AFCON 2024

[alikat]

With any luck, our African players will only miss the FA Cup replay and the Florist game.

 

[SmiffyBee]

I know some will find this hard to believe but I read today that one Gabonesian player was accused of lying about his true age.
His birth papers claimed he was born in 1990, which was odd as his Mum died in 1986.

Guélor Kanga is the Gabonite.

 

[Silly Hat]

I know some will find this hard to believe but I read today that one Gabonesian player was accused of lying about his true age.
His birth papers claimed he was born in 1990, which was odd as his Mum died in 1986.

Guélor Kanga is the Gabonite.

Yep - this one’s been rumbling for a few years now. Back in 2021, the DR Congo's football federation protested to CAF saying Kanga was actually born in Kinshasa in October 1985 and that his real name is Kiaku-Kiaku Kianga.

A-freak-a: you just can’t make the place up sometimes ??

 

[ruislip bee]

Yep - this one’s been rumbling for a few years now. Back in 2021, the DR Congo's football federation protested to CAF saying Kanga was actually born in Kinshasa in October 1985 and that his real name is Kiaku-Kiaku Kianga.

A-freak-a: you just can’t make the place up sometimes ??

Was it Roger Millar they reckoned was well over 40 when playing for Cameroon in the world cup?

 

[Silly Hat]

Was it Roger Millar they reckoned was well over 40 when playing for Cameroon in the world cup?

It’s claimed that Milla was aged 42 when he scored against Russia at the 1994 World Cup in the USA.

Personally, I don’t believe much when it comes to an African player’s claimed age, given how corrupt the place is and how very widespread age fraud is in African football

Just last year, 21 players of Cameroon’s under-17 squad of 30 players were disqualified for failing age eligibility tests following MRI scans. And then 11 of the replacements drafted into the squad also failed age tests (!). DR Congo‘s under-17 team was forced to pull out of a regional qualifying tournament for the 2023 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations after 25 out of 40 players failed mandatory age testing.

In January 2023, Ghana’s female under-17 got banned from next two editions of the U-17 World Cup qualifiers for fielding over-age players.

Wissa’s DR Congo team mate, Chancel Mdemba, has used at least four different birth dates over the years.

Most often, when African players get called out on their ages, the default reaction is to gaslight and accuse the accusers of ‘racism’.

 

[Jay Bee]

Your cut out n’keep match schedule for AFCON 2024:

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AFCON 2024 FIXTURES AND SCHEDULE​

GROUP STAGE

Saturday January 13

Ivory Coast v Guinea-Bissau (8pm)

SundayJanuary 14

Nigeria v Equatorial Guinea (2pm)
Egypt v Mozambique (5pm)
Ghana v Cape Verde (8pm)

Monday January 15

Senegal v Gambia (2pm)
Cameroon v Guinea (5pm)
Algeria v Angola (8pm)

Tuesday January 16

Burkina Faso v Mauritania (2pm)
Tunisia v Namibia (5pm)
Mali v South Africa (8pm)

Wednesday January 17

Morocco v Tanzania (5pm)
DR Congo v Zambia (8pm)

Thursday January 18

Equatorial Guinea v Guinea-Bissau (2pm)
Ivory Coast v Nigeria (5pm)
Egypt v Ghana (8pm)

Friday January 19

Cape Verde v Mozambique (2pm)
Senegal v Cameroon (5pm)
Guinea v Gambia (8pm)

Saturday January 20

Algeria v Burkina Faso (2pm)
Mauritania v Angola (5pm)
Tunisia v Mali (8pm)

Sunday January 21

Morocco v DR Congo (2pm)
Zambia v Tanzania (5pm)
South Africa v Namibia (8pm)

Monday January 22

Equatorial Guinea v Ivory Coast (5pm)
Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria (5pm)
Cape Verde v Egypt (8pm)
Mozambique v Ghana (8pm)

Tuesday January 23

Gambia v Cameroon (5pm)
Guinea v Senegal (5pm)
Angola v Burkina Faso (8pm)
Mauritania v Algeria (8pm)

Wednesday January 24

Namibia v Mali (5pm)
South Africa v Tunisia (5pm)
Tanzania v DR Congo (8pm)
Zambia v Morocco (8pm)

ROUND OF 16

Saturday January 27

R1: Group D Winner v Third Place Group B/E/F (5pm)
R2: Group A Second v Group C Second (8pm)

Sunday January 28

R3: Group A Winner v Third Place Group C/D/E (5pm)
R4: Group B Second v Group F Second (8pm)

Monday January 29

R5: Group B Winner v Third Place Group A/C/D (5pm)
R6: Group C Winner v Third Place Group A/B/F (8pm)

Tuesday January 30

R7: Group E Winner v Group D Second (5pm)
R8: Group F Winner vs Group E Second (8pm)

QUARTER-FINALS

Friday February 2

QF1: Winner R2 v Winner R1 (5pm)
QF2: Winner R4 v Winner R3 (8pm)

Saturday February 3

QF3: Winner R7 v Winner R6 (5pm)
QF4: Winner R5 v Winner R8 (8pm)

SEMI-FINALS

Wednesday February 7

SF1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF4 (5pm)
SF2: Winner QF3 v Winner QF2 (8pm)

THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF

Saturday February 10

Loser SF1 v Loser SF2 (8pm)

FINAL

Sunday February 11

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (8pm)

Thank you. Copy here with DR Congo and Nigeria games highlighted and marked in red, and potential last 16 games marked in red.

I had already started highlighting Cameroon's games before I remembered we don't have a representative there after all, but feel free to look out for / ignore those if you wish.

 

[Super_horns]

Sky have most of it but some games on the BBC.

BBC confirm rights deal for Africa Cup of Nations – watch live matches including the opening game and final on BBC Three and iPlayer

The tournament kicks off on Saturday 13 January with the opening match between Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau broadcast live on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[SmiffyBee]

8pm ko tomorrow
Ivory Coast heavy favourites to beat Guinea Bissau
By how many goals , is the real question!

 

[Silly Hat]

8pm ko tomorrow
Ivory Coast heavy favourites to beat Guinea Bissau
By how many goals , is the real question!

Ivory Coast put five past an admittedly poor Sierra Leone six days ago, and scored nine against Seychelles in late November.

Guinea-Bissau lost 2-6 against Mali six days ago. They’ve never won a game at AFCON, and haven't even scored in their last seven AFCON matches.

I‘m going 3-0 to Les Éléphants

 

[AB]

Guinea-Bissau look L2 standard at best. Not sure I can watch a lot more after being spoiled by Newcastle v City.

 

[Silly Hat]

Guinea-Bissau look L2 standard at best. Not sure I can watch a lot more after being spoiled by Newcastle v City.

Great attendance at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium tonight.

Middle-Championship level from G-B I’d say, albeit against a good CDI team. The Guinea-Bissau team are drawn from such a disparate number of tier two European teams: Almeria, APOEL, Maritimo etc.

And Bolton Wanderers.

 

[Walshie]

Awful quality from both teams. Just so slow.

 

[Silly Hat]

Awful quality from both teams. Just so slow.

It’s a different style to what we’re used to. Think Italian football of the late 90s.

 

[Silly Hat]

That’s GOT to be a yellow card for diving by the Ivorien!

 

[JANORAK]

It’s a different style to what we’re used to. Think Italian football of the late 90s.

Judging by the amount of sweat on show, it seems pretty warm &humid too.

 

[Walshie]

Passing, ball control and decision making certainly isn’t 90s Italian.

Tempo I agree.

 

[Silly Hat]

Judging by the amount of sweat on show, it seems pretty warm &humid too.

At the moment it’s 82 degrees F, with 78 degrees humidity in Abidjan,

It’s hard to describe the utterly sapping environment of West Africa until you’ve lived there ?

 

[SmiffyBee]

I caught most of the first half.
Ivory Coast looked to be coasting, pardon the pun. The opposition weren't all that.

 

[Jay Bee]

Onyeka playing for Nigeria against Equatorial Guinea right now. On Sky Sports Mix.

I've not been watching but I'm told Guinea have just took the lead against the run of play. 37 mins played.
Turne dover to see the replay. Poor closing down, shot from just further out than the penalty spot... and the keeper didn't move.

EDIT: Oh and now it's 1-1! Osimhen. Cross from the left, he got a bit of contact on it...from a yard out.

 

[TheHairdresser]

Onyeka playing for Nigeria against Equatorial Guinea right now. On Sky Sports Mix.

I've not been watching but I'm told Guinea have just took the lead against the run of play. 37 mins played.
Turne dover to see the replay. Poor closing down, shot from just further out than the penalty spot... and the keeper didn't move.

EDIT: Oh and now it's 1-1! Osimhen. Cross from the left, he got a bit of contact on it...from a yard out.

FTT had a chance to clear on the edge of the box but just prodded his foot at the ball and it went directly to an EG player.

 

[Silly Hat]

Great save by Owono of Deportivo Alavés near the end of the first half to keep Equatorial Guinea in this.

1-1 at half-time. Few would have predicted that. FTT has been putting in his usual stupid tackles.

Stadium a third full?

 

[Silly Hat]

Whoever thought Daniel Amokachi should be allowed to commentate on football needs their head examining. He just mumbles platitudes and meaningless drivel. He was dreadful last night for the Ivory Coast/Guinea Bissau game, and has deteriorated overnight to an even worse level. He’s absolutely sh*t, and makes Garth Crooks look like he’s got a brain - which is an astonishingly low bar.

Thank f*** they’ve got the absolute legend of African football journalism, Mark Gleeson from SuperSport, actually dong the real commentating ?

 

[GABS]

Super Eagles twitter ?

 

[Silly Hat]

Big result for Equatorial Guinea in drawing 1-1 with the Super Eagles.

Onyeka was anonymous. Again.

 

[MusBeeLove]

Brentford mentioned in the AFCON. Onyeka seemed really uninvolved. Was on for the full 90 but I had to check the lineups a few times to see if he was still there. Tbf it looks like it's really hot there and you could tell he was exhausted.

 

[Judio1999]

Q How can the Man U keeper be playing today when all the other players like Salah had to leave on Jan 3rd ?

 

[Untouchable]

Onyeka was outstanding. Fulham signing him for £25m would be the bargain of the century.

Fixed it.

 

[Silly Hat]

Q How can the Man U keeper be playing today when all the other players like Salah had to leave on Jan 3rd ?

A - Because Man Utd reached an agreement with the Cameroonian FA to keep Onana up until January 14. He’ll be flying to Abidjan tonight after the game in time for the Indomitable Lions’ first AFCON game tomorrow vs Guinea at 1700hrs.

It stinks IMHO.

 

[alikat]

Super Eagles twitter ?

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Sometimes I do wish that these people wouldn't just sit on the fence.

 

[StevieSteve]

Q How can the Man U keeper be playing today when all the other players like Salah had to leave on Jan 3rd ?

It's complicated...

He was called up despite having retired from international football and rucking with their FA. Except you can't retire and so he has to turn up, even though their FA (E'to?) are probably just having a laff.

He therefore isn't as totally committed to the cause as others.

 

[Super_horns]

Liverpool fans will be pleased if Egypt end up losing to Mozambique.

With Ghana to play will put some pressure on Salah and co.

 

[horshambees]

You lucky bstrds Egypt.
2-2

 

[Silly Hat]

Dreadful from the Pharaohs. Absolutely dreadful. Soooooo lucky.

7 added minutes = total scam.

 

[Judio1999]

Liverpool fans will be pleased if Egypt end up losing to Mozambique.

With Ghana to play will put some pressure on Salah and co.

It's like the Euros now

With 16 from 24 going through the Groups

It's hard to get knocked out

 

[Silly Hat]

‘Mon the Black Stars!!


View: https://youtu.be/u5vAG4CMhJ8?feature=shared

 

[Super_horns]

It's like the Euros now

With 16 from 24 going through the Groups

It's hard to get knocked out

Ah - so basically could get anyone if they go through.

 

[Silly Hat]

Er………no way! ?

 

[Silly Hat]

Oyiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Black Stars equalise ????

EDIT: goal ruled out

 

[Silly Hat]

No!!!!!!!!

 

[Silly Hat]

Disaster in Abidjan - Black Stars lose 1-2 to Cape Verde ?

 

[Silly Hat]

Senegal vs Gambia game off air in Sky for 15 mins. Absolute joke.

 

[Silly Hat]

No coverage for most of the first half, now back on but no commentary. Just shows the contempt CAF has for the fans - giving the tv rights to a new Togolese company FFS.

Senegal ?? winning 2-0 against Gambia ??

 

[Silly Hat]

Senegal 3-0 Gambia FT

 

[Silly Hat]

Oyyyyyyyyiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guinea take the lead against the Indomitable Lions!

Dream start for the Syli National ?? ??

 

[ruislip bee]

Mr Hat I think you are the only person interested in or watching this competition. Please let us know how the Bees players perform and keep an eye on Saman too.

 

[SmiffyBee]

Mr Hat I think you are the only person interested in or watching this competition. Please let us know how the Bees players perform and keep an eye on Saman too.

Not true.

I watched the highlights today at work.

 

[ruislip bee]

Not true.

I watched the highlights today at work.

Fair enough but shouldn't you have been working? Would you have watched at home in the evening with your wife?

 

[Silly Hat]

Mr Hat I think you are the only person interested in or watching this competition. Please let us know how the Bees players perform and keep an eye on Saman too.

I’m both interested in it, and watching all the games too ???

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania tomorrow at 2pm - massive! ’Mon the Lions of Chinguetti ?

 

[Silly Hat]

Fair enough but shouldn't you have been working? Would you have watched at home in the evening with your wife?

I’m watching Cameroon vs Guinea now with my wife, and we’re watching Angola vs Algeria at 8pm. Hope this helps ??

 

[Silly Hat]

Back to the football - Cameroon 1-1 Guinea, with Guinea’s captain sent off for a horrible tackle (stamped n both ankles of the opponent in two different moves ?).