They have had good games from.the onset, winning this Afcon on home soil will be of great joy to them.
You are correct ever since Nigeria and Ivory Coast got knocked, it's been a bit boring.
We have got Senegal around, With Mane, Guinea with Baby Keita, I just wish them well, but henceforth my predictions are on Cameroon.
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January 27, 2022, 07:12:31 AM
January 27, 2022, 07:04:23 AM
AFCON has been boring since the start, no much goals, most of the matches played are less than 2 goals, also the round of 16 knockout has been boring, let us see if this will still later change but I doubt that.
It might be pretty boring from the quality and goal perspective, but also it is pretty dramatic. With Nigeria and Ivory Coast two favorites are already out. Now all eyes are on Senegal and Cameroon. They seem to have an easy way into the final, but this tournament has shown that it is good for surprises. I do expect them to win their quarter finals, but the semi-final could get very interesting.
January 27, 2022, 06:54:15 AM
AFCON has been boring since the start, no much goals, most of the matches played are less than 2 goals, also the round of 16 knockout has been boring, let us see if this will still later change but I doubt that.
It might be pretty boring from the quality and goal perspective, but also it is pretty dramatic. With Nigeria and Ivory Coast two favorites are already out. Now all eyes are on Senegal and Cameroon. They seem to have an easy way into the final, but this tournament has shown that it is good for surprises. I do expect them to win their quarter finals, but the semi-final could get very interesting. January 27, 2022, 05:56:07 AM
AFCON has been boring since the start, no much goals, most of the matches played are less than 2 goals, also the round of 16 knockout has been boring, let us see if this will still later change but I doubt that.
It might be pretty boring from the quality and goal perspective, but also it is pretty dramatic. With Nigeria and Ivory Coast two favorites are already out. Now all eyes are on Senegal and Cameroon. They seem to have an easy way into the final, but this tournament has shown that it is good for surprises. I do expect them to win their quarter finals, but the semi-final could get very interesting. 
January 27, 2022, 04:12:44 AM
Egypt won on penalties and I thought that a draw would have been the most likely result between my favorite team here Ivory Coast and Egypt but I didn't bet on them.Penalties can also be considered luck as you never know how they will end.
The real surprise of yesterday games was Mali elimination from Equatorial Guinea,although they lost with penalties it is through the regular time that Mali should have won the game.
The real surprise of yesterday games was Mali elimination from Equatorial Guinea,although they lost with penalties it is through the regular time that Mali should have won the game.
January 27, 2022, 04:07:23 AM
Today's Ivory Coast - Egypt match is going to be very interesting. The Ivory Coast team seems to be the favorite, but the team in which Mohamed Salah is playing on should definitely never be underestimated.
One of the tournaments that is unpredictable that is currently going on is AFCON, Ivory coast and Egypt played draw to the end of the match while Egypt won by penalty shootout. Almost everyone thought Ivory coast would win but it was the other way around. Now Ivory coast is out of the tournament.Todays matches were extremly boring no goals on both of the matches and this tournament continues to dissapoint. Both matches were played 120 minutes and we didnt see 1 goal. Both Egypt and Equatrioal Guinea won on penalties and went into the next round.
AFCON has been boring since the start, no much goals, most of the matches played are less than 2 goals, also the round of 16 knockout has been boring, let us see if this will still later change but I doubt that. 
January 27, 2022, 04:01:03 AM
I thought I was the only one seeing this. The cards are just too much. Sometimes I assume its a rule in African football that at least one red card has to be given per game. Because I don't understand why red card is handed out in almost every AFCON match. This tournament is the worst with very poor officiating.
i think the officials think that it is a prerequisite to issue a red card in every game to be called good officiating. I think the red cards sometimes are highly unnecessary especially when we all know that this is african football and it is always very physical, why ruin the game with red cards instead of following them in that line. Not saying you shouldn't issue cards when very necessary, but not for every african physical challenge. 
January 27, 2022, 02:37:01 AM
In the African Cup today, Ivory Coast and Egypt are playing against each other. Even though Ivory Coast have shown a much better performance than Egypt so far in the tournament, I think that Egypt will make a surprise and qualify for the quarter finals in this draw which includes only one match.
Ivory Coast play very well right from the beginning of the match , their performance was more better than that of Egypt, I know Ivory Coast will be tough to Egypt because of they have good players who are good in football.
Egypt were lucky to win the match with a penalty towards the end of the match.
January 27, 2022, 02:02:21 AM
this is a strange sight to behold, i expected teams like nigeria to be present but in the end these are the teams that will play in the quarter finals and i hope arbriros don't put their fingers to indirectly manipulate the game with cards red they are giving
As i said before todays games are really hard to predict
betting on under has become a much better option
The Egypt-Morocco match was like an early final. Both teams are very strong. There is no side that I can say definitely can win. Even though Egypt has an important player like Salah, I think Morocco can win this match. On the other hand, I think Tunisia is strong enough to eliminate Burkina Faso.
January 27, 2022, 01:53:05 AM
Also, what's with the amount of red cards in this competition?
Yea, that's curious.The current competition has 0.21 Red cards per game + 0.1 yellow/red. The previous Africa cup had 0.04/0.06 and the last World cup 0.03/0.03
So currently we are at 3x the amount of red or yellow/red card compared to the last Africa cup and 5x compared to the last World cup
most cards are unnecessary to give, the referees are harming the teams and the reputation of the tournament, there are meaningless things they are doing... I am particularly used to the fact that in Africa the referee decides the result of many games, unfortunately this one corruption or poor quality of arbitrators is being a big problem
January 26, 2022, 07:26:59 PM
this is a strange sight to behold, i expected teams like nigeria to be present but in the end these are the teams that will play in the quarter finals and i hope arbriros don't put their fingers to indirectly manipulate the game with cards red they are giving
As i said before todays games are really hard to predict
betting on under has become a much better option
January 26, 2022, 07:08:03 PM
As i said before todays games are really hard to predict i watched the first match of ivory Coast against Egypt both teams were really close to score and had many chances i think for me it's the best game from the beginning of this competition but there was no good finition to score and open the game for more opportunities and we had to wait for penalties and even with the Egypt second goalkeeper he managed to save one shot and send the Pharaohs through to AFCON quarter-finals.
About mali against equatorial guinea i didn't watch the match but i really didn't wait this result and surprisingly equatorial guinea have made it and stole the qualifications from mali which i thought had a strong team.
Tomorrow I'm betting on tunisia team against Burkina Faso to win the game
About mali against equatorial guinea i didn't watch the match but i really didn't wait this result and surprisingly equatorial guinea have made it and stole the qualifications from mali which i thought had a strong team.
Tomorrow I'm betting on tunisia team against Burkina Faso to win the game
January 26, 2022, 06:51:59 PM
Well I didn't watch the senagal match so I had no idea and can't contribution much about the mane situation but probably since he was the best player in their team maybe that's why they refused to sub him and he did score which helped them alot.
Yeah, I understand that he's likely their best player. However, player welfare should come first. I know a lot of people might be aware I'm a Liverpool fan, and therefore could have some bias, but not really. I would like to see him taken off if he was in a Liverpool shirt or any shirt for that matter. We shouldn't be jeopardising player health simply because they are the teams best player. I don't want to be too dramatic here, but this is how people die or get life changing injuries. Thankfully, the reports are he's fine. Though, they've already cleared him for the next game, when concussion can actually take several days to show symptoms, which just seems like negligence to me. The situation about the red card is very worrisome. There wasn't much in the group stages but this round of 16 has been something else. Most times I feel the advice from the coaches to the players were to get the legs if they missed the ball because it seems like that's what everyone is doing.
Hopefully this get address soon and other stages we get more professional football were we have less cards.
Hopefully, it gets addressed before there's any serious injuries from it. I don't actually think the Mane incident was dangerous play, just unlucky. It was how they handled it afterward I had a problem with. I've also seen some crazy officiating, overall the whole competition has been mind boggling at times how things have been allowed to play out. Hopefully this get address soon and other stages we get more professional football were we have less cards.
January 26, 2022, 05:55:51 PM
Todays matches were extremly boring no goals on both of the matches and this tournament continues to dissapoint. Both matches were played 120 minutes and we didnt see 1 goal. Both Egypt and Equatrioal Guinea won on penalties and went into the next round.
January 26, 2022, 05:00:04 PM
most cards are unnecessary to give, the referees are harming the teams and the reputation of the tournament, there are meaningless things they are doing... I am particularly used to the fact that in Africa the referee decides the result of many games, unfortunately this one corruption or poor quality of arbitrators is being a big problem
Everyone knows how corrupt football is in Africa but FIFA doesn't seem to get a solid stance against that in reality... What happened for Comoros team is the best example to how cruel the competition is. Eto'o has been widely criticised too for his involvement on that. Maintaining this competition in Cameroon was a big mistake. Covid tests results were questioned, VAR, poor security measures, stadium aren't that top, poor video quality... You don’t feel watching a professional and international games. A normal game in Europe or elsewhere is way better than that. Obviously we shouldn't forget shorty, the referee that blow the whistle 5 minutes then 1 minute before the end of the game and literally killing it then blamed the weather and exhaustion for that...Now look to that
January 26, 2022, 04:45:42 PM
In the African Cup today, Ivory Coast and Egypt are playing against each other. Even though Ivory Coast have shown a much better performance than Egypt so far in the tournament, I think that Egypt will make a surprise and qualify for the quarter finals in this draw which includes only one match.
Ivory Coast play very well right from the beginning of the match , their performance was more better than that of Egypt, I know Ivory Coast will be tough to Egypt because of they have good players who are good in football.
Egypt were lucky to win the match with a penalty towards the end of the match.
January 26, 2022, 04:40:08 PM
Also, what's with the amount of red cards in this competition?
Yea, that's curious.The current competition has 0.21 Red cards per game + 0.1 yellow/red. The previous Africa cup had 0.04/0.06 and the last World cup 0.03/0.03
So currently we are at 3x the amount of red or yellow/red card compared to the last Africa cup and 5x compared to the last World cup
most cards are unnecessary to give, the referees are harming the teams and the reputation of the tournament, there are meaningless things they are doing... I am particularly used to the fact that in Africa the referee decides the result of many games, unfortunately this one corruption or poor quality of arbitrators is being a big problem
January 26, 2022, 04:32:21 PM
In the African Cup today, Ivory Coast and Egypt are playing against each other. Even though Ivory Coast have shown a much better performance than Egypt so far in the tournament, I think that Egypt will make a surprise and qualify for the quarter finals in this draw which includes only one match.
Ivory Coast play very well right from the beginning of the match , their performance was more better than that of Egypt, I know Ivory Coast will be tough to Egypt because of they have good players who are good in football.
Egypt were lucky to win the match with a penalty towards the end of the match.
January 26, 2022, 04:01:43 PM
Ivory Coast play very well right from the beginning of the match , their performance was more better than that of Egypt, I know Ivory Coast will be tough to Egypt because of they have good players who are good in football.
Egypt were lucky to win the match with a penalty towards the end of the match.
Well, it's still football and to win somebody must score a goal. If it doesn't happen then anything is possible in the penalties Egypt were lucky to win the match with a penalty towards the end of the match.
Mali vs Eq. Guinea is 0-0 at the half time. Another game with very few goals. Under 0,5 goals pays 2.35 currently if somebody wants to risk it
January 26, 2022, 03:39:43 PM
In the African Cup today, Ivory Coast and Egypt are playing against each other. Even though Ivory Coast have shown a much better performance than Egypt so far in the tournament, I think that Egypt will make a surprise and qualify for the quarter finals in this draw which includes only one match.
Ivory Coast play very well right from the beginning of the match , their performance was more better than that of Egypt, I know Ivory Coast will be tough to Egypt because of they have good players who are good in football.
Egypt were lucky to win the match with a penalty towards the end of the match.
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