African Cup of Nations 2024

[tommers]

Oh no!

 

[tommers]

Insane. Got to feel for Gambia.

 

[twistedAM]

Algeria out! Biggest scalp of the group stage though Tunisia (ranked just above them on FIFA as the third best side in Africa) could also depart tonight.
Tonight will be tense especially to see if Côte d'Ivoire scrape through as the fourth best team that finished third in their groups. I think Avram Grant's inept Zambia will do the job for them.

 

[twistedAM]

Namibia safe. Tunisia OUT!
Come on Zambia!

 

[two sheds]

Was watching the Fulham v Newcastle game (good game, good game) but remembered Nigeria v Cameroon is on bbc3

 

[Petcha]

Wow. That was dramatic.

 

[Maggot]

Ivory Coast V Senegal is on BBC3 tonight. KO at 8.

 

[two sheds]

bump

 

[Maggot]

Clear penalty.

 

[two sheds]

am 12 minutes behind - will opine in due course

nice seeing Mane play

 

[two sheds]

that was a definite penalty

 

[Maggot]

Come on Ivorians! Like to see the host nation do well.

 

[tommers]

Penalties.

 

[Maggot]

Yes!

 

[tommers]

Quite the comeback. Don't know what their coach has been doing over the past week but seems to have worked.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Really enjoyed this, though I wanted to go to bed about an hour earlier than I got there

 

[two sheds]

Me too, very entertaining game, different circumstances I'd have wanted Senegal to win but Ivory Coast earned that

 

[Maggot]

DR Congo V Guinea is on BBC3 tonight . KO at 8.

Although Nigeria V Angola at 5pm looks more tasty.

 

[two sheds]

Rugby on other side tonight it'll be Congo v Guinea after that

 

[BristolEcho]

Seeing the Orange logo brings back strong late 90's feelings.

 

[Maggot]

Cape Verde v S Africa is on BBC3 tonight at 8.

 

[twistedAM]

Cape Verde v S Africa is on BBC3 tonight at 8.

Rooting for the Blue Sharks.
With nearly all the big guns out, it's anyone's tournament now.

I just had a look at the FIFA rankings and here's where the remaining teams stand in continental and (world) rankings:

Nigeria 4 (31)
Mali 8 (46)
Côte d'Ivoire 10 (52)
South Africa 14 (68)
Cape Verde 15 (72)
DR Congo 16 (73)

 

[Maggot]

Mali V Cote D'ivoire has gone to extra time after the hosts scored a last minute equaliser.

 

[agricola]

well that is a finish to a game of football and no mistake

 

[twistedAM]

I don't know, they were awful tonight and looked it even at 0-0. That said, if they did qualify then they'd almost certainly win it.

 

[agricola]

struggling to think of a worse penalty shootout than that in the Cape Verde - SA game, SA go through

 

[zedr]

struggling to think of a worse penalty shootout than that in the Cape Verde - SA game, SA go through

ronwen williams had a blinder tho!

 

[Maggot]

ronwen williams had a blinder tho!

Yes, some great saves. He had a crib sheet on his water bottle to help him guess which way to dive in the shoot out.

 

[zedr]

Yes, some great saves. He had a crib sheet on his water bottle to help him guess which way to dive in the shoot out.

true, but thats pretty standard these days. the three first penalties to his right weren't great and all at a height which made them comfortable to save, but to hold his nerve and guess right each time was still impressive.

 

[twistedAM]

I'm with Nigeria now that the Blue Sharks forgot how to take penalties. Seems of the four teams left they have tried to win games rather than try not to lose them.