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421  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Africa Football Discussion || Current Topic: AFCON 2023 on: January 26, 2024, 04:41:32 PM
The AFCON this year will not seize to amaze me, imagine a country like Mauritania winning a strong country like Algeria that have won the AFCON competition on two occasions even to the extent of eliminating them from the AFCON at just group stages thereby Algeria couldn't qualify for the knockout stages. Who would have believed from the beginning of the group stage matches that Algeria wouldn't be able to qualify for the round of sixteen considering the fact that they seem like the strongest country in their group but just look at them now at the bottom of their group table after they played 3 matches, draw 2 out of the 3 and were unable to win even a single match.

Algeria's performance is not encouraging at all, and everyone can testify that they are usually one of the strongest teams in the AFCON, but I just don’t know why they were so weak at their game with Mauritania. Actually, even their performance in the game was good, but the small mistake that Algeria made is what gave Mauritania the golden opportunity; they used it to score their goal around the first 37 minutes of the game, although many will be happy for Mauritania for their victory in the game.

To me, I will say that Algeria is not serious about their game this season. Can you imagine that in three consecutive matches, they were not able to win even one of the games? It is a very poor performance from them, and they have already started seeing the results because they are now the last in the table, so a disgracing performance from Algeria.

You can't actually blame Algeria for their poor performance in the AFCON because almost all the whole country in the competition didn't find it easy at all, how about Ghana that didn't qualify as well? Ghana was leading Mozambique by 2:0 till 90 minutes just few minutes to the end of the match Mozambique equalized the match and made Ghana not to qualify for the knockout stages so this AFCON group stage matches was really tough.

Apart from Senegal that won all their 3 group stage matches I don't think any other country won all their matches in the group stages that's to show you how competitive the group stage matches were so I don't see Algeria's performance as disgracing regardless of the fact that they couldn't win any match.
422  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Germany League - Bundesliga Prediction Thread on: January 26, 2024, 03:31:02 PM
Yes, you are right, but it also works the other way: no matter how well you play, you score a maximum of 3 points, so if Bayer plays well enough, then nothing depends on the efforts of Bayern, since even if they win in a head-to-head meeting, they will behind by one point. In addition, Bayern scored only one goal in two games with a large number of scoring chances, if this is a trend, then with such efficiency unexpected losses of points will be regular.

Even if Bayer Leverkusen can maintain their lead (which admittedly is not really big at 4 points) until the last few games, the question is whether they can withstand the increasing pressure mentally. A good blueprint is Dortmund last year, who had an excellent run and made up 9 points on Bayern and just had to win on the last matchday against a previously weakening team at home to become a long awaited Bundesliga Champion again, but they couldn't withstand the pressure and lost what they thought was a certain championship.

Firstly, 4 points is a huge advantage, those who think otherwise are simply lazy - it's enough to look at how many points the two leaders lose on average per game to realize that 4 points is a lot.
Secondly, Dortmund is a bad example - they always have a large randomness of results no matter what. Even when they are not under potential pressure, they may unexpectedly lose to an underdog. Bayer, after they were led by Xabi, plays smoothly and I don’t see any prerequisites for mental problems (after all, this coach knows everything about this and will be able to support the team psychologically if necessary).

Of course 4 points it's enough to make Bayern Leverkusen confident enough for the title but they shouldn't take because they are now leading by 4 points and feel relaxed and reluctant in their upcoming matches as any attempt of them not maintaining this 4 points opportunity they have now may actually lead them to jeopardize their title hopes so they need to utilize this advantage very well and remain resilient and determined to make a difference in the Bundesliga this season and their efforts would be crowned with glory.

Yeah, Dortmund is really fond of being reluctant and loses matches to lesser clubs at a time when they are topping the league but I don't see Bayern Leverkusen going with same mindset because if you actually watch Bayern Leverkusen play, you will observe that this boys plays with so much enthusiasm in them that's why they've been recording good results in most of their previous matches so definitely I believe they're going to take this advantage and make good use of it.
423  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Older men vs Younger boys in gambling, Which enjoys Gambling for fun the more? on: January 26, 2024, 02:56:29 PM
Yeah OP I stand on same side with you that older men gambles for fun more than the younger ones because at as that age they've accomplished almost all their dreams in life like building house(s), having a business or company of their own, finished training their children and some other achievements and at that time, they just feel like a time of relaxation waiting for when nature will call them so that period is supposed to be fun period for any man who planned his life very well from young age because if you don't actually plan yourself well when you are young, then the consequences awaits you in old age so someone who doesn't plan his life well and at old age is still involved in gambling then i can say that they ain't gambling for fun because all their focus we be on winning and a situation where the winning isn't coming forth, then they may run into depression or even have HBP (high blood pressure) because they won't be happy and they would be seeing their selves as people who have failed to meet up life obligations.

It is important for the younger ones to plan their future now that they are hail and hearty rather than live lavish or careless life that they would live to regret during old age as time doesn't wait for anyone and the time is now to make positive decisions that will be of good impact to their life tomorrow. Gambling isn't that bad as some persons sees it but it's dependent on ones approach towards gambling that makes it look bad and moreover gambling can make someone and also downgrade someone so it is everyone's duty to gamble responsibly, don't take loans to gamble as you may run into series of debts that you may keep paying till your lifetime. If every gambler was to gamble responsibly, no one will see gambling as something that is bad and people shouldn't be involved in. While playing gamble make sure you didn't deprive yourself, your family and your loved ones the care, attention and support they require from you and by so doing you will actually be gambling for fun during old age.
424  Local / Politics and society (Naija) / Make una dey careful with online dating apps on: January 26, 2024, 01:06:41 PM
Online dating apps have been on the increase this days as people more especially men and women tends to meet one another through this dating apps but it is important to note the dangers that are involved in meeting someone for the very first time in your life as most people now use through this medium to commit various crimes to humanity.

We should also be careful of how we relate sensitive information to people we meet online, don't try to impress anyone by telling them what you are into or the kind of job you do until you've met them and possibly spent some time with them before you can relate some personal information about yourself. Don't try to impress people you meet online just because you want them to like you and bring their interest to you because by so doing, you might be endangering your life, your business or your money.

And moreover, we should be cautious and careful of people we meet online when you peradventure meet them facially as you need to observe them very well and always be careful about your drinks or your food while they're around you.

I say make I bring this advice come here because e get some of us here wey be say as soon as small money enter their account, na so body go dey sweet them to chat girls up online dey promise them heaven and earth or say you be Dangote pickin so that them go fall for you. Note that as you dey try to impress Dem you may actually be exposing yourself to the evil ones in our society. Abeg advice no be curse!

Make una watch this video of a USA citizen wey meet woman online then they come meet him carry am go him apartment for Bogota a city in Colombia, na so the girl drug am also rob am of his money even collect his passport join.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/21/world/colombia-dating-app-warning-deaths-intl-latam/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=whatsappCNN&utm_content=2024-01-25T19:33:07
425  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions on: January 26, 2024, 12:24:10 PM
Ok so where Klopp is going next?

Manchester United?

Good question. I sure didn’t see this move coming and I’m curious on his reasons for wanting to end his time at Liverpool. Perhaps he’s tired of English football (or just Liverpool?) and wants something different?
I wonder what’s going to be different in Liverpool when he finally leaves. Who would be suitable for the wide shoes that Klopp would be leaving behind? And what lies ahead in Klopp’s career in the future?

They’ve been speculations on him going over to Manchester United but I don’t see that happening any time soon. I think Man United would still stick with Ten Hag for the moment. But who knows right?

Yeah, Jorgen Klopp has been a very reputable manager for Liverpool since he was signed on 8th October 2015 and ever since then he had made huge impact for the Red's considering his various achievements which includes winning the champions league, the EUFA super cup, the Fifa club world cup, the premier league, league cup and the FA Cup and this achievement have made him stand out among other previous Liverpool managers as he has won six different trophies for the club in it's history.

Liverpool will surely miss Jorgen Klopp as  he has devoted most of his time in the club making sure that the club achieves a trophy or maintain a good position in the league table, so since he has decided to exit the club at the end of the season, it will be a memorable and emotional day for Liverpool due to the impact Klopp has created for the club.

It isn't certain if he's gonna move to Manchester united as the rumours are presenting it but however, whichever club he chooses to move to, I wish him all the best in the rest of his managerial role.

Jorgen Klopp will be hosting a special press conference later on today by 3:00GMT to discuss about his decision of leaving Liverpool by the end of the season, Good luck to one of the reputable and successful managers in the world Jorgen Klopp.
Source: https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/3pm-gmt-watch-jurgen-klopp-press-conference-live?utm_medium=social&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_content=lfc-organic-social-ad&utm_campaign=med-lfc-whatsapp-messages&utm_proposition=lfc
426  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Africa Football Discussion || Current Topic: AFCON 2023 on: January 25, 2024, 09:30:09 PM
The AFCON competition in the group stages this season has been very tensed for each of the countries as it isn't going according to how most people predicted it to go, just take a look at the countries that played matches yesterday, apart from Morocco that won their match against Zambia, the rest of the matches ended in goalless draw, that's to show how serious the competition has become.

I just have this feeling that those stronger countries that everyone is hyping will not actually win the tournament as am actually having this feeling that a country that is least expected will win the AFCON this year because looking at the group stage matches, we saw lots of competition and surprises from lesser countries which means that this round of sixteen might even be more competitive as compared to the group stage matches so definitely, we should expect some drama from some of the underrated countries.
427  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: January 25, 2024, 04:14:43 PM
The match wasn't really easy for Girona, I think fatigue is disturbing some of the players hence the reason for the poor performance this night and Mallorca was able to take advantage of Girona's weakness as they won by 3:2 for me I don't really blame Girona for losing this match because the players are human and they have the right to get tired and weak in some matches because it is not easy to maintain this awesome form that Girona started with and despite the fact that Girona lost to Mallorca but they made huge impact in this game just that luck wasn't on their side this night.
I see Girona put some of their main players in the bench, it makes them to play not optimally. It is more reasonable than fatigue, I doubt if the players feel fatigue because they don't play in many competition. As far as I know, Girona only plays in La Liga and Copa Del Rey. Ideally, Michel still uses their best lineup for this match, put all the main players in the lineup. They mush focus to score some goals in the first half, then Michel can change the main players with substituted players in the second half. I'm sure Girona must play better if they play with full team (best lineup).

However, we must appreciate the tactic used by Aguirre (Mallorca coach). He really takes the advantage and understand how to exploit it when Girona didn't play with their best lineup. They play all out to score goals as many as possible in the first half. Then, they tried to defend their leading in the second half. Aguirre knows how to surprise Girona.



You may actually be right about their lost not being as a result of fatigue but however, any team can lose a match no matter how consistent they're because sometimes, they can also face an opponent that understands their game pattern then they use that advantage on them just like what you said about Mallorca coach taking advantage of Girona not playing with their best line up in that game. Girona might not be in too many competitions but that doesn't implies that players doesn't get stressed out or tired due to a previous match they were featured in but not using the best line up to play Mallorca was also one of the reasons for their lost but however, they played very well in the second half but they were just very unfortunate to have conceived three goals in the first half as it isn't easy for any club to bounce back after conceding three goals in halftime. Though I feel that Michel not playing his best line up might be that they were actually underrating Mallorca because they feel they can win without using their preferable line up and it cost them their lost to Mallorca.

This is to say that no matter how you feel you can defeat a team, no club should be looked down on and coaches should always learn to play their best squad in any match at all if the players are fit to play rather than preserving them either for an upcoming match or bringing them to play later on, and when a match starts going wrong, even if you bring your best players they might not really be able to recover the damage that has already been done.
428  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024 on: January 25, 2024, 03:02:31 PM
Can Chelsea win the carabao cup ?

Of course they have a chance but I just don't see it higher than Liverpool honestly. Because Liverpool will have Salah back in the squad as long as his injury isn't very serious. But if Salah can't play in the finale then Chelsea's chance against them would increase of course. Because Salah makes a huge difference for Liverpool.  Smiley

I was really impressed the way Chelsea answered Middlesbrough by the way. A win by 6-1 is really huge. We should have seen the quality difference between these teams though.

There is every possibility that Chelsea could win the Carabao cup though I'm not judging them base on their current performance but rather base on the fact that they know truly well that they may not have a spot in the top four of the league table not to even talk of becoming the title contenders therefore, this is an opportunity for them to at least go with a trophy this season so I believe that they will focus all their energy in the Carabao cup and as for Liverpool, they have divided attention because they are the league title contenders and also hoping for an European glory so they might actually see the Carabao cup as of less importance to them and focus more of their energy in the premier league and Europa League of which they have visible advantage in the both competition but however, "a bird at hand is worth more than millions in the bush so they may also wish to win the Carabao cup while also hoping for more trophies but notwithstanding what the outcome of the final would be between Liverpool and Chelsea, i believe the match is really gonna be tough between the both clubs.
429  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin Halving effect on: January 25, 2024, 02:35:59 PM
As we all are aware Bitcoin Halving is excepted to happen around April-May2024. Dare I say whatever price BTC sits on today is irrelevant and can expect an exponential growth after May2024. If we look back at each time Bitcoin Halving took place in the past (November2012,July2016 and May2020) We have seen tremendous growth in prices due to supply shock. I think anyone who truly believes in Bitcoins future could not ask for a better timing to invest into it right now.

Bitcoin halving is around the corner and there's a parable that goes "a good journey starts with a good kola" so at least since the halving is drawing near, we should have started seeing some good signs of our optimism in the price of Bitcoin rather than the price continuously dipping even more, though the dip stands as an opportunity to accumulate more Bitcoins, but it would have been better if the price maybe fluctuate like the price dipping and rising a bit till the correction processes has been undergone but regardless of what we're experiencing in bitcoin price movement now, we should be optimistic that a noticable pump will surely occur after the halving in the bull market therefore, there shouldn't be any "cause for an alarm" now rather we should hold our coins and never sell it off before the halving.

"Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it"

Although we learn from histories of previous reoccurrence but however, what is permanent in life is changes because the future is uncertain regardless of our speculation and predictions therefore as we are hoping for the best, we should as well prepare for the worst.
430  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: January 25, 2024, 01:05:37 PM
I don't think that Roma would get eliminated by Feyenoord. These two teams faced each other in the Conference League and Europa League in the recent times. Roma beat them to win the Conference League title and eliminated them from the Europa League later on. I don't see much change in balances between these teams now either.

There is a difference at Roma side though. They have brought De Rossi to the coach position. Do you think that he can be successful as Mourinho in such European tournaments I mentioned? Because the Europa League title must also be a target for them.  Smiley

Feyenoord is a great club in Netherlands and with the efforts they've put in other to advance to this knockout stages, they might really be up to something surprising and looking at Roma, though they've got a new coach which is a former Roma player Danielle De Rossi who also knows Roma's tactics and understands their pattern of football but I doubt if he can be able to lead Roma to victory because he inherited the team from Jose Mourinho in the middle of the Europa kcompetition  so he might not actually have the experience that Jose Mourinho had that led to Roma qualifying for the round of sixteen so everything will still be very new in the eyes of the new coach as it will take him some time to understand more of Roma pattern of football and regardless of the fact that he won Hellas Verona last Saturday in the serie A isn't enough to applaud his performance as the new head coach of Roma pending subsequent performances
431  Economy / Speculation / Re: Buy the DIP, and HODL! on: January 25, 2024, 08:33:01 AM
We have an exception to if we are interested in going all in at once with our investment, this could be only possible when we make the necessary research on the previous performances of the market and the coin we are having in mind, then compare the past to the present and if you could speculate something out of it, whereby it's profitable to buy the dip and invest when the market is extremely bearish, in this situation, you can go all in at once and invest, but never make a mistake of investing on anything else aside bitcoin.

It is therefore mostly advised that when choosing a particular pattern of accumulating our bitcoin asset to hold, we should make use of a pattern that best serves our interest, using DCA or going in at once with the market when it is dip, buying and holding at the bear season is profitable enough provided that we can hold.
No amount of research you make on any coin should make you go all in because to hold you must follow the steps outlined in this thread we are following. Besides, our focus is on Bitcoin on not other coins. Even though we are discussing how to buy and hold Bitcoin, it is not wise to invest your entire money on Bitcoin. Here we encourage people to invest only amounts they can afford to hold for long and still have their peace, live their normal lives and even have some reserved funds.

Furthermore, the term "go all in" is popular among those inundated by hypes of shitcoin. They usually throw caution to the wind because they want to become rich overnight. After reading the beautifully exaggerated whitepapers and studying the seemingly roadmaps and price projections, they are usually convinced they are in for quick wealth. Most of them only find out that they have been fooled when it is already late.
Bitcoin is the best cyptrocurrency in terms of long term investment other than shitcoins,some investors that have the aim of making quick money invest on shitcoin and end up with regret
Bitcoin has always been the best coin, even if you are not holding your bitcoin for the long term. Bitcoin allows you to have total control over your money, and no third party will decide how you will carry out your transaction in bitcoin. If you save your money in bitcoin, it will protect you against inflation, and your money will have good purchasing power when you convert some of your bitcoin to fiat. With bitcoin, you can send money to anyone in a simple way even though there is no bank in that place. Nothing like bitcoin.

"The handwriting is already in the wall" for everyone to know and understand that Bitcoin is an asset that is worth buying and holdling for a long term as that's the only way bitcoin investors can experience an immense gain in acquiring bitcoins in their individual portfolios but it requires patience and consistency in buying bitcoin using the DCA before an investor can experience a milestone achievement.

To hell with fiat as our major objective is to accumulate reasonable amount of Bitcoins in our portfolios and end the use of fiat as fiat has been the major cause of inflation and moreover the aim of Bitcoin introduction was in other to have a direct peer to peer transaction with another without a third party being involved before transactions can be performed (decentralization), third parties being involved has made transactions uneasy for people and they also set out limit of which one can perform in a single transaction but with Bitcoin you have the privilege to perform as many transactions you want without any limit or being deprived of how you wish to go about your money.
432  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: January 24, 2024, 08:42:22 PM
Currently, we are having second quarterfinal of the Copa del Rey between Mallorca vs Girona at the end of first half we have shocking results as Girona is trailing by 3–0 against a team which is currently 15th in La Liga league table and things are looking most chances now they will be eliminated from this cup, and we will have Mallorca into last four with Real Sociedad already advance into last four, and we have two quarterfinals remaining with Barcelona going to face Athletic Bilbao and Atlético Madrid going to face Sevilla for their spots into last four, but this current match is surely going to have another poor result from Girona after having draw against Almeria at home which give them big setback for their hopes to win La Liga in this season.
Oh, my God! this is too crazy and how can Girona concede 3 goals in just the first half and this is one of their worst performances of the season. I'm not quite sure that Girona will be able to turn things around with the remaining time in the second half, but if they equalize, it's still possible, even with that much difference, and it could be continued through extra time to determine who will go through.

Girona still has their mainstay striker on the bench who also recorded a hat trick last week against Sevilla in La Liga and I think Arthem Dovbyk is the solution to the problems Girona is currently facing. I know that coach Michel wants to rest some of his players but unfortunately this makes them vulnerable to conceding goals. Yan Couto, who is a right-back, is also on the bench in this match and I think he can contribute with his assists in the second half if he comes on as a supersub.

I think Girona is losing this match. The score is currently 3-1 and I think there is no time for Girona to actually make anything out of this match. 94 minutes have already been played and even though Girona is dominating the match in terms of possession, they are not being able to do much with it. So even though it was a little unexpected for me,, I think Girona is actually losing this match. Mallorca is going to be the winner of this match if something absolutely incredible and unbelievable doesn't happen, which I think is not happening to be honest.

The match wasn't really easy for Girona, I think fatigue is disturbing some of the players hence the reason for the poor performance this night and Mallorca was able to take advantage of Girona's weakness as they won by 3:2 for me I don't really blame Girona for losing this match because the players are human and they have the right to get tired and weak in some matches because it is not easy to maintain this awesome form that Girona started with and despite the fact that Girona lost to Mallorca but they made huge impact in this game just that luck wasn't on their side this night.
433  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin has never pass ATH before halving but it has always dip don't panic. on: January 24, 2024, 09:20:20 AM
This is what I termed "necessary corrections" because had it been the price actually continue to skyrocket after spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved, then so many short term investors would have sold their coins thereby causing it's demand and supply to fall drastically. This correction is an opportunity for long-term investors to buy now that it's dipping because after this corrections have been made, the dip may not go any further but rather it would be rising gradually till the bull run starts.

 Though nobody believed that this dip would continue after spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved considering the speculations and predictions that the price would skyrocket if SEC approves ETFs but however, we should endure the dip and hodl the coins in our portfolios rather than selling with fear of further dipping because I don't see this dip going much further. Moreover, had it been the price continues to skyrocket and maybe surpassed the previous ATH before halving don't you think it would be an error?
434  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: January 24, 2024, 08:57:24 AM
Girona is one of the new forces in La Liga, their impressive performance is of course not something that happened by chance, but they have made quite good preparations from various angles. I think Girona will become a new force in the long term because this team is a team that is part of the City Football Group where they have a majority stake.
They have a beauty season and are making a lot of impression in La Liga but it is too soon and not enough to say Girona already or will become a new powerful source in La Liga.

I don't know what ranking will be an ending one for Girona but to become a new powerful force in La Liga, they will need to have some good seasons. Girona will have a difficult summer next months and I don't believe they will be able to keep their best players after the summer transfer. If they lose best players, we can easily imagine how Girona will play in a next season.
I agree with you that Girona will lose some of its best players because Leicester City lost their best players after they won the Premier League trophy. Girona is one of the best clubs in La Liga this season, and if they continue being consistent, they will qualify for the next season's UEFA Champions League, which will be a great achievement for them.

When a team performs well, then definitely different clubs comes to hunt for their players so with the kind of impressions that Girona have created in the la Liga, if they are fortunate to win the league title then they might actually lose some of their players to other clubs that finds quality and professionalism in their players. Girona's performance in the la Liga this season is wonderful therefore if they maintain their consistency and possibly win the la Liga, it's gonna be a huge achievement for the club in it's history.

Girona took everyone by surprise this season as no one saw them going this far in the la Liga considering the fact that they were just promoted from the Spanish la Liga 2 to the major la Liga just about 3 years ago and they've actually came back to revenge their relegation when they were initially promoted to the la Liga in 2017 but were relegated after just two seasons, so this time they seem to have been more stronger to the extent of becoming this season's la Liga title contenders.
435  Other / Meta / Re: cls63 Merit Source Application on: January 24, 2024, 08:28:37 AM
Good luck with your application. It may take some time for you to be accepted, but I support it. The Turkish LB is one of the most active boards and definitely deserves more sources.
I will try to help by visiting your LB when I have a surplus of sMerits.

You've always been of help and support to local boards that are active on the forum but lack merit sources, your generosity is seen by all and thanks for your kind words in other to support the Turkish board when you have surplus sendable merits, though I'm not from Turkey.

And to the merit source applicant; Wish you success in your application.
436  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Africa Football Discussion || Current Topic: AFCON 2023 on: January 24, 2024, 07:01:02 AM
The AFCON this year will not seize to amaze me, imagine a country like Mauritania winning a strong country like Algeria that have won the AFCON competition on two occasions even to the extent of eliminating them from the AFCON at just group stages thereby Algeria couldn't qualify for the knockout stages. Who would have believed from the beginning of the group stage matches that Algeria wouldn't be able to qualify for the round of sixteen considering the fact that they seem like the strongest country in their group but just look at them now at the bottom of their group table after they played 3 matches, draw 2 out of the 3 and were unable to win even a single match.

Well, I love what am seeing in the AFCON this year like in football, it shouldn't always be those stronger teams that ought to be winning all the time as the lesser teams also needs to improve and rewrite their stories rather than always giving up whenever they are faced with the stronger opponents so definitely, what's happening in the AFCON is kind of entertaining because the competition is really becoming tougher for each of the countries and we are yet to witness more surprises in the knockout stages because that's where the real competition would be very visible for all to witness.

So far, here are the teams that have qualified for the AFCON knockout stages: Cape Verde (Group B winner), Senegal (Group C winner), Equatorial Guinea (Group A winner), Nigeria (Group A runner-up), Egypt (Group B runner-up), Cameroon (Group C runner-up), Angola (Group D winner), Burkina Faso (Group D runner-up). For now this eight teams have qualified for the knockout stages pending the teams that will qualify after the matches to be played later on today and the four best third teams that would be selected from each of the groups. Congratulations to the countries that qualified for the next round of this AFCON competition indeed it wasn't easy at all.
437  Economy / Speculation / Re: Buy the DIP, and HODL! on: January 23, 2024, 06:57:55 PM
The problems with Bitcoin are that even if we want to, we can't make any accurate predictions, I'm not 100% sure that Bitcoin won't go down further to correct. However, looking at all the past behavior, it can be seen that Bitcoin is most likely to go to the upside. Yes, when a lot of money will be invested together at any moment in the market, one must be prepared for any new situation.

I agree with you that, it can go into more serious actions than time(I don't know how much correction %). uptrend is continuing...

Now the Bitcoin price correction has been almost three percent if you look at it over a twenty-four hour period and this of course makes most people buy again because they really want to get Bitcoin at $40K. However, I personally don't know how far this price correction will go and when the next increase will occur in Bitcoin. Although I also still have a very big belief that the price increase in Bitcoin could happen again at the end of this month and the price level could be more different from the current one.

The correction that is going on in Bitcoin price was as a result of the massive selling of Bitcoin after spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved by United States SEC, so the sellers outnumbered investors hence the demand and supply of Bitcoin was lower thereby causing a dip in the price of Bitcoin but however, the dip also stands as an added advantage for investors to buy the dip and hodl and by so doing the demand and supply of bitcoin would be high thereby it's gonna awoken the price to skyrocket again.

The act of buying Bitcoin must be considered a quite serious action because there are risks that must be understood by everyone so that every thing must really be implemented with very special consideration before someone buys Bitcoin. I hope that this correction will not be too deep and will not be too long, because I really want to see $50K in the next month in Bitcoin and that is probably what other people really want too. Especially for those who have bought at $40K or during a correction like now.

The only problem is that we have a lot of short term investors that are actually waiting for the price to skyrocket so that they can sell their coins but however, even if the price skyrockets and the sellers surpasses the investors then their might actually be a dip again so as a good investor, this is a time to acquire more Bitcoin in your portfolio and hodl till after the bull market. This correction however is necessary in other to sustain Bitcoin price movement because if Bitcoin continues to rise then so many Bitcoiners would rush to sell off their coins thereby the demand and supply of Bitcoin will minimize. As a bitcoiner, hodling for a long term should be the goal rather than expecting a rise and sell off. If Bitcoiners continue to sell their coins, am afraid the price might even go dipper unless we hold our coins and even accumulate more.
438  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: January 23, 2024, 03:05:15 PM
It cannot be denied that this time, Atletico Madrid did play better and more effectively. This is a match that is quite interesting and fun. Now there are only a few steps left to get to the Cooa del Rey championship. There are still Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and also Girona who are his favorite candidates.
Atletico currently have their morales boosted as they were able to win one of the toughest team across Spain this Season, it's enough for them to feel they are on track making good progress already but then I know real Madrid wouldn't allow such happen in the la Liga to the point they will loose with such a margin.

Atletico was really effective with their performance and they did played excellent well with enough for such win to be considered a deserving one, real Madrid is definitely hoping to do better in another league where they participate. Atletico had the first goal before real Madrid did record their first goal as an equalizer and same happened to the second goal until real Madrid could no longer contain the goals in the extra time where atletico went hard on Madrid and got two goals which saved the day.  
Yeah, most likely it will be like that, this will definitely have a high enough moral impact so that Atletico Madrid can be even more motivated. And of course this should have an impact on their performance in other matches too.

Oh yeaa, currently Atletico Madrid is also struggling against Granada. I don't know why their match wasn't as good as the one against Real Madrid yesterday. It is true that at the moment, Atletico Madrid is leading over Granada 0 - 1. However, their style of play is not as good as yesterday. Although actually when you look at the H-2-H, Atletico Madrid should be able to win this time.

Atletico Madrid is one of the teams I admire in Spanish la Liga because of their pattern of football and they have quality defenders that handles the defensive positions perfectly, though there are also times when their defense becomes porous but it's not that rare and moreover, most of Atletico Madrid winnings are clean sheets that's to tell us the level of efficiency and effectiveness of their defenders.


Atletico Madrid over the years have been very active and vibrant in the la Liga though they've not won the trophy for about two seasons now, I think the last time they won the la Liga was in 2021. Since the club's history, Atletico Madrid has won the la Liga title a record of 11 times, won the Copa del Rey 10 times and the Spanish super cup 2 times, currently Atletico Madrid occupied the fourth position in the la Liga table with 41 points alongside Athletico Bilbao who also have 41 points and goal difference of 17 goals each but Atletico Madrid scored more goals than Athletico Bilbao as they've scored 40 goals while Athletico Bilbao scored 38 goals.
439  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The need to control your emotions as a football fan. on: January 23, 2024, 01:56:35 PM
Football is a game of passion and emotions are always attached towards it. The Ghanaian fans are just showing their frustration because they love their national team and they expect them to make them proud. A team like Ghanaian team couldn't win a single game in the group stage that's very bad and they players should show some level of commitment towards their national team. I don't blame the Ghanaian fans for their display.

A good football lover would know that emotion is always attached when your team loses hence the Ghanian fans were crying and moreover the nature with which the goal was equalized is very unfortunate for the black stars of Ghana because they were leading Mozambique by 2:0 only to get to the die minutes of 90+1 and 90+4 and the goals were levelled so no football lover would be happy at that material time so it normal in football for fans to get emotional when their teams couldn't go any further in a competition.

Ghana not winning any match in the group stages of the AFCON is unfortunate but however the AFCON competition this year is really a tough one as bigger countries ain't finding it easy at all. I just pitied Jordan Ayew who scored a brace for Ghana with the hope that they gonna qualify for the next round only for him to watch his efforts being wasted due to poor defense by the Ghanian defenders. One thing in football is to score goals and the other is to defend the goals scored so the Ghanian side were able to score but couldn't defend their goals and their carelessness sent them out of the AFCON competition.
440  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season on: January 23, 2024, 01:03:14 PM

Copenhagen in the group stage of this season's UEFA Champions League competition was very impressive and the fact that they progressed in a group were big teams like Galatasaray and Manchester United failed to make it out of the group, tells how good of a side they are and can be. Against Manchester City in the round of 16 of the competition, I expect Copenhagen to play in their full strength without fearing the world, European and English Premier League champions.

However, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City is one team that doesn't only play top football performance when one or two player of the team is around. During the start of the season, Kelvin De Bruyne was injured and was sidelined for over four months and that didn't stop Manchester City from winning games as they won all the six games they played in the group stage without De Bruyne. Copenhagen might prove to be a strong team to play against but against Manchester City in the round of 16, I expect Pep Guardiola's men to sweep them aside and progress to the next round of the competition even without the help of Kelvin De Bruyne.
Yes, I was also very impressed to see FC Copenhagen in the preliminary round until they were able to qualify for the knockout phase. Even though previously the Danish representatives did not get a good assessment at all to be able to qualify and it turns out they were able to prove that.

FC Copenhagen will certainly bring the same enthusiasm when they meet Manchester City. I think Copenhagen will carry out the same maneuver again during the group stage and they will not be burdened at all. Due to what has been done, Manchester City must be aware of this threat, because even though City is very favored, Copenhagen cannot be taken lightly as an opponent.

Though I don't see Copenhagen going any further is the champions league due to the strong opponent they're facing in the round of sixteen but regardless, I think Copenhagen deserves some accolade by the country (Denmark) they're representing in the Champions league because it's not for the club to reach the knockout stages for twice now as their first was in 2010/2011 season and now the second time and they've also reached Europa league quarter finals in the 2019/2020 Europa season. So this is a very good achievement for the Denmark club in their European history and if they continue making improvements in European competitions then they might achieve a surprise European trophy one of the seasons.

I know they won't be going too far in this season champions league because Manchester city doesn't gamble with mediocre teams like Copenhagen at all though they made a very good attempt in their match against Bayern Munich by holding Munich to a goalless draw and some people may be thinking that they can also do the same with Manchester city, though the impact they've created is very impressive by looking at their group stage matches that they conquered some stronger and more experienced clubs and made their way to the knockout stages but definitely, Manchester city may not actually give them that opportunity the other clubs gave them while they were in the group stages.
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