tian447 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 No thread for this, take it nobody is that bothered by it? Ghana decide to gift a goal in added time to Cape Verde who win their game 2-1. Horrific defending. The quality of the football has been... interesting. It's something to watch, but nothing has really jumped out at me yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyRightPeg Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 It's comedy gold. Pretty sure in the last tournament the VAR monitor pitchside was a wee computer monitor powered up by an extension cable. Think a ref blew for full time after 84 minutes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 minute ago, tian447 said: No thread for this, take it nobody is that bothered by it? Ghana decide to gift a goal in added time to Cape Verde who win their game 2-1. Horrific defending. The quality of the football has been... interesting. It's something to watch, but nothing has really jumped out at me yet. I have no interest in watching games that aren't Hearts or Scotland any more, there's been so much on for so long I'm pretty scunnered with football on the tv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 2 minutes ago, ǝǝɥʇᴉɯS said: I have no interest in watching games that aren't Hearts or Scotland any more, there's been so much on for so long I'm pretty scunnered with football on the tv. I can totally understand that point of view. I find myself growing more and more attracted to it myself to be honest. I've got multiple subs to Sky, TNT, ViaPlay etc and end up with football on the TV most nights. How much of it I actually enjoy is another question. I genuinely only care about our results, and don't give 2 ****s about what happens in the other games. It's more background noise than anything else. I was playing Pokemon Emerald on a Gameboy emulator whilst the Ghana v Cape Verde game was on, and it was much more interesting than the football I'll end up watching all of it, even if it's just background watching, but it's not exactly demanding my full attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 In the spirit of the thread, we've had the following results: Ivory Coast 2-0 Guinea-Bissau Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea Egypt 2-2 Mozambique Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde The "big" teams really not doing a good job so far in the tournament! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GYL Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2023? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 13 minutes ago, GYL said: 2023? It was postponed 6 months for the wet season. Supposed to be July 2023, but moved back to January 2024. Still counted as AFCON 2023 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyCant Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 29 minutes ago, tian447 said: In the spirit of the thread, we've had the following results: Ivory Coast 2-0 Guinea-Bissau Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea Egypt 2-2 Mozambique Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde The "big" teams really not doing a good job so far in the tournament! Nigeria burst my Acca today. My only interest in this was for easy looking bets to build an Acca and now even that’s gone pear shaped 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 4 minutes ago, JimmyCant said: Nigeria burst my Acca today. My only interest in this was for easy looking bets to build an Acca and now even that’s gone pear shaped 😢 Don't bet on the African Cup of Nations Definitely don't bet on favourites! They always **** it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC01 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) I managed to get the Ivory Coast score right for the opening game. Decided it wasn't worth the turmoil because of the odds for the next lot. Glad I left it. Three brutal results on Sunday. The first rounds tend to be really bad. I got lucky on the opening match for the hosts. Should've been more than 2-0. I fancy Senegal and *Algeria to win. Cameroon draw. Edited January 15 by HMFC01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rory78 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Have the referees improved??did one not call for full time 9 minutes early at the last tournament 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 3 hours ago, rory78 said: Have the referees improved??did one not call for full time 9 minutes early at the last tournament 😳 The last one was an absolute farce. I used to love watching it but that put me right off bothering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 AFCON is total pish. The officials are clueless, the goalies are worse, the tackles on show wouldn't look out of place at a kung fu tournament and the stadiums are almost always empty. At least one team will go on strike for more pay during the tournament (or may already have done so in the build-up, I've not paid any attention to this farce at all this year) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 46 minutes ago, Cade said: AFCON is total pish. The officials are clueless, the goalies are worse, the tackles on show wouldn't look out of place at a kung fu tournament and the stadiums are almost always empty. At least one team will go on strike for more pay during the tournament (or may already have done so in the build-up, I've not paid any attention to this farce at all this year) Not gonna lie, this makes it much more appealing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Senegal 2-0 Gambia. If only the Gambian Roberto Carlos was still kicking about, he'd have made a difference: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Well I don’t know about the rest of the game as I’ve not been watching it but Senegal just scored a peach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Buckets Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Never understand the negativity around AFCON you sometimes hear. I don't watch every game but usually stick the games on and watch most of the knockouts and find it pretty good and enjoyable. Sometimes the play can be a bit chaotic or less structured but half the players play in the Big 5 leagues of Europe so don't think it can be that bad. Looks like it will be very competitive this year where 8 or 9 teams will have a chance of winning it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copa-mundial Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I mind watching this as a kid years ago when I certainly knew a lot more of the players then than I do today. Most notable memory is Abdi Pele scoring a free kick from about 40 yards. It was a screamer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Cameroon 0-1 Guinea Aye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 There is absolutely no atmosphere in any of these games, which I think is a bit of a shame. It could be a lot better than it is, and the game suffers because of it. Guinea are down to 10 men for a fairly innocent and accidental looking foul. Defender is chasing the attacker, and stands on his heel. He didn't go to ground or lunge in. Seems very, very harsh. VAR upgraded from yellow to red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRiver Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 18 hours ago, HMFC01 said: I managed to get the Ivory Coast score right for the opening game. Decided it wasn't worth the turmoil because of the odds for the next lot. Glad I left it. Three brutal results on Sunday. The first rounds tend to be really bad. I got lucky on the opening match for the hosts. Should've been more than 2-0. I fancy Senegal and *Algeria to win. Cameroon draw. Good shout on the draw. Backed these 3 on a treble so fingers crossed for the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC01 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Angolan gameplan in tatters. Algeria winning 1-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Having that one ruled out is going to hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merseyjambo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Is Aberdeen’s gazillion pound player out there with Cape Verde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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milky_26 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 21 minutes ago, merseyjambo said: Is Aberdeen’s gazillion pound player out there with Cape Verde i think he ducked out of going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andythejambo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Angola just equalised from the spot. But should it have counted? Player crashes it off the underside of the bar, and then runs in to tap it over the line. Goalie did'nt touch it, so surely this is a double touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC01 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 23 minutes ago, andythejambo said: Angola just equalised from the spot. But should it have counted? Player crashes it off the underside of the bar, and then runs in to tap it over the line. Goalie did'nt touch it, so surely this is a double touch. The ball went over the line I believe. It wouldn't have counted otherwise. Although I'm not confident VAR and the OFR would have sorted it ☺ Algeria 1-0 up in control and give them a gift of a penalty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andythejambo Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 23 minutes ago, HMFC01 said: The ball went over the line I believe. It wouldn't have counted otherwise. Although I'm not confident VAR and the OFR would have sorted it ☺ Algeria 1-0 up in control and give them a gift of a penalty Yup, just rewound it on Sky, didn't realise it had gone well over the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Not quite sure what I was expecting with Burkina Faso v Mauritania, but it's been a level of pish beyond what I had feared. 0-0, 25 minutes to play. I would say that I hope that Tunisia V Namibia and Mali v South Africa will be better games, but there is absolutely no way they could be worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC01 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Mauritania 500 minutes without a goal in AFCON competitions. I'm going out on a limb here. It's going to end 0-0. 😀 Tunisia should win you'd think. Mali possibly sneak a win. Edited January 16 by HMFC01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, HMFC01 said: Mauritania 500 minutes without a goal in AFCON competitions. I'm going out on a limb here. It's going to end 0-0. 😀 Tunisia should win you'd think. Score draw for the last one. Are Burkina Faso also 500 minutes without an AFCON goal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC01 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, tian447 said: Are Burkina Faso also 500 minutes without an AFCON goal? No idea the commentary never mentioned them yet 😂 Goalkeepers motm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Chance to break through, or at least hold it up, and the Mauritania player falls over trying to win a free kick. Think I'm starting to see why they haven't scored in those 500 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Think VAR are going to give Burkina Faso a penalty here. I bet you they miss it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC01 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Penners VAR... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 He has absolutely bought that penalty btw, it's nowhere near as clear as the commentators are making it out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Goal. 1-0 Burkina Faso. Still an absolutely dreadful game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC01 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Yep he's bought it. Unlucky the ball bobbled before he got a touch just out of reach. 1-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 10 minutes until half time in Tunisia v Namibia. 0-0. Not much better than the last game. The atmosphere in this one is actually even worse. It's like a training session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 minutes ago, tian447 said: 10 minutes until half time in Tunisia v Namibia. 0-0. Not much better than the last game. The atmosphere in this one is actually even worse. It's like a training session. This tournament so far has been garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 10 minutes ago, John Findlay said: This tournament so far has been garbage. You're not wrong. It really has not been good at all. The atmosphere is the worst part. It's like no one can be arsed being there, players included. Hopefully once the group stages are out of the way it'll start to pick up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC01 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Great finish to the game. Namibia win with a great cross and header. Unlucky second goal disallowed for offside. I like seeing the underdogs score with their random celebrations. 9/1 Namibia looked the better side. Edited January 16 by HMFC01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 22 hours ago, HMFC01 said: Angolan gameplan in tatters. Algeria winning 1-0. What is the North African teams' game plan playing out of their comfort zone in the sub Sahara? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC01 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, Mikey1874 said: What is the North African teams' game plan playing out of their comfort zone in the sub Sahara? No idea. They gave a cheap penalty away for a straight kick. He just had to stand his ground. The ball was going out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malinga the Swinga Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 South Africa 2 down to Mali. Tunisia pumped by Namibia. The so called big teams not performing that well with couple of exceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 5 minutes ago, Malinga the Swinga said: South Africa 2 down to Mali. Tunisia pumped by Namibia. The so called big teams not performing that well with couple of exceptions. Are SA considered a big team? I'd have made Mali favs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tian447 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 17 minutes ago, Jeff said: Are SA considered a big team? I'd have made Mali favs Mali were 5/6 favourites, South Africa were nearly 4/1 with most bookies pre-kick off (18/5 which is a very strange set of odds you don't see that often). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 DR Congo v Zambia about to kick off. Bushiri on the bench for congo but frankie musonda starts for zambia, musonda currently plays for ayr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Sakala playing as well i think. Handy player when he's up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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