African Cup of nations

[emmanuel170]

I know it is still a month from now, but who cares. Which country will win the African cup of nations and why do thinks so? PEACE:D

[microfridge]

Côte d'Ivoire of course, but only because they're the only country whose players I know. :D

[mambo]

How many weeks will the players be away from the club ?

[Mr.Montana]

I think ivorycoast this time , i wouldnt mind egypt winning it again..

PS: does anyone know if it is On the bbc ? i can remember last time it was..

[markdavis9476]

I think ivorycoast this time , i wouldnt mind egypt winning it again..

PS: does anyone know if it is On the bbc ? i can remember last time it was..


Watch the 2008 African Nations Cup, live on the BBC. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/5345480.stm)

[B4rca]

Côte d'Ivoire of course, but only because they're the only country whose players I know. :D

You don't know Eto'o?:confused:

[microfridge]

You don't know Eto'o?:confused:
If one player could lead a team to win a cup, perhaps... The only other Cameroonian I know of off the top of my head is Alex Song.

Ivory Coast on the other hand have so many big names. Not that big names always translate to performance, but yeah... Kolo Toure, Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba (if fit) -- that's quite a backbone.

[Pompey Lad]

Fancy Nigeria, got some awesome players. Shame we will be losing half our team to the ANC.

[Doppelganger]

I'd say it's between Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Nigeria. Cameroon could spoil it for someone, as could Egypt. Africa has a surprising amount of depth. Even Senegal, Mali, Tunisia, Morocco can beat the top teams on the continent.

[King Kenny]

Here's the fixture list from the official African Confederation site:

http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=media&ANC=&TNews=1&idrub=95056&cmpt=0&idnews=82244

(It's actually quite a poor site and not the easiest to navigate.)

Ghana and Ivory Coast must be the clear favourites, and yeah, as Doppelganger says, you'd have to look to Nigeria and Cameroon for the other hopefuls. Egypt, as they were last time, would be a good outside bet too.

Looking forward to this, should be a good set of games :)

[^tim^]

Heaps of players are going top be away from the Prem for this. Lucky West Ham is an all english club. And will not have to worry about this ;)

[a4383389]

well
itis kinda hard to think about it
africa always surprised us
i think about ivorycost with a very good team also cameroon and negiria
ghana have the advantage of playing in thier land
egypt have a good team and they will not let the title slip away easily
and donot forget about tunisia and moroco
itis gonna be agood tournament

[Rhys]

I'm not sure about Ghana. Australia had them under the pump for 60 mins (until Grella was injured) with a 3rd string side.

[24hrs]

Ho-humm...Who has coverage in Aus?
Anybody?

[deciiva]

Ghana

Because we are playing at Home... and Home advantage is massive in Africa. Plus we have a good team which can build on the 2nd Round WC performance cos we are parading virtually the same good team

Post WC form v African Teams is good >> 5W-1D-0Losses

2-0 v Togo
4-1 v Nigeria
1-1 v Senegal
2-0 v Morocco
2-0 v Togo
4-2 v Benin

GF 15
GA 4
GD +11

The fans expect nothing less than a final

[irishsteve]

I love this tournament! Im putting a bet on Senegal to win it all.

[deviant]

Nigeria my pick... Martins?

[May261999]

I want to see how this Manucho kid looks in action. Sir Alex must have been impressed by something, after all.

[emmanuel170]

Although I want Nigeria to win, I can't help but think Ghana will win it all because they have a very strong team. The midfield is very good. Essien and co are good. And besides, they are playing at home:)

[simongabriel]

If I remember right, Kalou (both of them?) are playing for Ivory Coast as well, yes? I mean, it will be desparate times at CFC with Kalou, Essien, Drogba all gone, but I'd say Ivory Coast have as good a shot as any.

[bennmartin]

pompey are f'd:p

[adjan2]

I remember last African Cup of Nations and I'm looking forward to this one. I've always loved to watch this tournament. It should be very entertaining. Remember Mido? That could only happen in ANC.
Who'll win? It's hard to guess now. There're few teams who are going to be dangerous. Maybe Ghana, as the hosts, will be able to play in the final. Cameroon, Nigeria - they are always favourites. And of coure Cote d'Ivoire:)

I'm curious how will the clubs do during this tournament. It may be the key moment in Premier League because Arsenal's losing Toure, Adebayor, Eboue.

[deathcab]

Yeah, the Mido incident was stunning.

Lots of excellent players at the tournament actually, from nearly every team participating. As well as all the usual suspects (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, Cameroon) competing for the title, I'm looking forward to seeing Guinea again (with the likes of Pascal Feindouno), Mali (lots of quality players but didn't qualify for the last edition in Egypt), Zambia (fast energetic players, excellent to watch), Angola (how're they doing since Germany?), Benin (Stephane Sessegnon!) and Namibia (Collin Benjamin) and South Africa (now that a decent coach is in charge). The only team I know nothing about is Sudan.

And I totally agree that January-February is bad timing for this tournament. When if ever will FIFA and its members like UEFA and CAF start listening actually to the ones who make up this beautiful game - the players, coaches and alike?

[24hrs]

It may be the key moment in Premier League because Arsenal's losing Toure, Adebayor, Eboue.

Togo didn't qualify - just Toure and Eboue out.

Thank fucking christ, Eboue, gone at last :cool:

[adjan2]

Togo didn't qualify - just Toure and Eboue out.

Thank fucking christ, Eboue, gone at last :cool:

I should've checked that:D I remember Togo playing in WC 2006 so I thought they play ANC 08, too. That's good for Arsenal.

[cartbran]

Although I want Nigeria to win, I can't help but think Ghana will win it all because they have a very strong team. The midfield is very good. Essien and co are good. And besides, they are playing at home:)

Plus, if I remember correctly, Ghana have won it more than any other country and they are playing at home. I cannot see Ghana not in the final.

But against whom is the question.

Cote D'iviore and Nigeria all have the best shot.

Outside those, Tunisia and Egypt are always strong.

The fact that this tournament is in sub-saharan Africa and the fact that it is in Ghana means to me that the N. African country's don't have a chance. There is going to be a lot of Nigerian supporters there, so I think a Ghana-Nigeria final is probably favored, depending on how the knockout stages go. Yes I know, Ghana borders Cote D'ivoire, but you have to understand that Nigeria is huge and populous and there are probably more Nigerians in Accra right now than the total amount of Ivorians who can afford to travel to the matches.

The only teams that don't have a shot at all are Guinea, Namibia, Sudan (none are good enough), Moroccco (some good players, but have no chance in sub-saharan Africa), Mali (no way they are making it out of Group B), South Africa (shambles) and Angola.

Angola are an interesting team. They had a decent run in the last tournament and have some decent players. They also have the best kits. But no chance of a final, but they could make it out of their group over either Senegal or Tunisia.

http://www.football-england.com/images/angola_football_shirt.jpg

My predictions:

Group A: 1. Ghana, 2. Morocco
Group B: 1/2 Nigeria/Cote D'Ivoire (too close to call)
Group C: 1. Egypt, 2. Cameroon
Group D: Tunisia, 2. Senegal

QF1: Ghana-Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire
QF2: Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire-Morocco
QF3: Egypt-Senegal
QF4: Tunisia-Cameroon

SF1: Ghana/Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire-Tunisia
SF2: Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire-Egypt

Final: Ghana/Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire-Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire

It is going to be too hard to tell whether Nigeria or Cote D'ivoire win Group B. And that QF with Ghana is going to be huge, again too close to call. But the final will be some combination of those three teams. A lot depends on whether Drogba plays and whether he is fit.

[a4383389]

Plus, if I remember correctly, Ghana have won it more than any other country
.
the egyptian who won this cup more than any other country
they won it 5 times
in 2nd place comes cameroon


My predictions:

Group A: 1. Ghana, 2. Morocco
Group B: 1/2 Nigeria/Cote D'Ivoire (too close to call)
Group C: 1. Egypt, 2. Cameroon
Group D: Tunisia, 2. Senegal

QF1: Ghana-Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire
QF2: Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire-Morocco
QF3: Egypt-Senegal
QF4: Tunisia-Cameroon

SF1: Ghana/Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire-Tunisia
SF2: Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire-Egypt

Final: Ghana/Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire-Nigeria/Cote D'ivoire

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i think ur predictions to the scores r logically
but logic doesnot work in africa

[cartbran]

the egyptian who won this cup more than any other country
they won it 5 times
in 2nd place comes cameroon
You have at least one thing wrong there.

Ghana have won it 4 times and came runners up 3. That is 7 finals.

Egypt have won it 4 times ('57, '86, '98, '06) and came runners up once ('62). That is 4 finals.

Cameroon have won it 4 times and runners up once. That is 5 finals.

The first time Egypt won it was the first tournament in 1957 when there were only 3 countries participating, Egypt, Sudan and Ethopia. The second time in '59, Egypt did not win, it was the United Arab Republic, which does not count really because it was Egypt+Syria. You cannot give Russian credit for anything the Soviet Union won. Same applies here. And the '59 tournament only had 3 teams again. In '62, the United Arab Republic came second, but in that tournament there were only four nations, with Tunisia, Ethopia and Uganda. I guess we could credit them as "Egypt" in this case, because Syria seceded in '61. ;)

i think ur predictions to the scores r logically
but logic doesnot work in africa

It is guaranteed that at least one team will implode at the tournament, like what happened with Senegal last time. But it is impossible to tell which until it happens.

[aminoacid]

anyone know which channels in north america will show these games? I usually depend on soccertv.com but that site mentions nothing.

Also, are any cappers lined up for the matches?

I think Ghana has the best shot. Last 2 ANC hosts won the tournament and Ghana is prob. the strongest team in Africa right now. I couldn't say that for the 2 prior winners Tunisia and Egypt..not even close.

[pogoss]

The first time Egypt won it was the first tournament in 1957 when there were only 3 countries participating, Egypt, Sudan and Ethopia. The second time in '59, Egypt did not win, it was the United Arab Republic, which does not count really because it was Egypt+Syria. You cannot give Russian credit for anything the Soviet Union won. Same applies here. And the '59 tournament only had 3 teams again. In '62, the United Arab Republic came second, but in that tournament there were only four nations, with Tunisia, Ethopia and Uganda. I guess we could credit them as "Egypt" in this case, because Syria seceded in '61. ;)

that makes sens and it means that you should also erase many european national team statistics from the colonisation era :D
as far as it concerns your predictions , I think it's not a bad one but the most unpredictable part is about tunisia's group and I somehow feel like tunisia and egypt will face each others in the 1/4 just like I expect morocco will face cote d'ivoire ...
Ghana

Because we are playing at Home... and Home advantage is massive in Africa. Plus we have a good team which can build on the 2nd Round WC performance cos we are parading virtually the same good team

Post WC form v African Teams is good >> 5W-1D-0Losses

2-0 v Togo
4-1 v Nigeria
1-1 v Senegal
2-0 v Morocco
2-0 v Togo
4-2 v Benin

GF 15
GA 4
GD +11

The fans expect nothing less than a final
what about the game against saudia arabia ?

[yassinox]

that makes sens and it means that you should also erase many european national team statistics from the colonisation era :D
as far as it concerns your predictions , I think it's not a bad one but the most unpredictable part is about tunisia's group and I somehow feel like tunisia and egypt will face each others in the 1/4 just like I expect morocco will face cote d'ivoire ...

what about the game against Saudi Arabia ?

hoo yeah they lost 3-0 :D what happened ashamed that a team of that caliber beat you.. anyways Ghana is the favorite still so no harm done:)

[Balboa]

Hello,

Ivory Coast - Guinea

I believe in Ivory Coast win. They are playing really strong tournament, winning all so far. There is creativity, large ofensive potential etc. Guinea had some luck, they even can't defeat poor Namibia in their last game. Guinea have one big problem before this quarterfinal. They will be without their absolutelly leader Feindouno. Their danger in set pieces, creativity, ofensive potential, all will go down. As odds of 1,4 are too short, I recommend -1,25 AH for medium stakes. Good luck:)

[emma_my_girl]

Me thinks Egypt will win yet again. They play almost telepathically, and most of the team are back from the squad that won in 2006- albeit with a couple of additional players who COULD have been in the winning squad from two years ago.

[pogoss]

Egypt desearved to win the final and the cup also . it's the best team of the tournament :applause:

Here is the team of the ANC in my mind (I've used Egypt's scheme) :

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/7148/equipetypefi7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[talk2smc]

Egypt desearved to win the final and the cup also . it's the best team of the tournament :applause:

Here is the team of the ANC in my mind (I've used Egypt's scheme) :


my ACoN team would be:

-------------Eto'o---- Manucho-----------------
Muntari----Essien-----Y.Toure--------Kalou------
---------------------Mikel-----------------------
------Taiwo-------- Gomaa-----------Song------
------------------El Hadari---------------------



but Quincy Owusu would have to be my fist sub. its pretty hard to pick a starting XI from this tournament, so many players impressed.
might have a little bias in there with the 3 Chelsea players...but they did have nice tournaments ;)


so many entertaining games...:)

[Masry]

You too missed Arthur Boka? :( Imo he was the best LB in the tourney. Using Egypt's 3-5-2 as it seems for me from your diagram, I would recommend you Hani Saed #6 from Egypt instead of Gomaa, a class libro.

[talk2smc]

You too missed Arthur Boka? :( Imo he was the best LB in the tourney. Using Egypt's 3-5-2 as it seems for me from your diagram, I would recommend you Hani Saed #6 from Egypt instead of Gomaa, a class libro.

yea it was very tough to put in 11 players only:o and unfortunately ***waiting for The Godfather to shout at me*** i only saw the last matches of Egypt, not many in the group stage. i was watching Ghana, IC, Mali, Cameroon, Nigeria, and others. and the formation was ala Egypt to fit in 5 midfielders as so many impressed in this tournament.
who would be your starting XI Godfather? but you cant pick Egypts starting XI;):o

[Masry]

yea it was very tough to put in 11 players only:o and unfortunately ***waiting for The Godfather to shout at me*** i only saw the last matches of Egypt, not many in the group stage. i was watching Ghana, IC, Mali, Cameroon, Nigeria, and others. and the formation was ala Egypt to fit in 5 midfielders as so many impressed in this tournament.
who would be your starting XI Godfather? but you cant pick Egypts starting XI;):o
I agree with you that it is tough to put in 11 only. From the 16 teams you can pick world XI, seriously.



--------------Zaki---- Manucho
----Aboutrika--Alex Song--Abd Rabou
Boka-----------------------------------Geremi
----Taiwo------ Hani Saed-------Gomaa
-----------------El Hadari

I see no problem in playing the three of them in midfield ;)

Biased? :o

[talk2smc]

I agree with you that it is tough to put in 11 only. From the 16 teams you can pick world XI, seriously.



--------------Zaki---- Manucho
----Aboutrika--Alex Song--Abd Rabou
Boka-----------------------------------Geremi
----Taiwo------ Hani Saed-------Gomaa
-----------------El Hadari

I see no problem in playing the three of them in midfield ;)

Biased? :o


a little. :o
but who isnt;) mine was towards Ghana and Chelsea players a bit, as most people probably feel Essien had less of a solid tournament than others.
i really wanted to fit Aboutrika in there, but man it was tough. only so much room:o

[Masry]

a little. :o
but who isnt;) mine was towards Ghana and Chelsea players a bit, as most people probably feel Essien had less of a solid tournament than others.
i really wanted to fit Aboutrika in there, but man it was tough. only so much room:o
Not exactly. Essen was less than Essien, and Eto'o was less than Eto'o and so many other stars didn't play their best that we know about them.

I picked Alex Song because after their first match and when he began to start, I felt that he was the man Cameroun needed and he was actually one of their best players if not the best and Pfister's insistence on playing him despite of his injury is an evidence to that.

Geremi too, master of free kicks in the tourney was very good and impressive as a RB and as a RM.

[BiG_MaNC]

Hey folks, I enjoyed the last edition of the ACN on some paid internet stream service with English comm from the US, but I forgot the name of it so I cannot look up if they are offering that again, any chance someone here remembers what the website was...?

[2drama]

Hey folks, I enjoyed the last edition of the ACN on some paid internet stream service with English comm from the US, but I forgot the name of it so I cannot look up if they are offering that again, any chance someone here remembers what the website was...?

they are now called

myafricanfootball.com

i used them to watch most of the 2010 African Nation Cup & World Cup Qualifiers

here their youtube channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/MyAfricanFootball

I am based in the US

and will watching the 2010 African Nation Cup in Angola with them

[2drama]

Nigeria will win their long awaited third title

i said it

watch this space

[seeso_beeh]

Egypt will be there for third consecutive time in sha2 Allah

[BiG_MaNC]

thanks for the info! I'm going to order it again this time around, the english commentary sealed the deal because the commentators were pretty decent, they gave out a lot of info about the players and teams!

I'm hoping Cote d'ivoire will repeat their attacking style!

[hike2856]

just some comments regarding the ACN:

1) is there a reason this competition is played every 2 years instead of the regular 4 years? scheduling every 4 years would make more sense with respect to the world cup. sure the african federation can do whatever they want, and i'm certainly not objecting to that but what's the logic behind 2 years?

2) and scheduling it at the same time as a world cup year seems weird. i know the competition's been on this schedule for ages but at this rate, an african team that's in both competitions will never win the world cup in an ACN year.

3) something i noticed on wikipedia:

Ahead of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations several European clubs called for a rethink of the tournament's schedule. As it takes place during the European season, players who are involved miss several matches for their clubs[6]. In January 2008, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that he wanted the tournament to be held in either June or July by 2016, to fit in the international calendar. This would preclude many countries in central and west Africa from hosting the competition (as these months occur during their wet season) and if the tournament were to remain biennial, it would have to be moved to odd-numbered years so as not to clash with the World Cup.[7]

4)surely the african nations will not bow down to the european clubs. and complying with fifa wouldn't be a good idea for the weather reason stated above.

[BiG_MaNC]

I think every two years is fine, simply because the various countries get the chance to play more football and by playing more it helps develop the various nations. Europeans play 8-10 games in their qualification campaigns every two years for the WC and the EC. South America plays 18 for WCQ and have the copa america. African sides play what - 6 per wcq and 6 per ACN? In terms of the number of games its not actually significantly more (if it is even more) than the other continents. And this year they even used the WCQ as the ACNQ.

I think this is more of a problem now because across europe, africans are starting to play a key role in football and thus the negativity for missing them in January.