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BlueRayDick:
He can still pick up against Guinea Bissau and subsequent matches if we progress to knockout stages .

hopefully. I also partially blame it on the pitch

I don't think any other African country has a higher profile central defence than CIV. Odilon Kossounou who has been on the bench since, probably starts for every other African team.

BlueRayDick:
Alhaji popizaino why the Ivory Coast weather harsh like that na ?

I don't know what you mean by harsh weather, but the weather in Abidjan where the match is played is like the weather in places like port-Harcourt, Uyo, calabar etc.

raumdeuter:
Omoh this ref try

VAR is a good thing for Africa

Someone said the same thing here.

raumdeuter:
We go qualify at worst by best 3rd

True shaa

Very true

popizaino:
I don't know what you mean by harsh weather, but the weather in Abidjan where the match is played is like the weather in places like port-Harcourt, Uyo, calabar etc.

I read the weather condition was extremely harsh ; especially on our players who ply their trade in colder climes in Europe .

Time to watch Black Stars get knocked out.

First match I'll be watching this tournament in full except Naija. But I have watched all the highlights

The lack of quality is insane. These two teams are rubbish

Unlimited22:
Na make Guinea-fowl no shock us shaa

Salah ti gbe injury

KUDUUS!!

Ghana 1-0 Egypt

raumdeuter:
Omoh this ref try

VAR is a good thing for Africa

So you like Nigeria football like dis?

Ibime you might go to bed disappointed o.

Klopp go send bomb to destroy this Nations cup

Roland17:
Thunder fire Peperempe for the disgrace he caused me.

Forgive and forget nau, Boss

I am not surprised about the talks on striking a balance between defence and attack from a certain moniker. At least it is clearer that this same person wants Mourinho even with his recent track records of failure.

Football has long gone past your kind of ideology. That's why your mcm who planted that football philosophy in you is busy chopping sacks left,right centre. You don't approach games with being overly cautious of not conceding . You approach games with the mindset of outscoring your opponent. That's what typical big teams are known for, not the other way round.

Hence,you can't look at Chelsea over the years, and what you observe is striking a balance between the defence and attack. A genuine fan will see a need to be more and more clinical upfront even before this season. The problem of our attack didn't start today but even way back to the period of your mcm. A true fan will know the attack has always been the problem of his team, not any mumu striking balance.

How are Egypt with their big population and good league not able to produce good players apart from Salah?

Rudiger don assist Atletico goal

Airmark, cooking material for arrive. Rudiger with an errant headed clearance back towards his own goal, inadvertently assisting Samuel Lino.

1-1!

Oblak should've done better

Real Madrid equalize after an error from Oblak. And what an error it was; he somehow managed to punch the ball backwards into his own net

Error for error.

Leyqute:
Oblak should've done better

A hilarious mistake

I dey feel like day red card dey this match

Ibime:
How are Egypt with their big population and good league not able to produce good players apart from Salah?

That good league dey dull them from going abroad and getting exposure

Many small African nations now will just go to Europe pack all the players who can trace their ancestry to the Nation and put them on the field

BlueMann:
A hilarious mistake

Yeah

Man punched a freekick into his own net. Unbelievable

Look at Vinicius. Always attracting controversy. No be you commit foul but na you collect card.

raumdeuter:
That good league dey dull them from going abroad and getting exposure

Many small African nations now will just go to Europe pack all the players who can trace their ancestry to the Nation and put them on the field

Egypt be like Oba, dem no dey travel. Dem no get Colonial master unlike other African countries

raumdeuter:
You dey mind am?
Has scoring ever been Man city problem?
2016/17 they crashed out of the CL 6-6 aggregates to Monaco
In 2018 they crashed out of the CL after conceding 5 goals to Liverpool
In 2019 City crashed out of the CL after a 4-4 game to Spurs
In 2020 City crashed out of the CL conceding 3 goals to Lyon
In 2022 they crashed out to Madrid after losing 6-5 aggregates

In all these years Man city in at least 1 leg conceded 3 goals

Last year in the entire CL there was no single match where Man city conceded 3 goals. Let's even go further and show if over 2 legs Man city ever conceded 3 goals in any fixture home and away last season

In last season entire CL, Man city in 13 games conceded 5 goals, while in previous seasons they were regularly conceding 4, 5 and 6 in just 1 fixture

In 2022 City faced Madrid and scored 5 goals but got knocked out 6-5
In 2023 City faced Madrid and scored 5 goals but qualified easily. 5-1

What is the difference

Calamity Laporte was singlehandedly responsible for 3 of those elimination.

Thank God for Stanley Nwabali BTW. Nigga is billed as 6ft 5 but I believe he is 6ft 4 when I see him standing next to Uzoho who is 6ft 5. Naija done finally get keeper since Maduka Okoye dey do sme sme

Gobor!

Egypt equalizes

Another assist from a defender tonight! The spirit of Rudiger dey these Ghanaians