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[Issa56]

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Who will make it to the #WorldCup? 🔥


Egypt - Senegal.
Cameroon - Algeria.
Ghana - Nigeria.
DR Congo - Morocco.
Mali - Tunisia.

It's going to be 2/2 game, first fixture kickoff will be on the 25th of March and the next 29th.
All games are been played on a single day.
No biases but I want Nigeria to qualify, and of course Mohamed Salah of Egypt.
Your thoughts, who should go through ?

Morocco to qualify, Cameroon vs Algeria is likely a draw match but cameroon is a more promising side, Mali vs Tunisia is also likely to be a draw but Mali have a slight edge over Tunisia because of the few players playing overseas. Ghana vs Nigeria will be a tough one and it won't be easy for the both sides but i think Nigeria will win the match. The biggest match is Mo Salah vs sadio Mane, i think the match will be a full time draw.

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[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

I hope the African world cup qualifies can be as exciting as the African nation's cup, I must repeat it again I was impressed at that competition and it was a well deserved win for the Senegalese team.
Speaking about the African world cup qualifies I think Nigeria would use it to make amend for their outing in the Africa's nation's cup we would definitely see electric games but after all said and done. Positive Nigeria would be in the up coming world cup.

Let hope there'll be a world cup with all the sega ongoing and rumors of Russia (Putin) reacting negatively to been kicked out of the world cup. Personally I don't think it was the right decision. Football doesn't have any affiliation with politics so why innocent footballer are getting punished for a decision (Invasion of Ukraine) that they obviously had no say at. You're trying to get to Putin and you're using innocent individuals as baits.

In regards to African competition, it usually starts boring but ends entertaining so I don't expect anything less than that for the world cup qualifiers. The first games probably would be boring but as more games are played we'll begin to enjoy the competition. It's not just an ordinary game but a knockout game meaning we should be expecting a battle between the nations.

[Rockstarguy]

Senegal versus Egypt will be a 50 50 game, you can not decided the winner's of the tournament already at this moment.
But I kinda fancy the Egyptians this time around, they should get a goal and defend very well, the fifa world Cup will be interesting and Salah will perform great out shinning those European defender's lmao
You see how good e plays in the Champions League and premier league, he can bring that to the tournament.

This time the game will be very tough, Egypt will not allow Senegal to easily defeat them like the way Senegal did during the AFCON tournament. Egypt will take this match as a revenge to defeat Senegal,  and Senegal would still want to defeat Egypt to show that they still remain champion. The game will be so tough for the both teams  and it will be very interesting.

[Maestro75]

Let hope there'll be a world cup with all the sega ongoing and rumors of Russia (Putin) reacting negatively to been kicked out of the world cup. Personally I don't think it was the right decision. Football doesn't have any affiliation with politics so why innocent footballer are getting punished for a decision (Invasion of Ukraine) that they obviously had no say at. You're trying to get to Putin and you're using innocent individuals as baits.

Vladimir Putin is out to destroy anything he can not have. I do not blame him for his reaction to the ban because FIFA did not act well by that decision against Russia. What is FIFA's business in a war between two countries? It should allow the countries solve their political issues without getting involved in it and find a way around those countries which refused to play with Russia. A diplomatic way would have taken care of it. However, I see Putin's threat as empty on that. There is nothing he can do if FIFA does not relax the ban.

[D-law]

Senegal versus Egypt will be a 50 50 game, you can not decided the winner's of the tournament already at this moment.
But I kinda fancy the Egyptians this time around, they should get a goal and defend very well, the fifa world Cup will be interesting and Salah will perform great out shinning those European defender's lmao
You see how good e plays in the Champions League and premier league, he can bring that to the tournament.

This time the game will be very tough, Egypt will not allow Senegal to easily defeat them like the way Senegal did during the AFCON tournament. Egypt will take this match as a revenge to defeat Senegal,  and Senegal would still want to defeat Egypt to show that they still remain champion. The game will be so tough for the both teams  and it will be very interesting.

They shouldn't else it's gonna be a boring one, I love Mohamed Salah's pace and he's eye for goal.
If he sure gets Into the FIFA World Cup, I'm sure of seeing him displacing defender's of their position with his fast feet's.
It's gon be a great game, I hope they get a goof refree in other to avoid to long talk. My prediction is simple, Egypt wins and qualifies for the world Cup.

[KTChampions]

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In regards to African competition, it usually starts boring but ends entertaining so I don't expect anything less than that for the world cup qualifiers. The first games probably would be boring but as more games are played we'll begin to enjoy the competition. It's not just an ordinary game but a knockout game meaning we should be expecting a battle between the nations.

Before I began to bet more or less actively, I was not interested in the African Qualifiers for the World Cup, and suddenly I discovered that its format is really interesting - unlike Europe or South America, all teams eventually have to play knockout matches and we see such interesting (and tragic) pairings as Senegal - Egypt. Undoubtedly, this is a great culmination of the qualifying round and it will be no less emotional than the World Cup games themselves.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

suddenly I discovered that its format is really interesting - unlike Europe or South America, all teams eventually have to play knockout matches and we see such interesting (and tragic) pairings as Senegal - Egypt. Undoubtedly, this is a great culmination of the qualifying round and it will be no less emotional than the World Cup games themselves.

Exactly, I read earlier a user complaining why we're not using same format as others, ours is more entertaining. First you get to win your group then come compete with others winners. I don't think the pairing were planned and Egypt having to play Senegal again was just a coincidence and not preplanned. African can only send 5 representative and from the groups there usually are 10 winners which is where the knockout comes in handy. Each team has two chances so it's quite a decent rule.

In other news; Goal.com: In light of the Africa Cup of Nations, and the playoff draw, Ed Dove predicts Africa’s five favourites for Qatar you can visit this link above to read about his prediction on who would represent Africa at the whole cup and some reasons why. Surprising, Cameroon wasn't included in his pick but one thing I can agree with him is Nigeria vs Ghana been the hottest of all the features.

[Issa56]

They shouldn't else it's gonna be a boring one, I love Mohamed Salah's pace and he's eye for goal.
If he sure gets Into the FIFA World Cup, I'm sure of seeing him displacing defender's of their position with his fast feet's.
It's gon be a great game, I hope they get a goof refree in other to avoid to long talk. My prediction is simple, Egypt wins and qualifies for the world Cup.

Mo salah is an outstanding player and he's currently the highest goal scorer in the Premier league this season. Imagining mo salah in the Fifa World Cup you know already defenders will suffer in his hands. But the chances of Egypt to win Senegal is very slim, its not going to be an easy game for both teams.

[Gosgosking]

Are you ready for the African #WCQ’s final round!

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Who will make it to the #WorldCup? 🔥


Egypt - Senegal.
Cameroon - Algeria.
Ghana - Nigeria.
DR Congo - Morocco.
Mali - Tunisia.

It's going to be 2/2 game, first fixture kickoff will be on the 25th of March and the next 29th.
All games are been played on a single day.
No biases but I want Nigeria to qualify, and of course Mohamed Salah of Egypt.
Your thoughts, who should go through ?

Nigeria will defeat Ghana, Nigeria team have better force than the Ghana team. Nigeria team is a team I love so much because they are very determined and serious when it comes to football. Nigeria will make all effort to win Ghana. Three africa big teams I know are Nigeria,  Egypt,  Senegal.  It is certain Nigeria will win Ghana.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Some major news update in regards to the Nigeria vs Ghana game. While I don't wish the Ghanian team any harm and hopefully they can have their full squad so we enjoy an entertaining match but recent development have been in the favor of Nigerian. Firstly, Super Eagles receive major boost ahead of World Cup playoffs then Injury crisis rocks Black Stars’ camp ahead of World Cup playoffs.

Ghana are likely to be without Baba Rahman and Kamaldeen Sulemana for this month’s 2022 World Cup playoff against Nigeria. Both players are currently nursing injuries which could keep them out of the two matches.

Rahman and Sulemana didn’t feature for their clubs last weekend and no date has been pencilled in for their possible return. Baba Rahman last played for Reading on February 19, while Kamaldeen Sulemana was left out of Rennes game against Angers last weekend.

The match is to be played on the 25th of March so probably this players should be fit before then unless their injuries are severe. I don't have any information on this yet but I'll be keeping the thread updated with developing news on this issue.

[CryptoBuds]

Some major news update in regards to the Nigeria vs Ghana game. While I don't wish the Ghanian team any harm and hopefully they can have their full squad so we enjoy an entertaining match but recent development have been in the favor of Nigerian. Firstly, Super Eagles receive major boost ahead of World Cup playoffs then Injury crisis rocks Black Stars’ camp ahead of World Cup playoffs.

Ghana are likely to be without Baba Rahman and Kamaldeen Sulemana for this month’s 2022 World Cup playoff against Nigeria. Both players are currently nursing injuries which could keep them out of the two matches.

Rahman and Sulemana didn’t feature for their clubs last weekend and no date has been pencilled in for their possible return. Baba Rahman last played for Reading on February 19, while Kamaldeen Sulemana was left out of Rennes game against Angers last weekend.

The match is to be played on the 25th of March so probably this players should be fit before then unless their injuries are severe. I don't have any information on this yet but I'll be keeping the thread updated with developing news on this issue.

^ It's going to be a big problem for Ghana to lose Baba Rahman and Kamaldeen Sulemana for the match against Nigeria.
You know, Baba Rahman was really a very important defender for Ghana. And Kamaldeen Sulemana gives the team a lot more attacking stability.

Now with these two players not playing against Nigeria because of having injury issues, I think Nigeria will have a really good chance of winning.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Now with these two players not playing against Nigeria because of having injury issues, I think Nigeria will have a really good chance of winning.

I don't want an easy game as then the win won't be worth rubbing it on their face, Ghana is such a big rival of Nigeria that any advantage we have against them can be used as an excuse for their bad performance. The Nigerian squad is so strong that players like Alex Iwobi will be missing as Nigeria invite two new players, 30 others for Ghana clash.

Technical Adviser Augustine Eguavoen has called up Captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forwards Moses Simon and Kelechi Iheanacho in a Super Eagles’ provisional list of 32 for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off round against the Black Stars of Ghana.

Everton’s Alex Iwobi was missing from the provisional list obtained by The PUNCH on Friday.

Also called up are goalkeepers Maduka Okoye and Daniel Akpeyi, defenders Kenneth Omeruo, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi and Abdullahi Shehu, midfielders Oghenekaro Etebo and Joseph Ayodele-Aribo, and forwards Victor Osimhen, Odion Ighalo and Samuel Chukwueze.....

[CryptoBuds]

I don't want an easy game as then the win won't be worth rubbing it on their face, Ghana is such a big rival of Nigeria that any advantage we have against them can be used as an excuse for their bad performance. The Nigerian squad is so strong that players like Alex Iwobi will be missing as Nigeria invite two new players, 30 others for Ghana clash.

Technical Adviser Augustine Eguavoen has called up Captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forwards Moses Simon and Kelechi Iheanacho in a Super Eagles’ provisional list of 32 for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off round against the Black Stars of Ghana.
Everton’s Alex Iwobi was missing from the provisional list obtained by The PUNCH on Friday.
Also called up are goalkeepers Maduka Okoye and Daniel Akpeyi, defenders Kenneth Omeruo, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi and Abdullahi Shehu, midfielders Oghenekaro Etebo and Joseph Ayodele-Aribo, and forwards Victor Osimhen, Odion Ighalo and Samuel Chukwueze.....

^ Those are some really big statements to make. I hope they can deliver. But, I have to say it sounds really cocky. I hope they just don't take things too easy and play the natural football that they should play.
Another thing is, they are trying to make their opponent angry and steer them away from the actual game plan. But in the process, they might just be motivating their opponent.

[Masplanc]

Now with these two players not playing against Nigeria because of having injury issues, I think Nigeria will have a really good chance of winning.

It will be so interesting to see all this players in the game, this set of players have always make the nigeria team to be tough , so I believe will with them nigeria will make a good performance.  For long Ahmed musa have not been playing in the nigeria team so I can't tell if he is the kind of good player I used to know.

I don't want an easy game as then the win won't be worth rubbing it on their face, Ghana is such a big rival of Nigeria that any advantage we have against them can be used as an excuse for their bad performance. The Nigerian squad is so strong that players like Alex Iwobi will be missing as Nigeria invite two new players, 30 others for Ghana clash.

Technical Adviser Augustine Eguavoen has called up Captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forwards Moses Simon and Kelechi Iheanacho in a Super Eagles’ provisional list of 32 for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off round against the Black Stars of Ghana.

Everton’s Alex Iwobi was missing from the provisional list obtained by The PUNCH on Friday.

Also called up are goalkeepers Maduka Okoye and Daniel Akpeyi, defenders Kenneth Omeruo, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi and Abdullahi Shehu, midfielders Oghenekaro Etebo and Joseph Ayodele-Aribo, and forwards Victor Osimhen, Odion Ighalo and Samuel Chukwueze.....

It will be so interesting to see all this players in the game, this set of players have always make the nigeria team to be tough , so I believe will with them nigeria will make a good performance.  For long Ahmed musa have not been playing in the nigeria team so I can't tell if he is the kind of good player I used to know.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Now with these two players not playing against Nigeria because of having injury issues, I think Nigeria will have a really good chance of winning.

It will be so interesting to see all this players in the game, this set of players have always make the nigeria team to be tough , so I believe will with them nigeria will make a good performance.  For long Ahmed musa have not been playing in the nigeria team so I can't tell if he is the kind of good player I used to know.

I don't want an easy game as then the win won't be worth rubbing it on their face, Ghana is such a big rival of Nigeria that any advantage we have against them can be used as an excuse for their bad performance. The Nigerian squad is so strong that players like Alex Iwobi will be missing as Nigeria invite two new players, 30 others for Ghana clash.

Technical Adviser Augustine Eguavoen has called up Captain Ahmed Musa, deputy captain William Ekong, midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forwards Moses Simon and Kelechi Iheanacho in a Super Eagles’ provisional list of 32 for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off round against the Black Stars of Ghana.

Everton’s Alex Iwobi was missing from the provisional list obtained by The PUNCH on Friday.

Also called up are goalkeepers Maduka Okoye and Daniel Akpeyi, defenders Kenneth Omeruo, Oluwasemilogo Ajayi and Abdullahi Shehu, midfielders Oghenekaro Etebo and Joseph Ayodele-Aribo, and forwards Victor Osimhen, Odion Ighalo and Samuel Chukwueze.....

It will be so interesting to see all this players in the game, this set of players have always make the nigeria team to be tough , so I believe will with them nigeria will make a good performance.  For long Ahmed musa have not been playing in the nigeria team so I can't tell if he is the kind of good player I used to know.

It is interesting, on the one hand there is Ghana, which is a very strong team and they really want to go to the World Cup again, the last time Ghana was in the World Cup I think one of their coaches was a Venezuelan also as support , here they were called the eagles of Ghana, really in that World Cup that team I really liked their uniform, on the other hand there is Nigeria that has great players, both for the African continent and for the South American continent they should expand the quotas much more so that More countries from those continents can participate, since they show exquisite football, especially when African teams do those dances combined with football.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

More countries from those continents can participate, since they show exquisite football, especially when African teams do those dances combined with football.

We should focused less on dancing and actually posing a threat to other westerner nations. African nation haven't impress me so far when it comes to the world cup. Even when we hosted it for the first time in South Africa, we couldn't make a statement and that was very disappointing.  Giving us more slot won't solve our problem although I'll be happy if that happens as that'll give room for more nations to compete.

Example just look at the play off, our best teams are playing themselves which means we'll be missing nations that could have pose a threat at the world cup. In other News

Source: www.goal.com/en-ug/amp/news/2022-world-cup-qualifiers-ghana-vs-nigeria-fixture-moved-to/bltee42cfae1f1a12f4

Caf have confirmed Cape Coast Stadium is not ready to host the World Cup play-off and moved the match to Kumasi. The 2022 Fifa World Cup qualification play-off between Ghana and Nigeria will now be played at Kumasi Yara Sports Stadium, the Ghana Football Association has confirmed.

[KTChampions]

It is interesting, on the one hand there is Ghana, which is a very strong team and they really want to go to the World Cup again, the last time Ghana was in the World Cup I think one of their coaches was a Venezuelan also as support , here they were called the eagles of Ghana, really in that World Cup that team I really liked their uniform, on the other hand there is Nigeria that has great players, both for the African continent and for the South American continent they should expand the quotas much more so that More countries from those continents can participate, since they show exquisite football, especially when African teams do those dances combined with football.

Do you really think that 5 tickets to the World Cup are not enough for Africa? With every World Cup, there are 1-2 teams missing from Europe that can easily beat any African (or at least any African team outside of the top five). This year either Portugal or Italy will watch football on TV. It seems to me that this is a much greater loss for the World Cup than the fact that the 6th African team will not take part in the tournament.

[CryptoBuds]

More countries from those continents can participate, since they show exquisite football, especially when African teams do those dances combined with football.

We should focused less on dancing and actually posing a threat to other westerner nations. African nation haven't impress me so far when it comes to the world cup. Even when we hosted it for the first time in South Africa, we couldn't make a statement and that was very disappointing.  Giving us more slot won't solve our problem although I'll be happy if that happens as that'll give room for more nations to compete.
Example just look at the play off, our best teams are playing themselves which means we'll be missing nations that could have pose a threat at the world cup. In other News

Source: www.goal.com/en-ug/amp/news/2022-world-cup-qualifiers-ghana-vs-nigeria-fixture-moved-to/bltee42cfae1f1a12f4
Caf have confirmed Cape Coast Stadium is not ready to host the World Cup play-off and moved the match to Kumasi. The 2022 Fifa World Cup qualification play-off between Ghana and Nigeria will now be played at Kumasi Yara Sports Stadium, the Ghana Football Association has confirmed.

^ African nations are not at the same level as the bigger teams in the World Cup. I think it's about qualifying and going deep into the World Cup and not about how many teams are qualifying for the WC.

I can agree that when the World Cup was held in South Africa they did not perform very well in it. It would have been great if they could perform like Russia in the last WC. We all know that it was somewhat of a mystery why Russia was the host of the world cup but I think they proved that they are a better team than everyone thought about them. But the African nations could not do the same."

It is interesting, on the one hand there is Ghana, which is a very strong team and they really want to go to the World Cup again, the last time Ghana was in the World Cup I think one of their coaches was a Venezuelan also as support , here they were called the eagles of Ghana, really in that World Cup that team I really liked their uniform, on the other hand there is Nigeria that has great players, both for the African continent and for the South American continent they should expand the quotas much more so that More countries from those continents can participate, since they show exquisite football, especially when African teams do those dances combined with football.

Do you really think that 5 tickets to the World Cup are not enough for Africa? With every World Cup, there are 1-2 teams missing from Europe that can easily beat any African (or at least any African team outside of the top five). This year either Portugal or Italy will watch football on TV. It seems to me that this is a much greater loss for the World Cup than the fact that the 6th African team will not take part in the tournament.

^ I am really going to miss Portugal if they actually do not make it to the world cup. This might actually be the last world cup for Cristiano Ronaldo, so I would really like to see him in action in the world cup. But, on the other hand, Italy is also a great team and deserves to be in the WC too.

[Maestro75]

In other News

Source: www.goal.com/en-ug/amp/news/2022-world-cup-qualifiers-ghana-vs-nigeria-fixture-moved-to/bltee42cfae1f1a12f4

Caf have confirmed Cape Coast Stadium is not ready to host the World Cup play-off and moved the match to Kumasi.

The stories are circulating online of how Ghana is planning using voodoo on Nigeria so they can win in that match. There are past records of Ghana using voodoo to win past matches in this same Kumasi stadium. I want their voodoo to fail this time and put them in shame.

^ African nations are not at the same level as the bigger teams in the World Cup.

But that does not mean that Africa does not have talented players. We have players in Africa who can stand one on one with those other players you think are world class. Africa's problem is leadership and management of this talent coming up. And that is this players blossom once they go abroad and get coaches who knows what they are doing to help put them together on the field of play.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

The stories are circulating online of how Ghana is planning using voodoo on Nigeria so they can win in that match. There are past records of Ghana using voodoo to win past matches in this same Kumasi stadium. I want their voodoo to fail this time and put them in shame.

It's Juju which one is voodoo, we call it the way it's called in Africa when discussing Africa football maybe if it's on other foreign league thread then we can call it that lol (joking). Already Nigerian fans are accusing Ghana of using it on Ndidi as he limped off from the match against Stade Rennais in the Europa league. His injury isn't much of a worry as we have a perfect replacement in Ogenyi Onazi. Hopefully though Ndidi recover before the match day because his experience is definitely above that of Onazi.

The Goodnews is that we're now on international breaks and the focus for Africans will be qualifying for the world cup. This week we'll see lots of matches been played and the next week we have the final five that'll be representing Africa at Qatar. What's your prediction on the 1st leg for each fixture.