AFCON and Football in Africa

Don’t worry Onana is on his way to raise the standard

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Mo Salah with is first assist after just 2 minutes.:joy:

Not sure why Salah needs to start this match.

Because if he didn’t and Egypt lost, there’d be rioting in the streets.

It’s fucking Mozambique. There’s no way Egypt is going to lose that.

But one over eager cunt misplacing a tackle :zipper_mouth_face:

And it isn’t as if the playing surfaces there are good much less PL level

Hopefully he is rested for the third game. Same with Endo.

1-1 at the moment with 35 minutes to go.

Oh they’ve equalised.

Missed that.

1-2

:notes:He’s coming home. He’s coming home :notes:

:eyes:

Switched on. Missed the shit quality of football at the AFCON :sweat_smile:

7 minutes added.

Salah may get a chance from the spot here…because that is 100% a pen.

That’s definitely a pen

If Ghana beat Egypt on Thursday, Mo might as well leg it over to Bournemouth for the Sunday.

God damnit Mo.

2 assists and a goal for the King

Fuck when he needs to miss a penalty …

He’s staying there because even third can get through however once you get to the knockouts anything can happen and if they fail to win the group it could be an issue.

Well it was always unlikely Egypt are knocked out in the group stage already (as they are among the favourites and the majority of third-place teams proceed to the knockouts as well). Possibly the best scenario beforehand were two sound wins in the first two matches (so Mo could be rested in the third). That did not happen anyway.

If they make it past the round of 16, Arsenal match is already off for Mo. So if they make it to the quarter-finals, I will in fact root for Egypt. I just hope this time Egypt will NOT play extra-time in EVERY FUCKING KNOCKOUT ROUND POSSIBLE as was the case two years ago.

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Such a mad shout that…which nation doesnt play their best player and national captain in their continental tournaments opening game.

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Cape Verde 1 up, even though it was a tap in rebound goal the move to start it off was very good.

Not all going the big nations way so far this tournament.

That’s a corker of a goal by Ashimeru to level it. Oh here we go VAR, tbh that goal should be disallowed. Very good call Imo.