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[Gasty4]

@Harkorede, you have said well!!.....it has to do with the weather condition as you've said.

Talking about both Dennis and Oshime, should I say you're in support of the Nigerians for this African Cup of Nations ?

[Harkorede]

Talking about both Dennis and Oshime, should I say you're in support of the Nigerians for this African Cup of Nations ?

Yeah, I would be supporting Nigeria all the way, I was about placing a bet on Osimhen to be the top scorer with an which I got from a sportbook that's what made me notice that he was dropped twos day ago.

I hope they can go all the through in the tournament still.

[Gasty4]

Yeah, I would be supporting Nigeria all the way, I was about placing a bet on Osimhen to be the top scorer with an which I got from a sportbook that's what made me notice that he was dropped twos day ago.

I hope they can go all the through in the tournament still.
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With the introduction of a the Portuguese Coach,I I'm still not convinced they'll play good, to be honest,and not against Egypt.
The Egyptians should be more organized than Nigerians, looking at the players alone, you'll see them fielding players like Alex iwobi who hasn't been in a good form.
Higher level of favouritism, I still think the Nigeria football federation has control in the team,which should be done by coaches.

[zuzie]

Talking about both Dennis and Oshime, should I say you're in support of the Nigerians for this African Cup of Nations ?

Yeah, I would be supporting Nigeria all the way, I was about placing a bet on Osimhen to be the top scorer with an which I got from a sportbook that's what made me notice that he was dropped twos day ago.

I hope they can go all the through in the tournament still.

Nigeria is in a rather safe group Possibly Egypt and Nigeria will qualify for the next phase but for the top scorer I will choose salah he's still consistent even though he's not young
The match will start in the next 2 days Senegal v Zimbabwe is what we've been waiting for especially Sadio Mané will attract attention he is also a top scorer candidate.

[DU18]

Currently covid 19 continues to attack the world including the African continent, and now it is reported that several squads are actually experiencing problems due to covid, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Tanjung Verde Islands and even the host Cameroon has also found several cases of Covid on staff and  also their players, I hope that the current Covid-19 won't interfere with the African Cup of Nations, because frankly I really want to see new talents football born in the afrika cup.

[coco23]

Currently covid 19 continues to attack the world including the African continent, and now it is reported that several squads are actually experiencing problems due to covid, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Tanjung Verde Islands and even the host Cameroon has also found several cases of Covid on staff and  also their players, I hope that the current Covid-19 won't interfere with the African Cup of Nations, because frankly I really want to see new talents football born in the afrika cup.

what a mess! I suppose this is how it'll be going most of the year (except maybe summer on the northern hemisphere). Were they planning to allow spectators to the games? How strict are the Covid measures on the African continent? I hope they find a good way to handle it as this might also affect the World Cup (which will be in winter).

[logfiles]

I think it due to the weather conditions in Cameroon, winter is the most suitable season for the tournament in the country and due to the World Cup coming up later this year.

However, the climate in Cameroon and being forced to shift the biennial tournament into a World Cup year has left CAF with limited options over its timing.

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It's been said that the next one(Ivory Coast) will be held in the summer.

I don't know if my memory is bad but as far as I recall, It's been held during this period for years unless if you are telling me that It's only Cameroon that has been hosting the tournament.

I have seen clashes between Premier League teams and the African Nations for the players every year the tournament is on. The last I remember was I think the Emanuel Adebayor saga.

I think they need to change the timing to the period Euros and Copa América tournaments take place.

[uchegod-21]

I think they need to change the timing to the period Euros and Copa América tournaments take place.

Summer starts from somewhere June.Both euro and copa America starts from June and end July. In Africa that period is heavy rain.The rain will disturb the broadcast. The rain will affect the stadium and people that want to watch. That is why the tournament is not played that time. The world can respect Africa to give them two or three weeks break to play their tournament if they value Africa.

[Rockstarguy]

I have a burning question about the timing of the AFCON tournament.

Why is it always played when Major league seasons are underway and not when seasons have ended, just like the Euros, Copa América and World cup tournaments?

I think it due to the weather conditions in Cameroon, winter is the most suitable season for the tournament in the country and due to the World Cup coming up later this year.

However, the climate in Cameroon and being forced to shift the biennial tournament into a World Cup year has left CAF with limited options over its timing.

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It's been said that the next one(Ivory Coast) will be held in the summer.


Team Nigeria would be without their most lethal strikers for tournament, as both Victor Osimhen(Injury and Covid protocols) and Dennis Emmanuel is been said to have been threatened by Watford to not join with the Super Eagles for the tournament.

This can be a big challenge to nigeria not having top players for tournament. Already we all know salah is a big thread to nigeria in this tournament and he is the highest goal scorer in the EPl . The only way nigeria players can overcome salah is by giving him a thorough marking. All the same nigeria players are always good no matter the case may be.

[Trofo]

I think they need to change the timing to the period Euros and Copa América tournaments take place.

Summer starts from somewhere June.Both euro and copa America starts from June and end July. In Africa that period is heavy rain.The rain will disturb the broadcast. The rain will affect the stadium and people that want to watch. That is why the tournament is not played that time. The world can respect Africa to give them two or three weeks break to play their tournament if they value Africa.

Rain? I always thought it is more about very high temperatures but I am from Europe what do I know I associate heavy rains with Asia more than Africa.
It is not about lack of respect, as much as lack of time. Professional footballers schedule is overcrowded and everybody is pushing for even more games. More games = more money, it is that simple and then it is impossible to stop whole leagues so that a couple of players from couple of clubs can go to AFCON.

[KTChampions]

I have a burning question about the timing of the AFCON tournament.

Why is it always played when Major league seasons are underway and not when seasons have ended, just like the Euros, Copa América and World cup tournaments?

Doesn't this create unfair advantage to the tournament, making it even much less popular as all focus is on the leagues?

Great question! I think that if this tournament was held during the breaks in the national championships, then it would be of interest to a much larger number of spectators. Plus I'm sure Liverpool, for example, are very unhappy that their main star Salah will miss a few EPL matches because of this tournament.

[Rruchi man]

This can be a big challenge to nigeria not having top players for tournament.

I don't think it will affect the outcome of the competition so much, If you are Nigerian, you should know that the country is very blessed with super talented home based players that are hungry to perform. Get those home based players and put them out on the pitch, with good tactics, they will perform. Top players can inspire other players in a team, but it is not an assurance of victory. A better assurance of victory is when the entire players in a team are playing well.

First games of the Tournament are Cameroon v Burkina Faso and Ethiopia v Cape Verde Starting on Sunday (Jan 9th 2022) - Drop your predictions.

[Ebede]

I have a burning question about the timing of the AFCON tournament.

Why is it always played when Major league seasons are underway and not when seasons have ended, just like the Euros, Copa América and World cup tournaments?

Doesn't this create unfair advantage to the tournament, making it even much less popular as all focus is on the leagues?

Great question! I think that if this tournament was held during the breaks in the national championships, then it would be of interest to a much larger number of spectators. Plus I'm sure Liverpool, for example, are very unhappy that their main star Salah will miss a few EPL matches because of this tournament.

 
And I'm Manchester United fan I very much happy he is absent during this periods of the premier league.
He's been a great threat to defender's, you ain't talking much about Mane, why's that ?
You should be praying he comes back without an injury or Covid, the Afcon seems to be very hard.

[Gasty4]

I think they need to change the timing to the period Euros and Copa América tournaments take place.

Summer starts from somewhere June.Both euro and copa America starts from June and end July. In Africa that period is heavy rain.The rain will disturb the broadcast. The rain will affect the stadium and people that want to watch. That is why the tournament is not played that time. The world can respect Africa to give them two or three weeks break to play their tournament if they value Africa.

Rain? I always thought it is more about very high temperatures but I am from Europe what do I know I associate heavy rains with Asia more than Africa.
It is not about lack of respect, as much as lack of time. Professional footballers schedule is overcrowded and everybody is pushing for even more games. More games = more money, it is that simple and then it is impossible to stop whole leagues so that a couple of players from couple of clubs can go to AFCON.

Yeah yeah.... having both raining and dry season.
At the point in time,it's clearly called dry season mostly,and this is the best time for the African Cup of Nations to be held.
Playing during the raining season irks me big time,you won't find it easy to play soccer under such weather condition.

[Igebotz]

I've responded to to question like this on the other thread so I just leave it here.

@Harkorede We play AFCON every January, and this has been the case for a long time; the month is consistent.

I have a burning question about the timing of the AFCON tournament.

Why is it always played when Major league seasons are underway and not when seasons have ended, just like the Euros, Copa América and World cup tournaments?

I think it due to the weather conditions in Cameroon, winter is the most suitable season for the tournament in the country and due to the World Cup coming up later this year.

We only have rainy and dry seasons in Africa, and both are suitable for football games, but we will not modify our calendar to accommodate some of our players who are playing elsewhere! No way! We set our date to accommodate all the leagues in Africa. It would make no sense if all tournaments were held at the same time and no club had the authority to excuse a player from international duty unless specifically specified in their contract agreement.

[Harkorede]

We only have rainy and dry seasons in Africa, and both are suitable for football games, but we will not modify our calendar to accommodate some of our players who are playing elsewhere! No way! We set our date to accommodate all the leagues in Africa.

Then I'd say you're the one being ignorant here, African Cup of Nations have never been about accommodating leagues in Africa alone ?! Do you know know that almost all leagues in Africa are on right now including Nigeria and Ghana just to name a few, why would African Nations Cup be on when the attention of the fans would be divided by their national league ? even for publicity and exposure that's not a wise decision. Africa already have two tournaments in place for home and national based players already CHAN and WAFU.

I repeat the major reason from AFCON is been held in January have always been about the weather it's easier to play in winter (dry season as you'd have it), than rainy season (summer), how many countries have multiple standard pitches that can be used consecutively during the rainy season ?!

And Just so you know: This edition of the Tournament was meant to be played in the Summer of 2021 after it was initially postponed.

Initially due to be played in summer 2021, the 33rd edition of the Cup of Nations was first moved to January and February 2021 due to the “unfavourable climatic conditions” in Cameroon in June and July, before covid-19 forced the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to postpone the event until the start of 2022

[Igebotz]

We only have rainy and dry seasons in Africa, and both are suitable for football games, but we will not modify our calendar to accommodate some of our players who are playing elsewhere! No way! We set our date to accommodate all the leagues in Africa.

Then I'd say you're the one being ignorant here, African Cup of Nations have never been about accommodating leagues in Africa alone ?! Do you know know that almost all leagues in Africa are on right now including Nigeria and Ghana just to name a few, why would African Nations Cup be on when the attention of the fans would be divided by their national league ? even for publicity and exposure that's not a wise decision. Africa already have two tournaments in place for home and national based players already CHAN and WAFU.

And that's because Covid19 messed with most of the main leagues' calendars, and there was no better moment than now given other competitions coming up, and to be clear, most of Europe's top five leagues work with the same or almost the same calendar, unlike African leagues, I too, would like to see the AFCON time fixed at a very convenient time, similar to the Euros and other competitions, but the level of corruption in CAF is a topic for another post. You do, however, make some sense.

I repeat the major reason from AFCON is been held in January have always been about the weather it's easier to play in winter (dry season as you'd have it), than rainy season (summer), how many countries have multiple standard pitches that can be used consecutively during the rainy season ?!

There are standards stadiums all over the Africa, don't say something you don't know about they had hosted both the female, male under 17, 20, and main world up and we all observed the excellent standards of field that the competition was played in. It low compared to the European stadiums though but they are fine for football.

And Just so you know: This edition of the Tournament was meant to be played in the Summer of 2021 after it was initially postponed.

Every human knows this!

[Gasty4]

Rwanda's Salima Mukansanga aged 33, will become the first woman to officiate at the Afcon tournament in Cameron.
My favorites for the Afcon will be ; Algeria, Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt, Ghana, Cameroon and Ivory Coast.
https://www.kick442.com/salima-mukansanga-set-to-become-first-woman-referee-at-afcon/


Algerians going to the Afcon with unbeaten run of 34 game's, Championed by Manchester City player Mahrez.
Prior to the tournament, Nigeria has been one of the best during this Afcon.
Senegal having a great squad will do better,with Sadio Mane and Koulibaly leading the backline.
Egypt will come with full confidence having Salah alongside them he's actually the best player in European football currently

[KTChampions]

Great question! I think that if this tournament was held during the breaks in the national championships, then it would be of interest to a much larger number of spectators. Plus I'm sure Liverpool, for example, are very unhappy that their main star Salah will miss a few EPL matches because of this tournament.

 
And I'm Manchester United fan I very much happy he is absent during this periods of the premier league.
He's been a great threat to defender's, you ain't talking much about Mane, why's that ?
You should be praying he comes back without an injury or Covid, the Afcon seems to be very hard.

I also root for United in the EPL, but what's the point of rooting against Liverpool now? I don’t think United is currently competing with Liverpool and if I cheer against someone it’s City  As for Manet, it’s not a matter of personalities, but in general, the approach I’m talking about - the clubs are suffering from the African Cup, this is a fact.

[Igebotz]

Rwanda's Salima Mukansanga aged 33, will become the first woman to officiate at the Afcon tournament in Cameron.
My favorites for the Afcon will be ; Algeria, Nigeria, Senegal, Egypt, Ghana, Cameroon and Ivory Coast.

Wow this nice one from CAF I've always wanted to see more of the women referees in men's games

Lol are you joking? You selected potential winner's? These are potential champions because I'm not expecting an upset this year; the last upset was Zambia winning the trophy a few years ago, shocking the entire world. I'm rooting for Nigeria and Senegal, but I'm afraid of Algeria because they're still unbeaten and look likely to retain the trophy.

Algerians going to the Afcon with unbeaten run of 34 game's,

That is an incredible record, however they are ranked fourth in Africa behind Senegal and Tunisia, despite winning the most recent AFCON. Tunisia has done nothing in the last decade to even make the top three.