Read this article the other day, it's on one of Ethiopia's forwards who grew up in the US. Doesn't look to have gotten on the field much yet if at all but it's an interesting story.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/18/sport/football/football-africa-cup-nations-ethiopia-fuad-ibrahim/index.html
― every hippie that goes home bloody feels like a martyr back in the city (dan m), Friday, 25 January 2013 19:22 (eleven years ago) link
but they've hit the post and passed the ball around beautifully. Unfortunately they've had to substitute both players who look likely to get them goals through injury,
is "they" here Burkina or Ethiopia?
― mizzell, Friday, 25 January 2013 19:24 (eleven years ago) link
Sorry, they is Ethiopia.
― Troughton-masked Replicant (aldo), Friday, 25 January 2013 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
And as I type that, Burkina have a second.
― Troughton-masked Replicant (aldo), Friday, 25 January 2013 19:33 (eleven years ago) link
End up with 4, naked men protesting on the pitch.
― Troughton-masked Replicant (aldo), Friday, 25 January 2013 19:59 (eleven years ago) link
Ethiopia's goalkeeper just got red carded for a challenge on Victor Moses & all the subs have already been made.
― every hippie that goes home bloody feels like a martyr back in the city (dan m), Tuesday, 29 January 2013 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, it's always heartwarming to see an outfield player pull on a keeper's jersey. Got pretty close to the penalty as well.
― Troughton-masked Replicant (aldo), Tuesday, 29 January 2013 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
togo through after a draw with tunisia. no north african teams make it out of the groups.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 30 January 2013 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
They've all been scrap, that might be why. Algeria's performance this afternoon against Cote D'D'Ivoire might well be the best any if them have played all tournament.
― Troughton-masked Replicant (aldo), Wednesday, 30 January 2013 19:08 (eleven years ago) link
First time I've seen anything of this year's tourney. Nigeria looking v good in the 1st semi vs Mali, just taken the lead. Had managed to forget about the vuvuzelas.
― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 15:28 (eleven years ago) link
3-0 and it's not even half-time yet.
― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
This was meant to be the close semi final.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 15:51 (eleven years ago) link
Moses causing merry havoc down the right wing all half.
― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 16:05 (eleven years ago) link
Nigeria have been very average up till now, only coming to life in the Ivory Coast match where neither side were that convincing. Mali came back from 3-0 down in the 2010 semi so it's not over yet by any means.
Fancy Burkina to take Ghana in the other semi.
― Troughton-masked Replicant (aldo), Wednesday, 6 February 2013 16:15 (eleven years ago) link
4-0
― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
looked offside tbf
― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 16:18 (eleven years ago) link
Haha I am the kiss of death. Both of them looked like there was something wrong with them but they're all on the scoreboard.
― Troughton-masked Replicant (aldo), Wednesday, 6 February 2013 16:21 (eleven years ago) link
pens in the other semi.
vorsah goes first for ghana and shanks it about 3 yards wide, lol
― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:07 (eleven years ago) link
burkina faso win! Some shameful pens in that shootout tho'.
― pandemic, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 21:14 (eleven years ago) link
I forgot that Eurosport (exists) are showing this. DR Congo (Bolasie plays for them) and Tunisia about to play on TV now. Group B has every team on 2 pts! Anyone been following this?
― Stig of the sanctimonious uncontextualized linkdump (Michael B), Monday, 26 January 2015 17:45 (nine years ago) link
O'Neills make DR Congo's jerseys lol
― Stig of the sanctimonious uncontextualized linkdump (Michael B), Monday, 26 January 2015 19:41 (nine years ago) link
The last six finals have produced a cumulative total of three goals. Nil nil at 90 minutes this time.
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Sunday, 8 February 2015 20:52 (nine years ago) link
Penalties.
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Sunday, 8 February 2015 21:31 (nine years ago) link
Bony hits the bar!
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Sunday, 8 February 2015 21:39 (nine years ago) link
CIV miss second penalty. Ghana two nil up.
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Sunday, 8 February 2015 21:41 (nine years ago) link
Ghana miss two!
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Sunday, 8 February 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
Doumbia levels it.
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Sunday, 8 February 2015 21:45 (nine years ago) link
lol boubacar barry you wanker
― r|t|c, Sunday, 8 February 2015 21:49 (nine years ago) link
since the last miss all these have been brilliant
― r|t|c, Sunday, 8 February 2015 21:55 (nine years ago) link
Barry can win it!
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Sunday, 8 February 2015 21:58 (nine years ago) link
If he ever stops feigning injury.
omg no barry can't win like this
― r|t|c, Sunday, 8 February 2015 22:00 (nine years ago) link
There it is.
― Rainbow DAESH (ShariVari), Sunday, 8 February 2015 22:00 (nine years ago) link
and away he runs on his injured leg
he is the worst/best
― r|t|c, Sunday, 8 February 2015 22:03 (nine years ago) link
lol, this Cote d'Ivoire side winning feels, word to Chris Rock, like Wile E. Coyote finally catching the Roadrunner. Guess ACME finally came up with some shit that worked.
― A MOOC, what's a MOOC? (Bananaman Begins), Monday, 9 February 2015 15:45 (nine years ago) link
Maybe Drogba was holding them back
― tayto fan (Michael B), Monday, 9 February 2015 16:05 (nine years ago) link
Heard that a lot around the 2010 world cup, that Did Drog basically appointed Sven Goran Eriksson as his own puppet coach.
― A MOOC, what's a MOOC? (Bananaman Begins), Monday, 9 February 2015 16:48 (nine years ago) link
Madagascar currently beating Nigeria 2-0. Both qualify but Madagascar will go through as group winners. I think this is the first time they’ve even qualified for the finals.
― ShariVari, Sunday, 30 June 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
Beautifully worked South Africa goal three minutes away from knocking out the hosts, Egypt.
― ShariVari, Saturday, 6 July 2019 20:51 (four years ago) link
such a weird opener, the announcer didn't even realize it was a goal
― alomar lines, Friday, 19 July 2019 19:06 (four years ago) link
and that's the goal that wins it for Algeria, wow
― alomar lines, Friday, 19 July 2019 20:55 (four years ago) link
18ème going even more nuts tonight than for the last two games. Shirtless grown men on the shoulders of other shirtless grown men, singing the 123 chant
― L'assie (Euler), Friday, 19 July 2019 21:20 (four years ago) link
Sudan vs Guinea Bissau is going to be the eighth consecutive game to finish either 1-0 or 0-0 this tournament. The heat is definitely having an impact.
Senegal looked really poor vs Zimbabwe yesterday and were lucky to get a late penalty. Nigeria have looked the best value of the teams I’ve seen so far.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Tuesday, 11 January 2022 20:48 (two years ago) link
The keepers are performing well!
― imago, Tuesday, 11 January 2022 20:57 (two years ago) link
Following Sierra Leone because there's a league side partially funded through one of the Hereford fan groups, and mainly because Mustapha Bundu - who I thought was the best non-defender today - featured in our first season back (just don't mention Wembley).
― Long enough attention span for a Stephen Bissette blu-ray extra (aldo), Tuesday, 11 January 2022 21:09 (two years ago) link
I have a feeling that Gambia vs Mauritania could be the two goal thriller the tournament has been missing. I like Musa Barrow, currently at Bologna, a lot.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 16:52 (two years ago) link
Jallow too!
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 16:57 (two years ago) link
so that Tunisia and Mali match, huh.
― they were written with a ouija board and a rhyming dictionary (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 January 2022 03:11 (two years ago) link
Cameroon! Banger
― Khafre's clown (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 January 2022 17:10 (two years ago) link
Stop stop he's already dead
― Khafre's clown (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 January 2022 17:11 (two years ago) link
Horrendous pens
― crisp, Thursday, 3 February 2022 21:46 (two years ago) link
Yeah, you could have put the mortgage on Moukoudi and N’Jie not scoring just from their run-ups.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 3 February 2022 21:53 (two years ago) link
It was written in the stars that Mo and Sadio would meet in the final. So why I put that pre-tournament tenner on Morocco I'll never know
― ignore the blue line (or something), Thursday, 3 February 2022 22:12 (two years ago) link
If Egypt win this, having scored three goals in six matches, excluding the one in extra time, I will be extremely mad. Greece managed six in 2004.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Sunday, 6 February 2022 20:56 (two years ago) link
Get in sadio lad!!!!
― ignore the blue line (or something), Sunday, 6 February 2022 21:46 (two years ago) link
I don’t think anyone fucked about with their run-ups - take note Cameroon!
― crisp, Sunday, 6 February 2022 21:53 (two years ago) link
lol where the fuck are these cunts taking the trophy
― crisp, Sunday, 6 February 2022 22:15 (two years ago) link