African Nations Cup 2010 Thread

[RG30]

Yes it's back, that tournament that all the Premiership mangers love to hate, bringing the best of Africa to Angola. Coverage in the UK is available via the BBC or Eurosport. Can Egypt win it for a record 3rd successive tournament? What will the tournament tell about the African chances ahead of the World Cup.

Groups consist of:

GROUP A: ANGOLA, MALI, MALAWI, ALGERIA

GROUP B: COTE D'IVOIRE, BURKINA FASO, GHANA, TOGO

GROUP C: EGYPT, NIGERIA, MOZAMBIQUE, BENIN

GROUP D: CAMEROON, GABON, ZAMBIA, TUNISIA

1/4 FINAL

1ST A V 2ND B (24/01/2010)
1ST B V 2ND A (24/01/2010)
1ST C V 2ND D (25/01/2010)
1ST D V 2ND C (25/01/2010)

SEMI FINAL
WINNER 25 V WINNER 28 (28/01/2010)
WINNER 26 V WINNER 27 (28/01/2010)

THIRD PLACE MATCH
LOSER 29 V LOSER 30 (30/01/2010)

FINAL
WINNER 29 V WINNER 30 (31/01/2010)

Bettings Odds (taken from Ladbrokes)

Ivory Coast 9/4
Cameroon 7/2
Ghana 5/1
Nigeria 8/1
Egypt 9/1
Tunisia 10/1
Algeria 12/1
Angola 20/1
Mali 25/1
Gabon 33/1
Benin 50/1
Burkina Faso 50/1
Togo 66/1
Zambia 66/1
Malawi 100/1
Mozambique 100/1

Player to look out for include Stephane Sessegnon of Benin who plays for PSG and is on the radar of a number of Premiership clubs. Mohammed Aboutrieka of Egypt will continue to shine in these tournaments.

Tournament starts this Sunday

[Elliott]

Group B as the labelled "group of death"?

What with Drogba, Essien, Adebayor & co.

[soggy biscuit]

Togo team bus attacked by a gunman

[Thaumagurist*]

Will Bikey get sent off again for pushing a steward?

[Gus the teenage cow]

Togo team bus attacked by a gunman

parallels to the attack on the sri lanka cricket bus in pakistan

will arsenal fans sing songs about it? sadly I think yes, something along the lines "you should have died on the bus"

[rfcjoe]

Bus Driver dead, and 4 players injured. AMAZING SCENES.

[AF2]

fuckinglol @ the related headline

[FORSTERS_RIGHT_FOOT]

fuckinglol @ the related headline

lol

[readingbedding]

I can confirm that Adebayor is not hurt.

[Wax Jacket]

CAF have to swallow this as it's all their fault - they took the oil money hence this is in Angola and the next two Equatorial Guinea ( and I mean ) and Libya.

as for the tournament, this could be quite open, especially if Ivory Coast manage to completely choke again.

[Gus the teenage cow]

CAF have to swallow this as it's all their fault - they took the oil money hence this is in Angola and the next two Equatorial Guinea ( and I mean ) and Libya.

as for the tournament, this could be quite open, especially if Ivory Coast manage to completely choke again.

the tournament is going to go ahead?

[No Fixed Abode]

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

[readingbedding]

They won't let a few nutters spoil it.

[Row Z Royal]

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

It doesn't happen often, but:

[AthleticoSpizz]

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

It doesn't happen often, but:

yes I admit to an alol

[Flyingkiwi]

CAF have to swallow this as it's all their fault - they took the oil money hence this is in Angola and the next two Equatorial Guinea ( and I mean ) and Libya.

as for the tournament, this could be quite open, especially if Ivory Coast manage to completely choke again.

Chances of Ivory Coast advancing improving with Togo's injury list. Conspiracy theory anyone?

[soggy biscuit]

LOLz @ a bloke on Sky News this morning 'you have to wonder whether the world cup will now be taken away from South Africa'

That is like a shooting happening in Spain and someone saying 'you have to wonder whether the world cup will now be taken away from England'

[readingbedding]

Togo pull out.

[Geekins]

Togo pull out.

Surely they should be called Toout.

[Royal Lady]

Two Togo squad members reported to have died now.

Not players though.