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Here are six big things that were made clear to African Football after the 2015 Africa Nations Cup finals in Equatorial Guinea.

WEST AFRICA REMAINS THE BEST REGION
With a second successive derby final, as well as three of the four semifinalists in 2015, the continent’s most powerful football region remains West Africa. Teams from this part of Africa have generally boasted immense physicality and outstanding technical ability, but they are now adding a tactical nous and ruthlessness that was once the reserve of teams from the North, best demonstrated by Egypt’s dominance from 2006 to 2010.

WHAT HAPPENED TO NORTH AFRICA? AND SOUTHERN AFRICA…
For the third successive tournament, no North African sides reached the semifinals, with Algeria overpowered by eventual champions Ivory Coast and Tunisia effectively cheated by hosts Equatorial Guinea, both in the quarterfinal stage. The Northern sides’ tactical superiority has been wiped out by West African side taking a more pragmatic approach. And we can ask the same of the Southern sides: both Zambia and South Africa entered the tournament full on confidence but were given harsh lessons in the fierce competitiveness which now characterises the Nations Cup.

POSSESSION MEANS NOTHING
One of the most fascinating statistics of the AFCON final was that Ghana and Ivory Coast were two of the teams to have the least amount of possession, both through the group phase and their knockout matches in the quarter- and semifinals. Defensive stability and the capacity to spring away at speed on the counter attack are the two fulcrums around which both the Elephants and Black Stars built their tournaments. Just four and half years ago Spain claimed the World Cup trophy on the basis of keeping possession at all costs. How international football has changed.

BAFANA BAFANA HAVE ALOT TO LEAN
South Africa and coach Shakes Mashaba were perhaps guilty of overconfidence heading into the 2015 AFCON. After finishing bottom of the ‘group of death’, one gets the feeling that is a mistake they will not make again. The learning curve Bafana Bafana will have to go through is a steep one, but we should be unstinting in our support for the coach and his team, who are looking to build for longer term success rather than short term glory.

A LOCAL COACH CAN DO THE BUSINESS
DR Congo coach Florent Ibenge was the only ‘local’ to take his side into the quarterfinals. Then he was the only ‘local’ coach in the semis. Then he oversaw the Leopards’ penalty shootout win over the host team to win the bronze medal and wrap up their best AFCON showing since achieving the same feat in 1998. Ibenge is proof that an African coach can achieve success on the big stage. Let’s hope more ‘locals’ are at the helm of their national teams in 2017.

AFRICA'S REFEREEING STILL ISN'T UP TO SCRATCH
The controversial penalty awarded to Equatorial Guinea at the death of regulation time in their quarterfinal against Tunisia added to the impression that African referees aren’t immune to being pressured into giving soft decision in favour of the home team. This is not to suggest that Mauritian referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn was overtly biased towards Equatorial Guinea, but his performance did underline that officiating on the continent at both club and national team level is not at the level it should be.[b][/b]

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MzNelly:
Lol, I'm doing this because Onozboy dared me to

Leggo

1. Attempted to twerk.

2. Measured his Johnson.

3. Pick upon a pair of boxers off the floor, smelled them and wear them regardless of what they smelt like.

4. Written his name with his urine while pissing.

5. Combed his chest hair.

6. Free styled and truly believed they were born rappers.

7. Hold the Johnson upwards while peeing and pretend it's a fountain.

8. Self-Serviced

9. Scratched their balls.

10. Open their legs as wide as possible when their balls get stuck to their thighs, so it unsticks. Best feeling ever.

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MzNelly:
Ten Strange Things All Women Has Done At Least Once

1. Laughed or coughed so hard when you’re on your period and more blood comes out.

2. When you think nobody is looking, you readjust your bra, stick your hand in, pull ‘em up one at a time, straighten the band and straps, and add an extra squeeze to make sure everything is in its place.

3. Sit in a strange position when farting, so the fart bubble does not go up the …..you know.

4. Open your mouth really wide while putting mascara on.

5. When you don’t have a pad around when you start your period…you fold up toilet paper, place in the middle of the underwear, struggle to pull up pants without dislodging the tissue, walk unnaturally so as not to mess up the paper….. Bloody shredded paper in your underwear when you get home.

6. Spending 30 minutes in front of the mirror trying to get the perfect “cat eye.”

7. That amazing back/stomach scratch when you take your bra off after a long day. Best feeling ever.

8. Indiscriminately checking any fellow female for a “period stain” who asks, regardless of who they are-even your worst enemy or someone you’ve never met before.

9. The period check. When you’re sitting down, you “accidentally” drop something and while you’re bending over to pick it up, you sneak a peek between your legs to make sure you’re not leaking.

10. Comment on this thread and say “Eww, I’ve never done that before”

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Abeg respect your self this is a public forum

kponkedenge:
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edozie04:
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If only i can have this opportunity ...

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lalasticlala:
It's obvious am not the writer of this article....

Besides I didn't see any Prophet not to talk of touching one...

i knw but u posted it on nairaland

Must everthing make front page

AnnieBeyonce:
Its kinda annoying wen u hear oda gals talk about dia first time.....

Touch not my annoited and do my prophet no harm ...lalasticlala who are you to judge any man of God

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