Speaking of downfalls,I'll be actively rooting for Nigeria's downfall
AFCON 2023 / 2024
- Thread starter Rood
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Thanks for the geography lesson but obviously there is hundreds of miles of ocean between the 2 so quite different to the others listed but ok I guess technically they do have a border.
I doubt they have any kind of sporting rivalry like most neighbouring countries but happy to be corrected.
I haven't watched much of the tournament so far, but Nigeria v Cameroon and Senegal v Ivory Coast look like two blockbusters in the Round of 16, especially if you look at some of the other matchups. I know they won't necessarily be given how the teams have played in this tournament of course, but nice to see that the "big" or traditional countries (correct me if I'm wrong though) aren't guaranteed a place in the QFs by default.
Going with the following for the QFs:
Nigeria vs Angola
Cabo Verde vs Morocco
Mali vs Senegal
Egypt vs Equitorial Guinea
Going with the following for the QFs:
Nigeria vs Angola
Cabo Verde vs Morocco
Mali vs Senegal
Egypt vs Equitorial Guinea
That's not nice
You'd both do the same if the tables were turned!
Yes I suppose he's not totally useless
Jokes aside it's hilarious just how much of a dumb failure Rubiales was and how he and Luis Enrique managed to alienate Iñaki into playing for Ghana. Meanwhile Spain is having to call on Joselu. Probably part of the reason they locked in Nico as soon as they could
This Namibia kit is ace and the few lads who have the shirt tucked in look like they've been transported there directly from the 1994 World Cup.
That was a crazy 4 minutes. Don't think I've ever seen a team blow an advantage quite like that.
Gelson with 4 goals, including the 2 scored today
Angola will be a tough out for anyone on their side of the bracket
Angola will be a tough out for anyone on their side of the bracket
Impressive and controlled performance by Angola
Onana benched again for Cameroon
Why so many Guinea's?
What a huge waste of time for Onana. 
Just daft all round really.What a huge waste of time for Onana.
Though kinda serves him right for missing the start of the tournament.
EtH truly is a clown. Even his country has dropped that bumbling idiot.
It’s a baffling transfer, he has such technical flaws.
Cameroon has benched Onana with Onana v2. I would be terrified with that GK behind me
Onana on the bench, he got attributes to being a midfielder, not a keeper. Being “good with his feet” is irrelevant if he can’t stop shots made at him, that’s what matters the most in a goalkeeper.
How come Nigeria had that goal disallowed for offside when there's a defender on the goal line?
Such a disjointed game this (Nigeria vs Cameroon)
Man that Onana gene is strong.
Not sure how Onana got dropped for this guy
Onana saves that
Because he hasn't been dropped for this guy. He's been dropped because he's got issues with the manager.Not sure how Onana got dropped for this guy
Everyone can line up to dunk on Onana all they want, but no, he is in fact not a worse keeper than this dude who spent his best years in the Latvian league and is currently slumming it in the French version of League One.
Probably because there was only 1 player between the attacker and the goal.
There need to be 2 players between the attacker and the goal. The goalkeeper is usually behind, so everyone just says the defender is the last man.
"Idiot" is unfair. His limitations are not his fault and he's been a model professional otherwise.
Onana to make it back in time for Utd's game tomorrow?
The offside rule is not about the keeper but the last player.
In the case there’s a player on the line and the keeper further up in the box, then the player on the line becomes the last player. Any opposition between the last defender (the Cameroon keeper in this case) and the last player is offside
The defender on the line becomes the keeper and the keeper becomes the last defender. Nigeria had 2 players offside in that instance.
Iwobi does nothing for Nigeria in that midfield, just nervous on the ball.
Iwobi with two really dreadful giveaways in five seconds
Two big names with mediocre squads, Ivory Coast and Cameroon.
I’m just sat here daydreaming about Osimhen with Palmer, Nkunku and Enzo. If anyone can break the #9 curse it will be him.
Onana on?
Woeful passing in key areas from Nigeria.
Why now?
I’m saying bullshit sorry saw that the GK is down but it’s the Nigeria lad
The Nigeria keeper is injured not Cameroon right? Why are they banging on about Onana?
What the feck was Nkoudou thinking trying to challenge the keeper for that.
Wasn't even in the right postcode to get to that ball.
Wasn't even in the right postcode to get to that ball.
Iwobi!