.
That last penalty was insane. Did he hit it straight over Mendy's head/between his hands?
Another one bites the dust.
Hopefully Jackson is on a private jet back in time for Wednesday
Lololololololol.
Mendy looked like he's never faced a penalty before.
Nigeria should walk this now. So of course they won't.
If Morocco go out here I'm just declaring this whole thing to be a random results generator.
Mali might win it.
Never looked confident.
The upsets keep on coming.
Klinsmann's South Korea knocked out the Saudi's last night (lol) and will take on Australia in the quarters.
I'm starting to fancy Iran now - they'll get through Syria today and then knock out a very average looking Japan. Qatar in the semi's should be doable - and then spank the winner of Australia/South Korea #TeamTaz
Last edited by John Arne; 31-01-2024 at 05:33 AM.
Uzbekistan all the way.
We're a disorganised mess fully reliant on 3 players to bail us out, I don't see us beating Japan or SK even though they've yet to impress. Mon our Tajik brothers.
That's the Drs through.
Fuck knows what the keeper was doing.
Lots to like about The DRC. Functional all over the pitch.
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