Egypt not being able to take part in it is the best thing that has happened to the comp.
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3rd September 2011 11:11 PM #1Dark Mage Zeref
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Africa Cup of Nations 2012
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3rd September 2011 11:32 PM #2Bomb Dropper
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aye. good riddance to Egypt. their dominance would be respectable if they bothered to show the same drive at World Cups. but the don't. so fuck 'em.
Mali in a good position to qualify after whupping Cape Verde 3-0! if Liberia can take something from Zimbabwe then Mali will really be sitting pretty as a draw in Liberia will then do!
Kenya are still alive but frankly I don't think they'll make it. they need a draw tomorrow between Angola and Uganda, then they need to beat Uganda by more goals than Angola beat Guinea-Bissau - and that's a bit of a stretch considering they needed a 90th minute winner to beat Guinea-Bissau.
there are results that could put them in second place, but I don't think they'd rank high enough amongst runner-ups.
of course the major story is Libya. if they qualify, that could be some epic shit.
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3rd September 2011 11:56 PM #3Legion of Doooom
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No Egypt means this is the most exciting Africa Cup in a while.
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4th September 2011 12:49 AM #4Shukran Pep
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Here to hoping Sudan does something of note this time.
So far we're neck to neck with Ghana, if we win tomorrow's game we'll be tied with Ghana with 13 points at the top of the group. The last remaining game will be a tasty showdown vs Ghana themselves in Khartoum to decide the group winner. Even if we lose we'll still qualify as one of the two best runner ups, but overcoming a WC Quarter Finalist will give us a HUGE confidence boost ahead of the main thing...Alfredo Di Stéfano, Real Madrid's greatest ever player and the honorary president, spoke out. "Barcelona's football was simply brilliant," he said in his weekly column. "Their superiority was there for the whole planet to see: the whites were cornered all game. Barcelona play football and dance. They treat the ball with adoration and respect, almost nurturing it. To see this team in action is a delight."
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4th September 2011 01:06 AM #5Senior Member
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^ who are the key somali players, none come to mind immediately?
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4th September 2011 01:18 AM #6Senior Member
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Botswana FTW
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4th September 2011 01:21 AM #7Shukran Pep
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Do you mean Sudanese players? Somalia is a whole different country...
Originally Posted by adil_909
We don't particularly have any key players, none playing professionally outside of Africa. Our most talented player and captain is Haitham Mustafa, who plays in midfield, but he is getting older and isn't exactly at his peak anymore. We have a pretty decent striker in Careka, but like I said we don't have a player that really catches the eye, its more of a 'team effort'...
To be honest we were quite embarrassing last time we qualified, which was our first time in a very long time. This time around we improved, not nearly enough IMO but we should at least put a decent performance given how we did in the group stages and in Ghana...Alfredo Di Stéfano, Real Madrid's greatest ever player and the honorary president, spoke out. "Barcelona's football was simply brilliant," he said in his weekly column. "Their superiority was there for the whole planet to see: the whites were cornered all game. Barcelona play football and dance. They treat the ball with adoration and respect, almost nurturing it. To see this team in action is a delight."
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4th September 2011 03:52 AM #8all your bases belong to us
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LOL especially given the CD's response Originally Posted by adil_909
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4th September 2011 04:49 AM #9all your bases belong to us
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dislking that egypt got out. i wanted to see the new generation in action though i have a strong intuition that this generation will just end up being a transition between the two golden ones.
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4th September 2011 05:12 AM #10Shukran Pep
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Don't know, this group of players were something special, Aboutreka will be especially hard to replace. Originally Posted by House of Flies
They seemed to compliment each other perfectly, will be difficult to replicate the chemistry and understanding they had...Alfredo Di Stéfano, Real Madrid's greatest ever player and the honorary president, spoke out. "Barcelona's football was simply brilliant," he said in his weekly column. "Their superiority was there for the whole planet to see: the whites were cornered all game. Barcelona play football and dance. They treat the ball with adoration and respect, almost nurturing it. To see this team in action is a delight."
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4th September 2011 04:08 PM #11Shukran Pep
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Ramadan scores for us 1-0 Sudan 77th minute
Crucial timing...Alfredo Di Stéfano, Real Madrid's greatest ever player and the honorary president, spoke out. "Barcelona's football was simply brilliant," he said in his weekly column. "Their superiority was there for the whole planet to see: the whites were cornered all game. Barcelona play football and dance. They treat the ball with adoration and respect, almost nurturing it. To see this team in action is a delight."
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4th September 2011 04:16 PM #12all your bases belong to us
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Ramadan eh. I dont know whether thats a baller last name or not.
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4th September 2011 04:35 PM #13Shukran Pep
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1-0 FT
Group before final round:
Ghana 13 points
Sudan 13 points
Congo 3 points
Swaziland 0 points
Final showdown between Sudan and Ghana on Oct 7th...
Anyone watching ?
Alfredo Di Stéfano, Real Madrid's greatest ever player and the honorary president, spoke out. "Barcelona's football was simply brilliant," he said in his weekly column. "Their superiority was there for the whole planet to see: the whites were cornered all game. Barcelona play football and dance. They treat the ball with adoration and respect, almost nurturing it. To see this team in action is a delight."
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6th September 2011 11:49 PM #14Bomb Dropper
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I'll be watching, should be epic.
Mali are at a win-and-in stage. just haveta beat Liberia!
Kenya need to beat Uganda in Uganda (not easy) and then hope Angola fail to pick up a win on their trip to Guinea-Bissau. so it's not likely they'll make it.
Cameroon are out. can't fuckin' believe that shit!
Moussa Sow means Senegal may actually be a force again, though. goalscorers in African football are like golddust.
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7th September 2011 12:15 AM #15Senior Member
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How was it possible for Egypt to win it 3 (or was it 4) times in a row and in the same period not being able to qualify for the World Cup? Shit competion or what?
Ivory Coast to finally win it this time. And thank God that we only have Keita who will participate.Multiethnic: (French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Polish etc.)
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