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

[Mate2237]

There is problem in Cameroon camp in Qatar.
The Cameroon goalkeeper in is leaving the world cup, right now he is going to France and from there he will go to Yaoundé. And what the commentator is saying, he is leaving the team because disagreement in the camp but they can settle it at Yaoundé.

Senegal just missed one good chance to score Ecuador.

[macson]

There is problem in Cameroon camp in Qatar.
The Cameroon goalkeeper in is leaving the world cup, right now he is going to France and from there he will go to Yaoundé. And what the commentator is saying, he is leaving the team because disagreement in the camp but they can settle it at Yaoundé.

Senegal just missed one good chance to score Ecuador.

Ecuador plays well and is more structured than Senegal, but often Ecuador's attacks are easily broken.  only a few minutes left until the game is over ^{(a score of 2-1 with a win from Senegal will be the end of this match)}

[GxSTxV]

Congratulations to Senegal team to be the first African team that qualify to Round of 16 on this World Cup after winning against Ecuador with a score of 2-1, Senegal players were very dangerous in attacking and had many missed chances especially on first half until they got a penalty last minutes of it and managed to score the only goal of first half, the goal of Ecuador was a mistake from Senegal defense, but with continuous desire of winning from Lions of Teranga they managed to score the second goal by Kalidou Koulibaly which made them in the second place of their group after Netherlands

[Rruchi man]

Ecuador plays well and is more structured than Senegal, but often Ecuador's attacks are easily broken.

Ecuador have never played against Senegal on this stage before, and they generally have little experience playing against African teams. Senegal were able to recognize and isolate the key player from Ecuador who scored in their last two games Valencia, and isolated him properly. It took Ecuador a while to readjust to functioning as their start layer was locked down. They got a goal, But the quick response from koulibaly ensured that our African champions made it through.

I expect the black stars of Ghana to make it as well to the round of 16.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Senegal best Ecuador 2:1 today, a very big congratulations to the team, they have not just made only the citizens of Senegal proud, but the entire Africa, they have made it to the round of 16, this is really outstanding and I congratulations the team ones again.

Now waiting for Ghana vs Uruguay match on the 2nd of December, I really hope Ghana have the same good luck that Senegal had today..
Wishing the team the best.

[Oluwa-btc]

Senegal best Ecuador 2:1 today, a very big congratulations to the team, they have not just made only the citizens of Senegal proud, but the entire Africa, they have made it to the round of 16, this is really outstanding and I congratulations the team ones again.

Now waiting for Ghana vs Uruguay match on the 2nd of December, I really hope Ghana have the same good luck that Senegal had today..
Wishing the team the best.

I actually banked of Under 0.5 card Bookings in the first half and that came through as not even a single card was witnessed. The Odds are solid enough.
Brighton Midfielder Moise Calcedo scored from that corner kick to put the game to a tie but some quick set piece for Senegalese National side helped them secure the win and knocking Ecuadorian side's outta the World Cup. Since 2002 this Gon be the first time they qualified out of the group stage.

They are good representing Africa and sending the signal and messages all across for other African sides to emulate, more likely to follow suit would be Morroco.

[Marykeller]

Congratulations to Senegal team to be the first African team that qualify to Round of 16 on this World Cup after winning against Ecuador with a score of 2-1, Senegal players were very dangerous in attacking and had many missed chances especially on first half until they got a penalty last minutes of it and managed to score the only goal of first half, the goal of Ecuador was a mistake from Senegal defense, but with continuous desire of winning from Lions of Teranga they managed to score the second goal by Kalidou Koulibaly which made them in the second place of their group after Netherlands

Senegal performed admirably in the world's round 16 qualification. Because of Mane's absence, I didn't anticipate that they would maintain this kind of momentum throughout the World Cup. I was surprised by Senegal's victory over Ecuador since Koulibaly scored just three minutes after Ecuador had tied the score (1-1), to a 2-1 victory.

Senegal has demonstrated that they are the true African Champions and are prepared to make world cup history. Let's see how far they can still go from here

[Asiska02]

Senegal has demonstrated that they are the true African Champions and are prepared to make world cup history. Let's see how far they can still go from here

Despite Mane's absence, I never underestimated Senegal's ability to advance from the group stage of the competition. The team is one of the greatest African teams in the World Cup, and they've now proven it by qualifying to the round of 16. All African nations in the World Cup have performed admirably to remain in the competition even after two matches. Unlike in previous years, I expect to see African teams make progress in this competition.

[snipie]

Senegal best Ecuador 2:1 today, a very big congratulations to the team, they have not just made only the citizens of Senegal proud, but the entire Africa, they have made it to the round of 16, this is really outstanding and I congratulations the team ones again.

Now waiting for Ghana vs Uruguay match on the 2nd of December, I really hope Ghana have the same good luck that Senegal had today..
Wishing the team the best.

It is nice to see an African team moving to the next stage of the World Cup after a hard start. They finished second so they have to face England. It isn't impossible to win vs them but it will require a lot of efforts and luck. I hope to see Senegal advancing more.
Tunisia will play vs France today and things aren't promising for them even though that Deschamps will play with the second team..

[buwaytress]

Now waiting for Ghana vs Uruguay match on the 2nd of December, I really hope Ghana have the same good luck that Senegal had today..
Wishing the team the best.

Luck was it and not solid team play? Haha. I think Morocco and Ghana if they keep playing positive the way they have, there's a fair chance of at least one of them progressing. Of course I want Darwin to do well but African football in WC has been of much higher quality than Afcon that I think they deserve 2 reps in the last 16.

It is nice to see an African team moving to the next stage of the World Cup after a hard start. They finished second so they have to face England. It isn't impossible to win vs them but it will require a lot of efforts and luck. I hope to see Senegal advancing more.

Yeah, I think England will be happy they don't have to defend against Mane, and one can hope they underestimate that enough to make mistakes (and for Senegal to be proactive enough to pounce on them). Just don't really see it happening though, but I won't mind some money on Senegal

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Now waiting for Ghana vs Uruguay match on the 2nd of December, I really hope Ghana have the same good luck that Senegal had today..
Wishing the team the best.

Luck was it and not solid team play? Haha. I think Morocco and Ghana if they keep playing positive the way they have, there's a fair chance of at least one of them progressing. Of course I want Darwin to do well but African football in WC has been of much higher quality than Afcon that I think they deserve 2 reps in the last 16.

Well, not entirely luck, but you would agree with me that we never can overrule or undermine the power of luck, as long as it is a game of football, anything can happen, even with a solid team play, the opponent might find a chance to win if they are lucky, the game between Argentina and Saudi Arabia is a very good example.
I watched a show where the Saudi Arabia team coach was interviewed, he was asked if his team deserved the win from the way they played, he said that he was as shocked as everyone else that his team won the match, that it was purely luck on their side and not about the way his boys played.

[Slow death]

It looks like African teams are getting motivated in the second round, we barely counted goals for African nations in the first round until Ghana got two goals and now we are even getting 2 to 3 goals in one game which is really surprising. I'm so proud of Ghana today for winning Against South Korea and scoring 3 goals in the game is an outstanding performance for the team.

some african teams are performing well, at the beginning of the world cup almost all african teams were still not playing well, it was as if they weren't taking the games seriously, but in the second game they already started to make a lot of effort, maybe because They must have realized that many teams that were considered strong were all just on paper, in practice they are not strong so that motivated them to start making an effort and today we are already talking about African teams moving to another stage. for example:

senegal has already passed to another phase
Ghana and Morocco still have great chances of passing to another stage

African teams are making us proud


Tunisia - France

This is a game where France has already moved on to another phase, so I think they won't be tough against Tunisia, maybe Tunisia has a chance of beating Franca, or will Franca decide to go heavy just for ego? I don't believe they will do that, now the question will be if tunisia will be able to beat a team that will not be strong, if tunisia loses in this game then it's all over for tunisia

[Davidvictorson]

some African teams are performing well, at the beginning of the world cup almost all african teams were still not playing well, it was as if they weren't taking the games seriously, but in the second game they already started to make a lot of effort, maybe because They must have realized that many teams that were considered strong were all just on paper, in practice they are not strong so that motivated them to start making an effort and today we are already talking about African teams moving to another stage. for example:

senegal has already passed to another phase
Ghana and Morocco still have great chances of passing to another stage

African teams are making us proud

I couldn't agree more. Since Saudi-Arabia beat Argentina, it was like Humpty-Dumpty that had a great fall and sort of like a moral booster to other so call "weaker" teams. In the case of African teams, clearly Senegal came to win and played with dogged determination despite their initial loss, now they have proceeded to the next phase. All eyes are on Ghana and Morrocco to do us proud. It will be a thing a joy if they both proceed to the next phase. No team is unbeatable irrespective of their big stars.

[Anguwa]

Senegal best Ecuador 2:1 today, a very big congratulations to the team, they have not just made only the citizens of Senegal proud, but the entire Africa, they have made it to the round of 16, this is really outstanding and I congratulations the team ones again.

Now waiting for Ghana vs Uruguay match on the 2nd of December, I really hope Ghana have the same good luck that Senegal had today..
Wishing the team the best.

Senegal has made us proud; they gave it their all yesterday and defeated Ecuador, which many did not expect given that Ecuador is a very good team and had performed admirably in their previous two games prior to facing Senegal. Senegal opened the door for African teams like Morocco and Ghana to advance, but Tunisia's qualification will be very difficult because I don't anticipate France losing to them. Let's wait and see how today plays out.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Tunisia - France
This is a game where France has already moved on to another phase, so I think they won't be tough against Tunisia, maybe Tunisia has a chance of beating Franca, or will Franca decide to go heavy just for ego? I don't believe they will do that, now the question will be if tunisia will be able to beat a team that will not be strong, if tunisia loses in this game then it's all over for tunisia

So Tunisia was able to defeat France but still couldn't progress to the round of 16 as Australia defeated Denmark with the same scoreline 1:0. The Tunisia vs France game was filled with drama as a late equalizer from France was cancelled after the VAR review. Which means tunisia can hold their head high while leaving Qatar as they defeated the current champions of the tournament. I think France didn't play to their full strength as you predicted as they're already in the next round of the competition. Although they controlled most of the game, Tunisia still won and that's some positive results to take home with them.

Tunisia player, Wahbi Khazri also made history today by been the first African player to score in three consecutive starts for his national side at the world cup, he scored against Belgium and Panama in the 2018 world cup & today scored against current champions France. The poor form of the African teams in the first game of the competition is going to be the reason we'll be seeing teams leaving Qatar at the end of the third game.

[Oluwa-btc]

Now waiting for Ghana vs Uruguay match on the 2nd of December, I really hope Ghana have the same good luck that Senegal had today..
Wishing the team the best.

Luck was it and not solid team play? Haha. I think Morocco and Ghana if they keep playing positive the way they have, there's a fair chance of at least one of them progressing. Of course I want Darwin to do well but African football in WC has been of much higher quality than Afcon that I think they deserve 2 reps in the last 16.

Well, not entirely luck, but you would agree with me that we never can overrule or undermine the power of luck, as long as it is a game of football, anything can happen, even with a solid team play, the opponent might find a chance to win if they are lucky, the game between Argentina and Saudi Arabia is a very good example.
I watched a show where the Saudi Arabia team coach was interviewed, he was asked if his team deserved the win from the way they played, he said that he was as shocked as everyone else that his team won the match, that it was purely luck on their side and not about the way his boys played.

It would have been much easier of Uruguayan National Team but won or drew against Portugal to make sure that qualification would be sure. I'm hopeful that Ghanaians would qualify instead of Uruguay. It would be payback time in my own opinion for Ghana since they got knocked out by same Uruguayan National Team last World Cup.

Tunisia win wasn't enough to see them qualify as Australia has seen themselves winning twice in the world Cup, Denmark got me wowed, as they couldn't win a single game.

[EarnOnVictor]

some African teams are performing well, at the beginning of the world cup almost all african teams were still not playing well, it was as if they weren't taking the games seriously, but in the second game they already started to make a lot of effort, maybe because They must have realized that many teams that were considered strong were all just on paper, in practice they are not strong so that motivated them to start making an effort and today we are already talking about African teams moving to another stage. for example:

senegal has already passed to another phase
Ghana and Morocco still have great chances of passing to another stage

African teams are making us proud

I couldn't agree more. Since Saudi-Arabia beat Argentina, it was like Humpty-Dumpty that had a great fall and sort of like a moral booster to other so call "weaker" teams. In the case of African teams, clearly Senegal came to win and played with dogged determination despite their initial loss, now they have proceeded to the next phase. All eyes are on Ghana and Morrocco to do us proud. It will be a thing a joy if they both proceed to the next phase. No team is unbeatable irrespective of their big stars.

I also love the display by Senegal, I guess they were warning up in their first match, but the subsequent matches have proven that they are ready for the world cup. Even though they can't move past the quarter-final, they did well this time as the reigning champion in the African continent. Ghana is impressive as well, and so is Morocco, but as much as I don't want to be a prophet of doom, I still do not see all of them reaching the semi-final.

Don't let us forget that the higher they go, the tougher it becomes. Well done African team!

[Marykeller]

Tunisia - France
This is a game where France has already moved on to another phase, so I think they won't be tough against Tunisia, maybe Tunisia has a chance of beating Franca, or will Franca decide to go heavy just for ego? I don't believe they will do that, now the question will be if tunisia will be able to beat a team that will not be strong, if tunisia loses in this game then it's all over for tunisia

Tunisia has become one of the African countries that beat France after Senegal and South Africa. Even though Tunisia didn't advance to the following stage (the round of 16), they still consider their victory over France to be historic. This is their first and only win in the world cup, and it leads the home. Tunisia would have been eligible to qualify if Denmark had defeated Australia. Unfortunately for Tunisia, it didn't work out in their favor as they probably would have assumed for them to qualify to the round of 16 world cup

[Rruchi man]

Tunisia win wasn't enough to see them qualify as Australia has seen themselves winning twice in the world Cup, Denmark got me wowed, as they couldn't win a single game.

I am under the impression that France did not see this game as completely important, so did not go all out to win the game. However it has gone done on record that Tunisia defeated the defending champions France although the win was not enough to see them to the next round. Funny twist is that these Tunisian team started very well and looked more promising to qualify from their first game than even Senegal that has made qualification.

Which African team do you think will go the farthest in this world cup?

[BALIK]

some African teams are performing well, at the beginning of the world cup almost all african teams were still not playing well, it was as if they weren't taking the games seriously, but in the second game they already started to make a lot of effort, maybe because They must have realized that many teams that were considered strong were all just on paper, in practice they are not strong so that motivated them to start making an effort and today we are already talking about African teams moving to another stage. for example:
senegal has already passed to another phase
Ghana and Morocco still have great chances of passing to another stage
African teams are making us proud

I couldn't agree more. Since Saudi-Arabia beat Argentina, it was like Humpty-Dumpty that had a great fall and sort of like a moral booster to other so call "weaker" teams. In the case of African teams, clearly Senegal came to win and played with dogged determination despite their initial loss, now they have proceeded to the next phase. All eyes are on Ghana and Morrocco to do us proud. It will be a thing a joy if they both proceed to the next phase. No team is unbeatable irrespective of their big stars.

I also love the display by Senegal, I guess they were warning up in their first match, but the subsequent matches have proven that they are ready for the world cup. Even though they can't move past the quarter-final, they did well this time as the reigning champion in the African continent. Ghana is impressive as well, and so is Morocco, but as much as I don't want to be a prophet of doom, I still do not see all of them reaching the semi-final.
Don't let us forget that the higher they go, the tougher it becomes. Well done African team!

Apart from Sadio Mane, the performances that Senegal has shown are truly commendable. They played very well. Although defeated in the first match, Senegal easily qualified for the next round by winning the next two matches.
On the other hand, Morocco and Ghana are in a good position and if they can draw in the last match, they will be able to qualify for the round of 16. The performance of every African team is quite good in this World Cup.
Tunisia's performance against France in today's match surprised me again. They beat France 1-0. And I think many gamblers lost money in this match.