Africa Football Discussion Thread || Current discussion: African teams at Qatar.

[Oshosondy]

If I'm not mistaking, we're the only team that have won our 3 group stages comfortably and has 9 point.

That is true, I was thinking Cameroon would play 3 non lost match also, but drew with Cape Verde, it was Cameroon that was leading by 1 goal in the first half but Garry Rodrigues later scored for Cape Verde in the second half assisted by Kenny Santos which makes the match to end draw.

Suggestion: Is it possible for Cameroon to be on the poll? Their team have played good also.

[dataispower]

Honestly,  nigeria is the best team since have been watch this AFCON , what interest me about the game is that they play so professional and it has been working for them. What makes feel excited about the match was my prediction that finally ended  with 2-0 and nigeria is now the winner of the group with 9 points.

You are right. Nigeria has won all their group stage matches. There is no other team that has qualified for the next round by winning all the matches on the group stage. In addition, Nigeria has scored 6 goals in 3 matches and conceded only 1 goal. They are undoubtedly one of the strongest teams in the Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria has a chance to win the title if they can maintain this continuity. Although the African teams are not very strong. They are very weak compared to the European teams.

Nigeria team is qualify to semi finals, even though they would have lose the match between them Guinea-Bissau, they point they hard is already satisfied to next level of the match, but I'm thinking that with the pressure they are using they will win this AFCON, because other countries pattern of ball is difference other teams

[Slow death]

Guinea-Bissau 0 - 1 Nigeria
nigeria is winning as expected, but as they only scored 1 goal, this competition is being marked by the sad part of not having many goals

Egypt 1 - 0 Sudan
egypt is also winning as expected and unfortunately they are not managing to score more than 1 goal

as teams only need one goal to win the game and we see more cautious football in cup games. Teams have less tolerance for simple mistakes.
Nigeria was my favorite in this tournament and they started well, two wins in group stage. These are easier matches though, the real competition will start after quarter finals.
Algeria is the biggest disappointment in this tournament so far. They couldn't even beat Equatorial Guinea and lost their chance to advance to next round. I don't know why they left Ghezzal out, he was simply faultless and assist leader in Super League last season.

games = 32

goals = 67

I may have made a mistake in the numbers, but it shouldn't be too far from reality

well, in my opinion this situation of few goals (there have been one and another game that has 4 goals and I'm happy with that) is not a good thing, they have failed a lot, the quality of the game is low.

[KTChampions]

You are right. Nigeria has won all their group stage matches. There is no other team that has qualified for the next round by winning all the matches on the group stage. In addition, Nigeria has scored 6 goals in 3 matches and conceded only 1 goal. They are undoubtedly one of the strongest teams in the Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria has a chance to win the title if they can maintain this continuity. Although the African teams are not very strong. They are very weak compared to the European teams.

Thanks to these successful games, Senegal was able to become the favorite, before that Cameroon was the favorite. Egypt, which was the favorite before the start of the tournament, fell back very far:

Senegal 5.30
Cameroon 5.50
Nigeria 5.75
Morocco 6.30
Ivory Coast 8.45
Egypt 11.10

But it will be funny if they win this tournament, personally I won't be surprised as there are a lot of random results.

[snipie]

Sierra Leone 0 - 1 Equatorial Guinea is no surprise tho. Eq.Guinea is expected to win and they did it. Sierra Leone were able to get 1 goal from a penalty at the end of the game but they missed it.
Now when it comes to Ivory Coast 3 - 1 Algeria, just wow, how bad Algeria could be in this version of AFCON! The Champions got kicked in the most humiliating way from the Cup! They were out in that game and they deserved to be kicked imo.

[darxiaomi]

Well.... this now its really shocking , how a team like Algeria can be the last in a easy group. A lot of stars for this competittion, really unbelive, sorry for all they put his money with they.

Mahrez.... no words.

[Slow death]

Ivory Coast 3 - 1 Algeria

honestly Algeria is worse than my country, see that my country is bad at soccer

Sierra Leone 0 - 1 Equatorial Guinea

who would have thought that sierra leone would do better than algeria

[gabbie2010]

Well.... this now its really shocking , how a team like Algeria can be the last in a easy group. A lot of stars for this competittion, really unbelive, sorry for all they put his money with they.

Mahrez.... no words.

Too bad a whole AFCON defending champion couldn't qualify for atleast a round of 16 in this tournament shows how disastrous their performance was in this competition despite playing against some minnows like Equitorial-Guinea and Sierra lone just managed to secure one point and came last on the table, it's understandable losing against Ivory Coast who had a strong squad however struggling against the the two other countries in their group is absolutely unacceptable as a defending champion.

[swogerino]

Well.... this now its really shocking , how a team like Algeria can be the last in a easy group. A lot of stars for this competittion, really unbelive, sorry for all they put his money with they.

Mahrez.... no words.

Yes it means they have performed really poor against team way below their level if we compare the individual players.The big surprise of this group surely is Equatorial Guinea as they are second and already in the direct elimination stages of the tournament.Now things are getting interesting,I would never rate Senegal as the big favorite judging by the odds here,they have two draws and one minimal win against not so strong teams,for me this is a red flag but anyway they got Mane and that is enough for difficult situations.The best team so far for me is Nigeria and then Ivory Coast but Cameroon,Egypt and Senegal are all there.I would bet on Nigeria to win the tournament if I were to bet at this stage of the tournament but I will wait the first elimination stage and see what happens,then I will have a clearer idea on whom to choose as a winner.

[DU18]

Well.... this now its really shocking , how a team like Algeria can be the last in a easy group. A lot of stars for this competittion, really unbelive, sorry for all they put his money with they.

Mahrez.... no words.

As defending champions of the african cup, Algeria have really played quite badly this year, and even they were not able to put up any meaningful resistance against weak teams like Sierra Leone who forced Algeria to draw in their first match in the group stage and even they had to losing to a team like Equatorial Guinea, the one point gain by Algeria forced them to go home early this time.

[Joca97]

Didnt expect from last year winners to get knocked out in the group faze this is probobly a huge surprise. Algeria lost points againinst really weak opponents and they are going home. Probobly the biggest upset so far on the tournament .

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Congratulations to the nation that qualifed for the round of 16, the date and playtime are out. Let get our views on this games, nations that are likely to win and progress to next to next stage. I'm not surprised Algeria didn't make it out of the group stages, they were playing badly, they were one of the favorite tip to win bit couldn't scale through group stages that's sad.. So far the tournament hasn't recorded much goals but hopefully we begin to see more of that since the teams now will give in their all to attack and score.

So far which of the teams has impressed you the most and who do you think is coming out top scorers, Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) is leading that table with 5 goal and Cameroon are still in the game. Do you think he'll emerge winner or others will scored more goals in the later stages of the game.

[D-law]

Congratulations to the nation that qualifed for the round of 16, the date and playtime are out. Let get our views on this games, nations that are likely to win and progress to next to next stage. I'm not surprised Algeria didn't make it out of the group stages, they were playing badly, they were one of the favorite tip to win bit couldn't scale through group stages that's sad.. So far the tournament hasn't recorded much goals but hopefully we begin to see more of that since the teams now will give in their all to attack and score.

So far which of the teams has impressed you the most and who do you think is coming out top scorers, Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) is leading that table with 5 goal and Cameroon are still in the game. Do you think he'll emerge winner or others will scored more goals in the later stages of the game.

Congratulations to the countries left that has played great, this level has shown their achievements.
Watch how poor defending Champions of the African Cup of Nations performed, not even having Riyad Mahrez in them side with them saw them play better and go further,it has shown why no country should rest all hopes on a single player.
I'll be rooting for Nigeria and Cameroon, although they haven't been on my mind from the start.
The later has host will want to retain the Trophy at home soil and ground..... Nigeria did impressed me in the group stage games, winning all three games is just enough to show their zeal for the tournament.

[hahay]

Even though this tournament takes place at least once every two years, but for some reason I feel that this tournament is still not popular enough even though there are already star players there who are playing in European competitions. But yes, I also want to congratulate the teams that have advanced to the round of 16, but most of these teams have at least been predicted and are seeded in this tournament. But unfortunately, the star players who were there were still not good enough to put their names on the top scorers board.

[CryptoBuds]

Even though this tournament takes place at least once every two years, but for some reason I feel that this tournament is still not popular enough even though there are already star players there who are playing in European competitions. But yes, I also want to congratulate the teams that have advanced to the round of 16, but most of these teams have at least been predicted and are seeded in this tournament. But unfortunately, the star players who were there were still not good enough to put their names on the top scorers board.

There are many reasons why this tournament is not popular. First, the number of star players here is very small compared to teams from Europe or the Copa Ameria. At the same time, the star players are not able to perform very well here due to being with a weak team.
 The teams here are not strong. There are even many teams whose names I see for the first time. And their gameplay is not very advanced. Those of us who watch different leagues all year round are annoyed by the gameplay of these countries. We rarely see the games of these countries unless there is a need for a team of choice or a bet.

[onecall123]

Ivory Coast 3 - 1 Algeria

honestly Algeria is worse than my country, see that my country is bad at soccer

Sierra Leone 0 - 1 Equatorial Guinea

who would have thought that sierra leone would do better than algeria

Honestly Ivory Coast really shock with me with their performance,  I was thinking Algeria will do better than them, what I was thinking was just the opposite. Great performance  of Ivory Coast.

No matter what the expectations were about Algeria, it has happened. Algeria has been eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations. There is only one nightmare in this tournament, and that is Nigeria. The rest of the teams should go back to Europe and represent their countries.
Congratulations to the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations. A thrilling match awaits. Did Nigeria get an easy draw?

[D-law]

 Hahay and CryptoBuds, you both are just here to criticize the tournament, everything has stages gradually with time their will be standards and balance in this competition.
How would you say there are Les star's in the African countries, seems you don't have the internet to check.
The English premier league brought up the names of mane and Salah, I strongly believe this are the both names you know.
I'm vexed at this shit!! Guess you don't know Hakimi, Haller, Simon Moses ?

[RILWAN]

Even though this tournament takes place at least once every two years, but for some reason I feel that this tournament is still not popular enough even though there are already star players there who are playing in European competitions. But yes, I also want to congratulate the teams that have advanced to the round of 16, but most of these teams have at least been predicted and are seeded in this tournament. But unfortunately, the star players who were there were still not good enough to put their names on the top scorers board.

There are many reasons why this tournament is not popular. First, the number of star players here is very small compared to teams from Europe or the Copa Ameria. At the same time, the star players are not able to perform very well here due to being with a weak team.
 The teams here are not strong. There are even many teams whose names I see for the first time. And their gameplay is not very advanced. Those of us who watch different leagues all year round are annoyed by the gameplay of these countries. We rarely see the games of these countries unless there is a need for a team of choice or a bet.

I disagree with you on this one there are some teams who have upgraded their game standard and have topped the table within this round, take the Nigeria team, for example, their performance this season is encouraging and they're won all their matches compared to the previous league performances

[CryptocurencyKing]

Ivory Coast 3 - 1 Algeria

honestly Algeria is worse than my country, see that my country is bad at soccer

Sierra Leone 0 - 1 Equatorial Guinea

who would have thought that sierra leone would do better than algeria

Honestly Ivory Coast really shock with me with their performance,  I was thinking Algeria will do better than them, what I was thinking was just the opposite. Great performance  of Ivory Coast.

No matter what the expectations were about Algeria, it has happened. Algeria has been eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations. There is only one nightmare in this tournament, and that is Nigeria.

What a shameful outing for Algeria. Should I call over confidence or what. Afcon Champion could not register a single win in their group stage including those they tagged as minors. Algeria and Zambia have experienced the same fate. When Zambia won the Africa cup for the first time in 2012 they were knocked out in the group stages during the 2013 edition just like what has happened to Algeria. The whole thing is getting interesting and I hope the super eagles will not underrate any of these teams including the so called minor, because they are the real problems in this tournament. This afcon is full of surprises. I love this tournament the giant teams are being sink down to the earth and the minor team are being resurrated to the highest level.

[Oshosondy]

Even though this tournament takes place at least once every two years, but for some reason I feel that this tournament is still not popular enough even though there are already star players there who are playing in European competitions.

You are contradicting yourself. You said the tournament is not common but their are European key players there. Is that not contradicting.

AFCON is common it is the most popular football tournament in Africa. Everyone knows that.

I disagree with you on this one there are some teams who have upgraded their game standard and have topped the table within this round, take the Nigeria team, for example, their performance this season is encouraging and they're won all their matches compared to the previous league performances

But if we should think about this, he is talking about football stars. Is Africa having as much football stars like in Europe and South America. I doubt that.  But I insist that AFCON is not popular, it is popular.