2017 Africa Cup of Nations

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Not another thread bemoaning the loss of a few players but actually a discussion about the tournament itself. Is anyone planning on taking in any of the matches?

Tournament starts next Saturday and runs for 3 weeks until Sunday 5th February. The games are all live on British Eurosport at 4pm and 7pm. None of the knockout stages will clash with the traditional 9-5 worker as the QFs are all on a weekend and the semi final and final are all 7pm KO's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Africa_Cup_of_Nations
http://www.live-footballontv.com/african-cup-of-nations-on-tv.html

Some interesting groups. Group B looks particularly tough with Algeria, Tunisia and Senegal all battling for 2 places, whereas host Gabon's group (A) looks much more favourable with 2 of the 5 outsiders involved.

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/african-nations-cup/winner

Ivory Coast 7/2 favourites to retain their title, but i think Senegal's squad looks the strongest (on paper) so 6/1 at BetVictor looks decent value to me especially if they get out of their tough group.
 


Past experience tells me it will be an absolute bundle.:rolleyes:
 
I'll probably watch some games. Does Kone start for Ivory Coast? Presume it'd be him and Bailly at the back.
 
The Bridge Lad said:
Not another thread bemoaning the loss of a few players but actually a discussion about the tournament itself. Is anyone planning on taking in any of the matches?

Tournament starts next Saturday and runs for 3 weeks until Sunday 5th February. The games are all live on British Eurosport at 4pm and 7pm. None of the knockout stages will clash with the traditional 9-5 worker as the QFs are all on a weekend and the semi final and final are all 7pm KO's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Africa_Cup_of_Nations
http://www.live-footballontv.com/african-cup-of-nations-on-tv.html

Some interesting groups. Group B looks particularly tough with Algeria, Tunisia and Senegal all battling for 2 places, whereas host Gabon's group (A) looks much more favourable with 2 of the 5 outsiders involved.

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/african-nations-cup/winner

Ivory Coast 7/2 favourites to retain their title, but i think Senegal's squad looks the strongest (on paper) so 6/1 at BetVictor looks decent value to me especially if they get out of their tough group.
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I enjoy it. Some comical defending and goalkeeping mind. African nations really seem to struggle for goalkeepers. I think Algeria have a good settled team and impressed at the world cup last summer, Ivory Coast should walk it though.
 
sausagedog said:
I enjoy it. Some comical defending and goalkeeping mind. African nations really seem to struggle for goalkeepers. I think Algeria have a good settled team and impressed at the world cup last summer, Ivory Coast should walk it though.
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World Cup was 2.5 years ago?

Algeria are canny going forward, not that great defensively.
 
The Bridge Lad said:
Not another thread bemoaning the loss of a few players but actually a discussion about the tournament itself. Is anyone planning on taking in any of the matches?

Tournament starts next Saturday and runs for 3 weeks until Sunday 5th February. The games are all live on British Eurosport at 4pm and 7pm. None of the knockout stages will clash with the traditional 9-5 worker as the QFs are all on a weekend and the semi final and final are all 7pm KO's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Africa_Cup_of_Nations
http://www.live-footballontv.com/african-cup-of-nations-on-tv.html

Some interesting groups. Group B looks particularly tough with Algeria, Tunisia and Senegal all battling for 2 places, whereas host Gabon's group (A) looks much more favourable with 2 of the 5 outsiders involved.

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/african-nations-cup/winner

Ivory Coast 7/2 favourites to retain their title, but i think Senegal's squad looks the strongest (on paper) so 6/1 at BetVictor looks decent value to me especially if they get out of their tough group.
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The stadium capacity's are really poor. You would think that there was enough interest, fans and money to at least fill 4 x 40k stadiums?
 
LD19SAFC said:
Wonder what the odds are for Mane to be tournament top goalscorer.
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http://www.oddschecker.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/african-nations-cup/top-goalscorer

I was thinking that and seems to be 14s across the board which looks good especially if they go far which you'd probably fancy them to. Gabon should qualify and they are at home so PEA probably is the correct favourite - their group stage looks a lot better than Senegals and i suppose if you reach the semi's, you are guaranteed the same amount of games as the finalists.
 
So a load of African footballers can't play A tournament in summer because it's too hot despite the fact they are from that bloody continent and spent most of their lives there. It's not like Paul Scholes and his factor 50 are playing. And why is it played every two years, FIFA need to tell them it's going to be every 4 years and stop f***ing about.
 
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