I've been on ground in Abidjan for a week. The ticket touting is insane.
AFCON 2023 (2024): AFCON 2025 Qualifiers
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My favorite goal thus far
What kind of face value and mark up?
Most matches don't look full but obviously the Ivory Coast v Nigeria match up is going to be massive
Heard of many driving from Morocco to Ivory Coast for the tournament but this is dedication!
This is between Morocco and Senegal.
2000 cfa face value vs 30000 cfa on the black market
They're hoarding tickets of matches that aren't even full. Makes no sense.
2 decent games today. The coast vs Nigeria and Egypt vs Ghana. The games so far have been boring.
Equatorial Guinea have put significant pressure on Nigeria to win today.
I really hope Cote D'ivoire crashes out as soon as possible in the most hilarious way.
This is not related to the nonsense I've had to put up with in Abidjan so far. I'm not that petty.
This is not related to the nonsense I've had to put up with in Abidjan so far. I'm not that petty.
Osimhen should have scored but what a pass from Chukweze
You don't know me so keep your trap shut. My comment was only that our main goalie is missing United games for a tournie which doesnt seem very high profile. It's not the world cup. I then said if an american player did that for the gold cup i'd be saying the same thing. Don't take it so seriously ffs. I'm sure you can't wait to have a go against a yank, so well done.
The quality of standards in these AFCON games are a shambles. Can’t string a pass together.
This is the best I've seen Nigeria play for a while tbh.
Dreadful brand of football across the board
That's a pen
Nigeria lead.
Let's gooooooooooo! Get innnnnnnnnn
Agreed, and yet I still feel the team is being held back by coaching
This is the preamble for a rant about how African football is the playground for wannabe coaches who have either failed in Europe and get roles based on their nationality, or are local favorites of the president/football authority, and as a result the average level of football on the continent resembles a cover band of Otto's 2004 Greece
I totally agree with you there. I do think that sentiment is changing however, especially with the recent success of local coaches, the last 2 afcons were won by local coaches and Morocco's performances in the world cup as well.
Ivory Coast have been shocking. Don’t get why they changed from the 4-3-3 to a weird formation.
Nigeria have wasted so many chances to punish Ivory Coast on the counter.
Come on the Super Eagles of Nigeria
Upwards and onwards
This should qualify Nigeria for the next round
Upwards and onwards
This should qualify Nigeria for the next round
Supporting Nigeria Super Eagles has so much similarities to being a Utd Fan
Fallen Giants that are trying to regain past glories
Always under pressure and we just have to enjoy the wins as we suffer more than we win.and the football isn’t great either.
Fallen Giants that are trying to regain past glories
Always under pressure and we just have to enjoy the wins as we suffer more than we win.and the football isn’t great either.
could’ve been a comfortable win if Iwobi had pulled off some more sexy penetration passes
Great start from Ghana
This ref is soft as feck, full on bollocking off Salah and he didn't even book him.
Only two matches below 1.5 goals. Quite a number of goals so far in this AFCON.
I’ve been enjoying this tourney very much.
I’ve been enjoying this tourney very much.
How the feck is that not a yellow? This ref would fit in in the premier league
JP has done very well with his selection in the first two matches. His bigger fault, however, was in his stubbornness on insisting with the 442 when we didn’t have the right personnel.
Tried to over load the team with strikers at the expense of our midfield. The fact we only came to this AFCON with 5 midfielders is criminal.
JP didn’t experiment with formations enough in the games leading up to this tourney. If he did, we’d have moved to a 433 or 352 long before today.
Need to have at minimum, 7 midfielders going into tourneys.
100%. Algeria, Senegal and Morocco are leading the way with local coaches.
Can’t wait for the proper football at the weekend.
Algeria v Burkina Faso does look good
I’m thinking more Arsenal-Palace. Brentford-Forest
Salah injured....
Huge blow for Egypt.
Huge blow for Egypt.
Even Salahs had enough. Tbf if I was in his shoes I’d want to go out as quickly as possible and help my team try and win a league.
He never looks overly arsed on international duty. Looks like every game is a champions League final for Liverpool.
KUDUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs Azonto Warrior
Ghana takes the lead.
He’s some player him.
Commentator is fecking terrible