African Nations Cup 2010 Thread

[readingbedding]

Change of heart - Adebayor and most of the squad wanted to go home, now they want to stay.
The Togolese Government are ordering them to return to Togo and are sending a plane to Angolo to do so.

[Platypuss]

Togone

[FiNeRaIn]

Do you reckon Adebayor ran the length of the bus to celebrate in front of the gunners this time?

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Im not watching this.

346 shots yesterday and only 3 on target. Appaling.

[RG30]

AngoLOLa, party cancelled. £163k backed at 1.01 4-0 up

[Super_horns]

What a game!

Mail 4-1 down with 4 misn to go get a draw.

Be nice to see football making the headlines from this tournament tomorrow.

[TBM]

What channel is the ACN on?

[prostak]

What channel is the ACN on?

Eurosport, BBC will be showing the semis and final.

[Stooper]

Re: The Togo shooting.

2000 shots fired, 3 on target.

Police are questioning Shane Long.

[Stooper]

Do you reckon Adebayor ran the length of the bus to celebrate in front of the gunners this time?

[Compo's Hat]

To be fair, the African Cup of Nations is the only football competition that starts with a shootout!

4-4 highlights
http://www.footytube.com/video/angola-mali-jan10-31106

[Silver Fox]

Yeah well done folks, LOLz @ terrorist attacks

[No Fixed Abode]

Lets hope Drogba doesn't get shot, he will go down like he's been tackled.

It doesn't happen often, but:

m8s!!

[Matt de K]

Bizarre that the stadium is practically empty for this Algeria match. From that last shot I couldn't see anyone in the actual stands

[Ferris]

Malawi 3-0 up against Algeria after 50 mins

[Wax Jacket]

Bizarre that the stadium is practically empty for this Algeria match. From that last shot I couldn't see anyone in the actual stands

bizarre how? not exactly 100s of Malawians and Algerians that live in Angola

[Wax Jacket]

Ivory Coast were pretty poor there - not sure having Drogba up front on his own like that works, he got no service. Great display from Malawi, bet they can't do it again though.

[Matt de K]

Bizarre that the stadium is practically empty for this Algeria match. From that last shot I couldn't see anyone in the actual stands

bizarre how? not exactly 100s of Malawians and Algerians that live in Angola

100's?? I don't even think there was 99 supporters total in that beast of a stadium!!

[soggy biscuit]

116 fans attended apparently

lolz

[Wax Jacket]

needs some context. Luanda is impossible to get around unless you do it on foot, and the stadium is some way out of the city centre. there's shitloads of money floating about in Luanda but not enough rich people to make 40,000 think it's worth going to a lunchtime (hottest part of the day) kick-off for Malawi v Algeria when their own country has already played the night before. how many people would bother with that match if it were given a 2pm kick-off in late July at the Madstad when there's Test cricket on at the same time?

low crowds are as much an AFCON phenomenon as bad goalkeeping and crosses shanked onto dusty running tracks