AFCON 2024 Discussion thread

[Mate2237]

There is no excuse to why the away side where not treated nicely.

It looks like it was a retaliative action on the Super Eagles, as the Libyans also complained that they were treated poorly during their visit to Nigeria because they spent so many hours stranded in the airport.

The latest now is that because of the CAF verdict on Libya behavior on the Super Eagles in Libya airport Saga. Libya government now is arresting Nigerians and planning to deport them back to Nigeria. I saw the news in AIT sports panorama. When I see the news I was speechless. Libya now telling Nigerians that they have taking the banter to another level. I just prayed that this should not lead to cold war among the two nations.

[Rruchi man]

The Benin Republic-Nigeria game is the last AFCON qualification game for today, and Nigeria going into the halftime are losing the game to Benin Republic, which is the host country for this game. The Benin Republic players, although the underdogs in this game, have found their way through the Super Eagles defense and Nwabali to get a goal, putting them in a better position going into the second half. Troost Ekong and Calvin Bassey have looked disjointed, make our defense look weak, not as solid as we usually are.

[Nheer]

The Benin Republic-Nigeria game is the last AFCON qualification game for today, and Nigeria going into the halftime are losing the game to Benin Republic, which is the host country for this game. The Benin Republic players, although the underdogs in this game, have found their way through the Super Eagles defense and Nwabali to get a goal, putting them in a better position going into the second half. Troost Ekong and Calvin Bassey have looked disjointed, make our defense look weak, not as solid as we usually are.

And it all ended Benin vs Nigeria: 1-1 Nigeria find their way through second half and put the game to draw, after all draw is better than losing. Still on the Group D table Nigeria is No. 1 with 11pts while Benin is on No. 2 with 7pts we are still leading on the table.

Nigeria next match will be with Rwanda on 18-11-2024. We still expect more from them. Victor Osimhen gave us a great goal yesterday and a perfect opportunity to seal the match nice job from him he always get a head stat and perform a perfect job for the team. Nigeria played Benin with better possessions and we are looking forward to do the same with Rwanda. 

[Mate2237]

Angola 0 - 1 Ghana.
I can't really believed that Ghana scored Angola in the first half of the match. M. Nzola from Angola missed the penalty. And they Angola is leading the match right now in the first half. And they might score to equalize in the second half. Morocco has given Gabon 3-1. I am seeing Morocco really raising up the cup after the final match of the main game. Gambia 1-1 Comoros all of them in this game tried their best. Next year African Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will be an interesting tournament and I want to advise fans to hope on another country as alternative because I am not seeing Super Eagles going far in the tournament.

Personally I don't even like the way super Eagles are playing in their matches but I like the way Morocco is playing and I doubt if any African team can win Morocco in this tournament.

[Rruchi man]

Personally I don't even like the way super Eagles are playing in their matches but I like the way Morocco is playing and I doubt if any African team can win Morocco in this tournament.

After the very good performance from Morocco in the last World Cup, where they pulled some shocking results, they have maintained a sort of standard in their football that is better than most African teams.

Angola 0 - 1 Ghana.
I can't really believed that Ghana scored Angola in the first half of the match. M. Nzola from Angola missed the penalty.

Angola would have won that game had they not missed the penalty; they ended up drawing the game, and that one goal would have counted. A Thomas Partey in midfield for Ghana is something they must really miss. The black stars have been very disappointing.

[Tribalchief]

Angola 0 - 1 Ghana.
I can't really believed that Ghana scored Angola in the first half of the match. M. Nzola from Angola missed the penalty. And they Angola is leading the match right now in the first half. And they might score to equalize in the second half. Morocco has given Gabon 3-1. I am seeing Morocco really raising up the cup after the final match of the main game. Gambia 1-1 Comoros all of them in this game tried their best.

All the matches for the Africa Cup Qualification has ended. Angola equalized in the second half, ending the game in a 1-1 draw at full time. Morocco really made a mess of Gabon, as they trashed them by 5gaols to 1. Brahim diaz of real madrid scored a brace in the game. I actually expected Aubameyang to score at least a goal.for Gabon, but unfortunately, he didn't. Egypt drew their game 1-1.

Next year African Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will be an interesting tournament and I want to advise fans to hope on another country as alternative because I am not seeing Super Eagles going far in the tournament.

Personally I don't even like the way super Eagles are playing in their matches but I like the way Morocco is playing and I doubt if any African team can win Morocco in this tournament.

Well, if you say so. I think the super eagles finished second in the last Afcon, so I strongly believe that they will do more than that this time. Though, their performance of recent hasn't been too good, and I don't even know why they haven't appointed a head coach since the sacking of the previous, but I believe they will do better in this coming tournament.

[Yamzakid]

Next year African Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will be an interesting tournament and I want to advise fans to hope on another country as alternative because I am not seeing Super Eagles going far in the tournament.

Personally I don't even like the way super Eagles are playing in their matches but I like the way Morocco is playing and I doubt if any African team can win Morocco in this tournament.

Well, if you say so. I think the super eagles finished second in the last Afcon, so I strongly believe that they will do more than that this time. Though, their performance of recent hasn't been too good, and I don't even know why they haven't appointed a head coach since the sacking of the previous, but I believe they will do better in this coming tournament.

I wouldn't be surprised if he said that because Super Eagles players are only doing well for their clubs, just a few of them used to performed well for Super Eagles, the others used to play as they wanted. Even in past AFCON, The Super Eagles only played one game that impressed me, against Cameroon 2-0 in the round of 16, so I was surprised to see them reach the final because, to be honest, they weren't deserve it. No nation can challenge the Super Eagles in AFCON 2025 if they can perform as well as they do in their clubs.

even though their performance isn't so great, They still lead the group, so I enjoy it. If they get a new coach, I'm confident they'll become better and their still going to be my favorite in the next AFCON.

[Mate2237]

No nation can challenge the Super Eagles in AFCON 2025 if they can perform as well as they do in their clubs.
even though their performance isn't so great, They still lead the group, so I enjoy it. If they get a new coach, I'm confident they'll become better and their still going to be my favorite in the next AFCON.

If we look at it well, Group D, which the comprises of.
1   Nigeria
2   Benin   
3   Rwanda   
4   Libya
is one of the group that has the lowest clubs so I was expecting Nigeria to do more in this group. Look at Group F, Angola is having 13 points with good scores. And come to look at the hosting country Morocco, 15 points. If Nigeria Super Eagles escape from the group stage in the tournament then there will be hope in the round of 16.

And as for the performance of the players, in the other forum we discussed that it is because of the players are taught differently in their various clubs and when they came together, it is difficult for them to come together and perform well. But I disagree with that. In years back, people were related that issue to financial inappropriate disbursement.

[Rruchi man]

If Nigeria Super Eagles escape from the group stage in the tournament then there will be hope in the round of 16.

We expect better performance in the next coming games for Super Eagles, we have pass the place of giving the excuse for players and coach.  I wish everyday for the Super Eagles that they can just discover a midfield maestro to handle our midfield because that is where we are lacking in the most.

Earlier today, Tanzania were able to defeat Ethiopia to move to second place behind DR Congo who are currently playing against Guinea. If Guinea win their game,  they could move to second place.

[Nheer]

If Nigeria Super Eagles escape from the group stage in the tournament then there will be hope in the round of 16.

We expect better performance in the next coming games for Super Eagles, we have pass the place of giving the excuse for players and coach.  I wish everyday for the Super Eagles that they can just discover a midfield maestro to handle our midfield because that is where we are lacking in the most.

Earlier today, Tanzania were able to defeat Ethiopia to move to second place behind DR Congo who are currently playing against Guinea. If Guinea win their game,  they could move to second place.

Super eagles performance is really impressive and they are playing well and much are expected from them. If they keep this strategy of playing going this way I don’t think there will be any problems or doubts about their performances. About the midfield I think the coach needs to do something about that cause if the midfielder ain’t playing properly then the team has lost almost 80% of their playoff appearances and a lot of shit won’t get done.
  They really need to get things done about the midfield.

[Yamzakid]

If Nigeria Super Eagles escape from the group stage in the tournament then there will be hope in the round of 16.

We expect better performance in the next coming games for Super Eagles, we have pass the place of giving the excuse for players and coach.  I wish everyday for the Super Eagles that they can just discover a midfield maestro to handle our midfield because that is where we are lacking in the most.

Earlier today, Tanzania were able to defeat Ethiopia to move to second place behind DR Congo who are currently playing against Guinea. If Guinea win their game,  they could move to second place.

Super eagles performance is really impressive and they are playing well and much are expected from them. If they keep this strategy of playing going this way I don’t think there will be any problems or doubts about their performances. About the midfield I think the coach needs to do something about that cause if the midfielder ain’t playing properly then the team has lost almost 80% of their playoff appearances and a lot of shit won’t get done.
  They really need to get things done about the midfield.

Super Eagles performance isn't that good right now, but the caused might be because they don't have strong opponents in their group. Super Eagles midfield isn't very good because that was one of the challenges we faced in the last AFCON, and our issue is that we don't support young players. As I see Nigeria, we don't have to complain about any wing in football because we have experienced young players who will perform well. Simon Adingra's performance helped Cote d'Ivoire to a victory in the AFCON final, he is a young player at 22 years old, which I don't think we have any player of that age in the Super Eagles squad.

[Mate2237]

So far so good. These are the countries that qualified for the African Cup Nations in Morocco 2025.
1 : Morocco (hosting) 2025
2 : Nigeria
3 : Gabon
4 : Egypt
5 : Cameroon
6 : Algeria
7 : Burkina Faso
8 : Senegal
9 : DR Congo
10 :  Angola
11 : Equatorial Guinea
12 : Ivory Coast
13 :  Uganda
14 : South Africa
15 : Tunisia

Among all Morocco is my alternative Team in this tournament. I strongly believe that Nigeria will not go a long way and others if they escape the group then they will have lucky. Though they are still my number one team in the tournament.

[Yamzakid]

Among all Morocco is my alternative Team in this tournament. I strongly believe that Nigeria will not go a long way and others if they escape the group then they will have lucky. Though they are still my number one team in the tournament.

Nigeria won't go a long way in AFCON, they shouldn't have qualified because of their consistently poor performance and their football pattern is not encouraging, I don't blame the coach for the formation, because players he used were good enough to win Rwanda but they were all playing anyhow game,  it was really painful that I wasted my valuable time watched today's game. V. Boniface was the game worst player. This is Rwanda's first victory over Nigeria, if Nigeria doesn't change their pattern before the AFCON, they won't go anywhere.

[Mate2237]

Among all Morocco is my alternative Team in this tournament. I strongly believe that Nigeria will not go a long way and others if they escape the group then they will have lucky. Though they are still my number one team in the tournament.

Nigeria won't go a long way in AFCON, they shouldn't have qualified because of their consistently poor performance and their football pattern is not encouraging, I don't blame the coach for the formation, because players he used were good enough to win Rwanda but they were all playing anyhow game,  it was really painful that I wasted my valuable time watched today's game. V. Boniface was the game worst player. This is Rwanda's first victory over Nigeria, if Nigeria doesn't change their pattern before the AFCON, they won't go anywhere.

Nigeria Super Eagles is just to increase the number of Qualifiers in the tournament if not I strongly believed that Super Eagles will not go far in that tournament. But I discovered a fowl play in the match today. Nigeria loss this Rwanda game because there was an agreement between the two teams. Because Super Eagles have already qualified so they have to loss this game so that Rwanda will also qualify. And if really Rwanda and Nigeria football association did that the. Rwanda would pay a big amount of money to Nigerian Super Eagles and the money would be shared among themselves.

That what I am sensing in that game. If not how come Rwanda won Nigeria 2-1. It is not clear for me.

[Yamzakid]

Nigeria loss this Rwanda game because there was an agreement between the two teams. Because Super Eagles have already qualified so they have to loss this game so that Rwanda will also qualify. And if really Rwanda and Nigeria football association did that the. Rwanda would pay a big amount of money to Nigerian Super Eagles and the money would be shared among themselves.

Do they still apply this mentality to football? That is local football, which I don't think it exists again. This is Rwanda's first victory over the Super Eagles, so it was really sad to me as Rwanda broke the records. I don't think the Super Eagles lost because they had an agreement, but because of their poor performance. How much will Rwanda pay the Super Eagles for losing the game to them? And still Rwanda didn't qualified even if that were the case, Nigeria and Benin were the one qualified from the group.