AFCON 2024

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Not gonna lie only watch last 15 or so minutes but didn't even realise Wissa was on the pitch until he got dispossessed just before coming off as sub.
How was he before?

Why did you watch it if you didn’t know he was playing? Bit creepy. Switched it off now.

 

[ladbroke]

Creepy watching a game of football?

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Apology accepted

 

[alikat]

How tall is the ref in this match? 4'6"?

 

[Lionel Bart-At]

This is a weird thread!

 

[SmiffyBee]

How tall is the ref in this match? 4'6"?

TV often makes people seem shorter than they are...

He's 5 foot 4.

 

[alikat]

TV often makes people seem shorter than they are...

He's 5 foot 4.

Really? Some of the players must be at least 7 foot then!

 

[SmiffyBee]

Really? Some of the players must be at least 7 foot then!

Africa is a big continent.
Things are different there.


Egypt down to 10 !

Up the DR Congo...???? (delete as appropriate)

 

[SmiffyBee]

Penalties !

?

 

[SmiffyBee]

15 pens in.
7-6 to Egypt.

Keepers will be taking them soon

 

[badgerbee]

DRC through...

 

[londondude]

Congo win 8 7 on pens
.

 

[SmiffyBee]

15 pens in.
7-6 to Egypt.

Keepers will be taking them soon

Congo win! 8-7....

Egyptians off home....

 

[Beelated]

Excellent result. Wissa vs Jeanvier in the next round.

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

15 pens in.
7-6 to Egypt.

Keepers will be taking them soon

Egypt keeper took penalty before needed to and booted it over the bar

 

[Westlad]

Egyptian keeper spent half the game timewasting, didn't save a single pen and then missed the crucial one!

 

[maddogging]

Excellent result. Wissa vs Jeanvier in the next round.

awful result. We need our attackers back, that’s two more games he misses for us now

 

[Silly Hat]

Egyptian keeper spent half the game timewasting, didn't save a single pen and then missed the crucial one!

I’m literally with my feet up, as Brentford’s top sapeur, downing pints of Arab tears. So sweet. So refreshing.

Congo vs Guinea on Friday night @8pm ??

 

[longtimeagobee]

Does the commentator for Cape Verde v Mauritania, on now, not realise that we can see the game. He’s coming across a bit like a radio commentator. Needs to STFU now & then.

 

[bee bee ramones]

He must be getting paid by the word or on speed.

 

[Silly Hat]

Surprisingly strong performance by Mauritania so far. They’re already making history, as they didn’t get out of the group stage in the two previous AFCON’s that they qualified (the last two editions). Bit of a golden era for Al Murabitun at the moment.

 

[Silly Hat]

Does the commentator for Cape Verde v Mauritania, on now, not realise that we can see the game. He’s coming across a bit like a radio commentator. Needs to STFU now & then.

Much prefer the Steve Vickers/Amanda Dlamini ( ?? and ??) combo, or the legend of African football journalism, Mark Gleeson ?? on his own*

The guy commenting is Robbie Nock, who I’m sure is a journo based in Rwanda who gets rolled out to cover literally any sport in Africa.

*With the useless Daniel Amokachi ?? relegated to making the tea.

 

[Silly Hat]

AK47 on for Mauritania ?

 

[Silly Hat]

?

Cape Verde take the lead via a penalty by their captain Mendes (their best player today) after a bad and sad mistake by Mauritania.

 

[Silly Hat]

Blue Sharks into the quarter finals after a tough battle against Mauritania, for only the second time in their history. What a game!

Gutted for Mauritania - but now let’s go Cape Verde!

 

[Silly Hat]

Ivory Coast on the back foot already after 4 mins, with Diallo of Senegal scoring.

I know it’ll be well past her bedtime, and she’ll probably be well asleep after some nice warm milk, but I hope the nanny wakes Sane’s wife up so that she can watch this game.

 

[Silly Hat]

Mane could have easily got a red for that disgusting studs up tackle on Sangare, who’s been stretchered off. Insane that that did not go to VAR for a review!!!!

 

[stevil]

Mane could have easily got a red for that disgusting studs up tackle on Sangare, who’s been stretchered off. Insane that that did not go to VAR for a review!!!!

Shocking challenge. Did VAR even look at it??

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Mane could have easily got a red for that disgusting studs up tackle on Sangare, who’s been stretchered off. Insane that that did not go to VAR for a review!!!!

My thoughts are with Forest at this difficult time.

 

[Silly Hat]

Shocking challenge. Did VAR even look at it??

No!!!! Incredible decision, tbh.

 

[Silly Hat]

My thoughts are with Forest at this difficult time.

He’s back on the pitch. But the dream lives on. Maybe a niggling injury that rears its head once he’s back in Nottingham, so the medical costs fall to Forest to pick up ?

 

[Silly Hat]

F*cking hell - that’s a straight red to the Senegalese keeper, not a booking the Ivorian player!!

EDIT: penalty given.

Kessie equalises!!!!!

Oyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PLE]

Atmosphere in Ivory Coast game is amazing would love to be tonight

 

[stevil]

Atmosphere in Ivory Coast game is amazing would love to be tonight

Could go sideways if they lose the pens...

 

[Super_horns]

Atmosphere in Ivory Coast game is amazing would love to be tonight

Would be very classic AFCON if they went through after sacking their manager !

 

[longtimeagobee]

Atmosphere in Ivory Coast game is amazing would love to be tonight

Not so keen on the drummer though.

 

[SmiffyBee]

Might be slightly behind but I'm at 2-2 in the pens.

Come on the Coast !

 

[SmiffyBee]

Senegal miss !

 

[SmiffyBee]

Mane scores but Ivory Coast win on pens !

Kessier

 

[Paul_T]

Wow Cote D'Ivoire through at expense of Senegal, who'd have thunk it?

 

[Silly Hat]

Wow Cote D'Ivoire through at expense of Senegal, who'd have thunk it?

No one - least of all the Ivoriens!!!

 

[80s Bee]

Amazing scenes! Good for the tournament to have the hosts through. With Senegal out it really looks wide open now.

 

[bajenleker]

Senegal miss !

?

 

[stevil]

AFCON is a wild ride!

 

[Silly Hat]

AFCON is a wild ride!

Yep. I remain permanently amazed at how people deride it. Absolutely clueless!

 

[Paul O'Brien]

There's one commentator that I quite like but who uses the word "super" over and over again. Who is it?

Also, so far I haven't really seen anyone who has made me think "Oooh. Let's make a bid for him". One or two have been okay but nothing more.

 

[Silly Hat]

Thomas Mlambo and Bongani Khumalo’s commentating on the Mali vs Burkina Faso game ?? Love both these guys, probably watched hundreds of DSTV games with ‘em as the anchors ? They know what they’re on about.

Khumalo’s only international goal was in Bafana Bafana’s 2-1 defeat of France in Bloem at WC2010 ?

The game? Mali beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in an almost sold out Korhogo stadium.

 

[TW3Bee]

How tall is the ref in this match? 4'6"?

Who is it Keith Stroud?

 

[Silly Hat]

There's one commentator that I quite like but who uses the word "super" over and over again. Who is it?

Also, so far I haven't really seen anyone who has made me think "Oooh. Let's make a bid for him". One or two have been okay but nothing more.

Narrow him down please. Sounds like a white Saffer? It’ll be Mark Gleeson or Steve Vickers (who’s a Zimbo).

 

[Paul O'Brien]

Narrow him down please. Sounds like a white Saffer? It’ll be Mark Gleeson or Steve Vickers (who’s a Zimbo).

I think it could be one of those. He doesn't have much of an accent, and I think he's also the one who uses sumptuous a lot.