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This keeper is a joke

4:3 now

Another penalty to Tanzania

Which kind yeye keeper be this

3:3 now!

Penalty Tanzania

Where we get this keeper from? That guy na wack

2:3

Second half on the way

HT. TAN 1:3 NGR

This our keeper is a suspect

BascoVanVeli:
Ayobami Na too much skills dey worry that boy.

See how he dribble that keeper

BascoVanVeli:
Mehn these boys are not joking.

We will score up to 5 or 6 in this game

BascoVanVeli:
Very good on the eyes. The passing is just ridiculous. Manu did a good job with these lads.

They are playing a lot like Iheanacho's set. Excellent all round play

Congratulations Nigeria. A new set of talented Players have emerged

1:3 Ayobami

Goalllllll wisdom Ubani.

1:2

BascoVanVeli:
We went to sleep on that one but we have been on top through out

The boys are good. We are winning this one

What?


1:1

Goaaaallllllll

Now, this is our right away Jersey.

Our boys are looking very sharp.

BOOOMNAIJA:
Which channel is showing the match

SS4

Earthquake2:
Man city vs Crystal Palace, if you want to watch a classic tune in to this match

Na. The main classic is the Nigeria vs Tanzania match.

TheGoodJoe:
I said the kid in Oxford is on scholarship while the kid in Nigeria is struggling to get educated.

The kids in Nigeria do not even have the opportunity to give themselves good footballing education.

This is not about sentiments but giving kids a chance to grow. It is not about sentiments but giving others a chance to grow and make something out of life.

The foreign borns are overfed while those in Nigeria are malnourished.

You may be referring to a certain category of kids. But another category of kids in Nigeria are having close to what the foreign kids are having.

If that foreign kid comes in contest against some of these very privileged kids in Nigeria, the Nigerian kids can come out tops.

We are talking about national bests and not a foreign trained kid comming up against average kids on the streets.

TheGoodJoe:
One is in Oxford but there are is only one slot remaining. The one in Oxford is privileged to have high quality training but if the one in Nigeria gets the chance to go to the educational camp he will excel.

Fact is the one in Oxford does not need the quiz to make it. The kid in Nigeria needs it.

For every foreign born we take, we deny a Nigerian kid a huge opportunity to better his life.

Be the judge.

Finito.

Bros u people are even taking this thing too far.

Is that kid from Oxford better than the kid that studied in Nigeria?

I am sure a lot of us here, who studied in Nigeria, have in one way or the other competed against graduates from foreign Universities and yet came out tops.

Only the best deserving players get the nods. No sentiments please.

gamaliel9:
I repeat we are going to have goal feast in this AFCON....6-0...5-1...7-0 at the group stage

Savvy?

Chairman, if you are a keen follower of the AFCON u ought to know how tight each game can be.

tbaba1234:
We played the Turkish invitational:

Lost 2:0 to Senegal
Beat Montenegro 4:2
Beat Angola 3:1

Tanzania also played in the same tournament
They Beat Australia 3:2
Lost to Guinea 1:0
Lost to Turkey 5:0

Senegal looks like the strongest under 17 team in Africa at the moment if their friendly results are anything to go by.

It once said here that the reason I would fancy Nigeria ahead of Senegal is because I am Nigerian. In the WAFU Zone A, Guinea beat perennial achievers, Mali, via penalties in the semi-final but Senegal beat Guinea 4:0 in the final. That's after beating Vape Verde 6:0 in the semis.

That Senegalese team is hot

gamaliel9:
Wait till Egypt attacks Zimbabwe and come out blazing against Uganda...

The AFCON is typically not an open tournament especially at the group stages. Expect plenty of draws.

2special:
Great....Cameroon is NOT in West African but in Central African though they are sometimes regarded as West African, they are not members of ECOWAS. @ icon4s

I know, which is why I said "almost"

gamaliel9:
All our boys are going to their first AFCON....Ighalo is going to finish with 9goals

No. Omeruo, Musa and Mikel are returning to the AFCON

gamaliel9:
This AFCON is going to produce high scores....7-1...6-0...5-1...we may even see 9-0...

Who is with me?

I don't think so.

jihday:
I just hope all these minnows won't come and be packing bus against the big boys

That is what we expect. Since 3 teams will qualify from some groups they will hope to pick at least a draw against any of the two Giants in the group and pick a win against the other minnows and secure 4pts which is usually enough for a 3rd placed team to sail through.

BascoVanVeli:
A: Egypt Zimbabwe
B: Nigeria Guinea
C: Senegal Algeria
D: Morocco Ivory Coast
E: Tunisia Mali
F: Cameroon Ghana

I don't expect any upsets in the group stage

Plus 4 third placed teams.

Icon4s:
Group A: Egypt, DR Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Group B: Nigeria, Guinea, Madagascar, Burundi

Group C: Senegal, Algeria, Kenya, Tanzania

Group D: Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Namibia

Group E: Tunisia,Mali, Mauritania, Angola

Group F: Cameroon,Ghana, Benin, Guinea-Bissau

Coming with my analysis soon.

My analyses:

Overall, good draws. And I think the FIFA ranking did justice to the placement of teams into pots as this actually represents the recent forms of the teams.

Note that 2 teams will qualify automatically from each group and 4 best 3rd placed teams will join them in the second round.

Group A: Egypt are hosts in this group and likely to be one of two automatic qualfiers. DR Congo are likely to be the other team but Uganda and Zimbabwe also have an outside chance to finish among the top 2. If Uganda can wrestle out a draw against DR Congo and beat Zimbabwe, they are good to go. I see this group producing 3 qualfiers.
Prediction: Egypt, DR Congo and Uganda to go through.

Group B: Nigeria are overwhelming favorites here. Guinea comes second. Madagascar were excellent in their qualfiers but I don't think they have what it takes to get points against Nigeria and Guinea. Their best chance is to beat Burundi and hope 3pts will take them to the next round. As for Burundi, they have the least chance in this group. I predict only 2 to advance from the group. However if Madagascar can upset either Nigeria or Guinea will a draw, a win against Burundi may see them through.
Prediction: Nigeria and Guinea go through.

Group C: Senegal and Algeria are likely to claim the top spots here. However, if one of Kenya and Tanzania can raise their game they may pick a point from either Senegal or Algeria and so the game between Tanzania and Kenya will determine if a 3rd team will advance from this group. I predict 3 teams will make it from this group.
Prediction: Senegal, Algeria and Tanzania

Group D: Morocco and Ivory Coast maybe favorites to go through but South Africa has what it takes to give them a running for their money. This is the very group of death. As for Namibia they have the least chance here. I predict 3 teams to qualify from here as even if South Africa loses to Morocco and Ivory Coast they can beat Namibia with a fairly good merging and 3pts with good GD may see them through.
Prediction: Morocco, Ivory Coast and South Africa go through.

Group E: Tunisia and Mali will go through. I don't see Mauritania and Angola giving much of a fight here. I predict 2 teams to advance from this group but this also depends on the outcome of the game between Mauritania and Angola as a win for any of the two will earn them 3pts which may also be enough to see the 3rd team through. But I recon the relatively wide margin defeats from Tunisia and or Mali may negate any GD they earn from winning their last game. I see only 2 teams qualifying from here.
Prediction: Tunisia and Mali qualify.

Group F: This group is almost like a mini WAFU competition. Ghana and Cameroon are overwhelming favorites but I recon Benin (especially) and Guinea Bissau to give Cameroon (in particular) a running for their money. I see 3 teams advancing from here. And just like in the other groups the game involving Benin and Guinea Bissau will determine if a 3rd team will advance from here.
Prediction: Ghana, Cameroon and Benin.

Note that my analysis have been done based on pedigree on the continent, however tournaments are not without upsets. Teams from East Africa are having their highest representation ever. If there are any teams poised to create upsets I look forward to 2 teams from that Region: Uganda and Tanzania as Dark horses. One or both of these two teams may actually prove book makers wrong and finish among the top 2 in their respective groups.

By and large, we look forward to a very exciting AFCON. June please come quickly