African Cup of Nations

aisuru · 01-25-2008, 09:27 PM

who's watching it then?

i've been impressed with the standard of a few of the teams - African football's really progressing. the level of fight in a lot of teams - Benin against Ivory Coast, for example, 4-0 down, and they still keep on coming forward. a few good players on show too, no doubt many of them will find their way into European sides before long.

ex-Partick Thistle player Quinton Jacobs looked good last night, he showed commitment and willingness in tackles. his Namibian team mate Brian Brendell showed a lot of promise too; pacey, some good touches, eagerness in attack. i'd be quite chuffed if the Jags signed the pair of them.

tiswas · 01-28-2008, 03:36 AM

I've been watching most matches. The level has surprised me alot. The so called smaller teams haven't looked out of place so far.

R_9-Ronaldo · 01-31-2008, 12:41 PM

Africans have always had fantastic players but in the last decade or so 95% of the top quality African players will play for the France NT. Patrick Vieira spoke about this issue before(he's originally from Senengal).

Francisc · 02-01-2008, 10:08 PM

The competition reached the quarter-finals. I see the Ivory Coast as the main favorites at this stage!

toonmagic9 · 02-03-2008, 05:57 PM

not really followed it much but as r9ronaldo has already said there are a number of quality african players spread through out the top leagues, so it shouldn't be too much of a suprise how good the standard is

aisuru · 02-04-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Francisc

The competition reached the quarter-finals. I see the Ivory Coast as the main favorites at this stage!

they did well last night anyway. the standard of both games last night was pretty high

toonmagic9 · 02-05-2008, 11:10 AM

Not At All Suprised That The Ivory Coast Are Doing Well With Drogba Up Front As He Does Well Of Average Service And If The Standard Of Football Is So High Then They Should Surely Win The Whole Thing.

aisuru · 02-08-2008, 01:51 PM

Egypt and Cameroon in the final on Sunday.

joe coops · 02-15-2008, 08:18 PM

The thing i was extremely dissapointed about was the crowd turn out.There was even empty seats at the final,Mind you i suppose its understandable as a lot of African have more issues to worry about.Like staying alife

aisuru · 02-16-2008, 01:36 PM

yea, it's a long way to travel for most of the fans, and it's expensive. for the average European, it's easy to jet off to another country to watch a football game, but not so in less-developed countries. plus, quite a few of the games started at 5PM, when people were still at work. some better planning could be used there, but all in all it was a successful tournament, and it shows how well the African nations are progressing in terms of world football.

R_9-Ronaldo · 02-21-2008, 01:55 AM

Talk about progressing!, The African cup of Nations is now second only to the world-cup and the Euro in terms of international competitions!

aisuru · 02-21-2008, 11:45 PM

wouldn't go that far. Copa América is still up there.

toonmagic9 · 02-26-2008, 10:45 AM

that is true i think the technical abilities of the south american teams is a lot better than the african teams

R_9-Ronaldo · 02-26-2008, 01:46 PM

I'm talking about Money pulled in and number of Countries shown in around the world, I Football analyst Craig Foster that said that

aisuru · 02-26-2008, 02:09 PM

you should have been more specific then.

01-25-2008, 09:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
aisuru Admin Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the Village Posts: 4,098 vCash: 726	African Cup of Nations who's watching it then? i've been impressed with the standard of a few of the teams - African football's really progressing. the level of fight in a lot of teams - Benin against Ivory Coast, for example, 4-0 down, and they still keep on coming forward. a few good players on show too, no doubt many of them will find their way into European sides before long. ex-Partick Thistle player Quinton Jacobs looked good last night, he showed commitment and willingness in tackles. his Namibian team mate Brian Brendell showed a lot of promise too; pacey, some good touches, eagerness in attack. i'd be quite chuffed if the Jags signed the pair of them.

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01-28-2008, 03:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
tiswas Tricky Tree Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LOS, Thailand Posts: 227 vCash: 500	I've been watching most matches. The level has surprised me alot. The so called smaller teams haven't looked out of place so far. If all else fails there's always Chang

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joe coops the coopertron! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: wallasey Posts: 207 vCash: 500	The thing i was extremely dissapointed about was the crowd turn out.There was even empty seats at the final,Mind you i suppose its understandable as a lot of African have more issues to worry about.Like staying alife BIAST!!!!!!!!!!

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01-31-2008, 12:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
R_9-Ronaldo Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 429 vCash: 500	Africans have always had fantastic players but in the last decade or so 95% of the top quality African players will play for the France NT. Patrick Vieira spoke about this issue before(he's originally from Senengal).

02-03-2008, 05:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
toonmagic9 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,744 vCash: 465	not really followed it much but as r9ronaldo has already said there are a number of quality african players spread through out the top leagues, so it shouldn't be too much of a suprise how good the standard is

02-05-2008, 11:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
toonmagic9 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,744 vCash: 465	Not At All Suprised That The Ivory Coast Are Doing Well With Drogba Up Front As He Does Well Of Average Service And If The Standard Of Football Is So High Then They Should Surely Win The Whole Thing.

02-08-2008, 01:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
aisuru Admin Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the Village Posts: 4,098 vCash: 726	Egypt and Cameroon in the final on Sunday.

02-16-2008, 01:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
aisuru Admin Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the Village Posts: 4,098 vCash: 726	yea, it's a long way to travel for most of the fans, and it's expensive. for the average European, it's easy to jet off to another country to watch a football game, but not so in less-developed countries. plus, quite a few of the games started at 5PM, when people were still at work. some better planning could be used there, but all in all it was a successful tournament, and it shows how well the African nations are progressing in terms of world football.

02-21-2008, 01:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
R_9-Ronaldo Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 429 vCash: 500	Talk about progressing!, The African cup of Nations is now second only to the world-cup and the Euro in terms of international competitions!

02-21-2008, 11:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
aisuru Admin Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the Village Posts: 4,098 vCash: 726	wouldn't go that far. Copa América is still up there.

02-26-2008, 10:45 AM	#13 (permalink)
toonmagic9 Veteran Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,744 vCash: 465	that is true i think the technical abilities of the south american teams is a lot better than the african teams

02-26-2008, 01:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
R_9-Ronaldo Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 429 vCash: 500	I'm talking about Money pulled in and number of Countries shown in around the world, I Football analyst Craig Foster that said that

02-26-2008, 02:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
aisuru Admin Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the Village Posts: 4,098 vCash: 726	you should have been more specific then.

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