AFCON 2024

[Silly Hat]

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.

No accent? Robbie Nock then ?

 

[Hungerford Bee]

.Been a (long) while since I heard "tomfoolery" in a football commentary

 

[Silly Hat]

Morocco vs Mamelodi Sundowns ??

Let‘s go Bafana Bafana ??

 

[longtimeagobee]

Second half has perked up a bit?
Dont show the offside lines though ??

 

[longtimeagobee]

How could he keep his arm out of the way there? Handball law is a nonsense.

 

[longtimeagobee]

?Trotta’d it.

 

[SmiffyBee]

Quiz Time !

Name the AFCON nation from their nickname

Not all qualified this year... @Silly Hat not invited

The African Wild Dogs !
The Brave Warriors
The Copper Bullets
The Nile Crocodiles
The Mambas
The Wasps
The Zebras

 

[Super_horns]

Morocco vs Mamelodi Sundowns ??

Let‘s go Bafana Bafana ??

Another surprise looming ?

 

[Silly Hat]

Another surprise looming ?

Yes. I’m trying not to jinx it with any comments!!!!!!!!!! ??

 

[longtimeagobee]

Goodnight Morocco.

 

[Silly Hat]

Yes. I’m trying not to jinx it with any comments!!!!!!!!!! ??

Oyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m safe now ? ?? Probably the biggest surprise yet - of an AFCON replete with surprises!!!!!

What a fantastic tournament.

Great news for a Bafana Bafana and this could be an end to the perennial underachievement that SA has been in African football for years, given the PSL’s resources. They got to the QF in 2019 and I think these guys can go further this year. A repeat of ‘96 would be mental!

This is what happens when you basically play the Sundowns as your national team ??

Drinking pints of Arab tears now - again ?

 

[NaijaBee]

Quiz Time !

Name the AFCON nation from their nickname

Not all qualified this year... @Silly Hat not invited

The African Wild Dogs !
The Brave Warriors
The Copper Bullets
The Nile Crocodiles
The Mambas
The Wasps
The Zebras

Add the Squirrels

 

[NaijaBee]

The “magic” of AFCON….

1) All of Africa’s 5 reps at the 2022 Qatar WC (Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, Cameroon and Senegal) have been knocked-out…
2) The top 5 FIFA-ranked African teams (Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt) have been knocked out, and….
3) Bizarrely, all of the 8 Q-finalists from the last AFCON 2021 (B/Faso, EQ Guinea, Gambia, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia) are out!

 

[Silly Hat]

The “magic” of AFCON….

1) All of Africa’s 5 reps at the 2022 Qatar WC (Morocco, Tunisia, Ghana, Cameroon and Senegal) have been knocked-out…
2) The top 5 FIFA-ranked African teams (Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt) have been knocked out, and….
3) Bizarrely, all of the 8 Q-finalists from the last AFCON 2021 (B/Faso, EQ Guinea, Gambia, Senegal, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia) are out!

5) Five coaches sacked (Gambia, Ghana, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Tanzania). So far…..I’d be surprised if Rui Vitoria survives as Egypt’s coach.
6) Africa’s fourth smallest country by population (Cape Verde) in the QFs.

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

 

[jlove]

5) Five coaches sacked (Gambia, Ghana, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Tanzania). So far…..I’d be surprised if Rui Vitoria survives as Egypt’s coach.
6) Africa’s fourth smallest country by population (Cape Verde) in the QFs.

Based on nothing, I feel that success is based on having a few core players, no real superstars, who are playing in one of Europe’s top leagues and therefore, with the coach, set the tone of how the team plays. Some of the (few) games I’ve watched you can see one big-name player that none of the other players catch on with what he’s doing.

 

[Silly Hat]

Based on nothing, I feel that success is based on having a few core players, no real superstars, who are playing in one of Europe’s top leagues and therefore, with the coach, set the tone of how the team plays. Some of the (few) games I’ve watched you can see one big-name player that none of the other players catch on with what he’s doing.

Good theory. That’s normally the case I think. Very often there will be one superstar, and then the rest are hardly heard of. Think Togo and Adebayor. But the exceptions to the rule at the moment is Bafana Bafana, who all play in South Africa (mainly with the Sundowns) bar Percy Tau (Al Ahly) and Mayembala, who plays with ARIS in Cyprus. Cape Verde also have no real stars, and most of the team play for second-tier European sides. Their star, Ryan Mendes plays for a Turkish club I’ve never heard of.

 

[JANORAK]

With a Florist perspective on poorly coached defenders, The other(?) night at AFCON, I swear I saw a defensive wall duck in unison, as the free kick went over them!!!

 

[badgerbee]

Bees QF Double Header on Friday:
Nigeria v Angola at 17:00
DRC v Guinea at 20:00

Good luck Frank and Yoane!!!!

 

[jlove]

Onyeka in Nigeria’s starting line-up v. Angola

 

[TheHairdresser]

Godspeed Frank.

 

[Silly Hat]

Come on Angola ??!!!!

Off the post!

 

[Silly Hat]

?

Nigeria 1-0 Angola

 

[Bigbee]

Is he playing ? Cant see him and he hasnt been mentioned

 

[longtimeagobee]

Is he playing ? Cant see him and he hasnt been mentioned

No 8, white bandage on his wrist

 

[Silly Hat]

Osimhen makes it 2-0 ??

EDIT: offside ??

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

Disallowed. ?
Was that FTT with the great freekick?

 

[wibs]

Disallowed. ?
Was that FTT with the great freekick?

Having not seen any footage I can confirm it wasn't him with the great freekick"

 

[Indian Bee]

Superb tackle just now by FTT.

 

[Inappropriate Smilies Bee]

No 8, white bandage on his wrist

Glad the trademark bandage is back.
These commentators are bad.

 

[Silly Hat]

Disallowed. ?
Was that FTT with the great freekick?

No, it was Ademola Lookman who took the free kick.

 

[SC]

Disallowed. ?
Was that FTT with the great freekick?

possibly and also with the superb through ball a minute ago to set up a 2 on 1 which they messed up. Having said that, I don't think the Tank is the only one with a white bandage/wristband

 

[SC]

nooooo. The Tank is down

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Stretcher for Frank.

 

[The Pipe]

Now stretchered off???

 

[longtimeagobee]

Stretchered off?

 

[Les Beeavinu]

He's not dead!!!!!!

 

[Indian Bee]

Ha he seems fine to me.

 

[longtimeagobee]

And back?

 

[Silly Hat]

Onyeka on a stretcher…..

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Fecking drama queen ?

 

[SC]

I think he's ok. The clue was that he was holding his shoulder in agony yet when he got on the stretcher, he hitched himself up using both arms. Shoulder made a quick recovery. The Tank is indestructible

 

[CTBee]

I'm not watching, but for clarification was he stretchered off then ran back onto the pitch?

 

[Beelieve!]

He was having a little laugh at our expense

 

[londondude]

I'm not watching, but for clarification was he stretchered off then ran back onto the pitch?

Yes

 

[Les Beeavinu]

That one was for @North London Bee.

 

[Silly Hat]

Gutted ?

An hour now until DR Congo vs Guinea.

Let’s go Leopards ??

 

[andyrew]

Gutted ?

An hour now until DR Congo vs Guinea.

Let’s go Leopards ??

Wissa goes up against Julian Jeanvier. Oh no!

 

[Silly Hat]

Great news that The Legend, Mark Gleeson, is the commentator for this game ? ????

He‘s got Daniel Amokachi alongside him to mumble and make the tea. But we’ll be ok with Mr Gleeson ?

 

[Silly Hat]

No way is that a penalty, Bayo did an ‘Antony Gordon’ ?