African Nations Cup

KdjaCL

Sunday, 20 January 2008
Ghana v Guinea, A, 17:00

Game 1, most games are on BBC but on Sky(satellite) but not on any main station you have to use the interactive station so you cant set them to auto turn on (afaik). BBC showing almost all of them with a highlights show on every night but the games are at nice times 5pm and 7pm and one 2pm that everyone willmiss.

No Appiah for Ghana but they do have Essien expect them to win the 1st game comfortably. No idea who will win outright a lot of players playing for the main teams that dont be on tv

Its football on tv


kdjac

estebancambias

I think Tunisia will win.

Mikeyt086

Why no Appiah? Injury?

I love the African nations cup. Im supporting Angola due to United ties, keeping an eye on Manucho Goncalves.

BBC showing live games? Or just highlights?

KdjaCL

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

Why no Appiah? Injury?

I love the African nations cup. Im supporting Angola due to United ties, keeping an eye on Manucho Goncalves.

BBC showing live games? Or just highlights?

Appiah not in squad for it, Bbc showing live games but most are on the press the red button channel ie not bbc1234.

you have got to be taking the piss about the united bit? seriously do you even know what he looks like ?

i want Mali and ivory coast out asap for sevilla certainly dont what their players there any longer than needed.



kdjac

Peyton Manning

I'll be keeping an eye on this Manucho chap - 3 goals in his last 3 games for Angola, hopefully he'll get enough games for a WP. Sir Alex could have unearthed another Solskjaer!

estebancambias

I think I remember him in World Cup.

Mikeyt086

KdjaCL wrote: »

Appiah not in squad for it, Bbc showing live games but most are on the press the red button channel ie not bbc1234.

you have got to be taking the piss about the united bit? seriously do you even know what he looks like ?

i want Mali and ivory coast out asap for sevilla certainly dont what their players there any longer than needed.



kdjac

Wtf i dont know what he looks like, ive never heard of him, thats why im going to watch him...

If thats alright with you of course.

Peyton Manning

estebancambias wrote: »

I think I remember him in World Cup.

Good memory you got there, considering he wasnt in the squad!

Mikeyt086

Archimedes wrote: »

Good memory you got there, considering he wasnt in the squad!

He was.

I read that he was and i saw a picture of him doing a bicycle kick against Portugal!

EDIT: found it, http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41753000/jpg/_41753326_akwa300.jpg

Looks quality to me lol!

KdjaCL

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

Wtf i dont know what he looks like, ive never heard of him, thats why im going to watch him...

If thats alright with you of course.

Lol so you want him to win it so he stays in it longer would you not rather see him play for the team that pays his wages??

I actually knew you had never seen him before, and yes its fine with me thanks for asking.

i want the sevilla players out of there as quick as possible...


kdjac

Peyton Manning

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

He was.

I read that he was and i saw a picture of him doing a bicycle kick against Iran!

You read wrong.

Manucho was not in the Angonlan World Cup squad.

Mikeyt086

Check above photo^^^ I saw that in beside an article about that crazy life story of his.

and KdjaCL i would rather watch Angola win the ANC with Manucho looking like a world beater than thinking we have signed a flop from a team that cant get out the group stages.

We dont need him right now, hoping Rooney or Carlos dont get injured tomorrow.

estebancambias

Archimedes wrote: »

Good memory you got there, considering he wasnt in the squad!

Seriously, you definitely have a problem. Notice I said I think I remember. There was a guy called Manucho who played striker.


Like did you take the time out to go to Wikipedia once I said that? Because there was no way you could know off the top of your head he wasnt in the squad.

Peyton Manning

Sigh, once again, that is not Manucho. I told you he was not in the squad for the WC twice already.

Mikeyt086

Wow.

KdjaCL, any reason why Appiah wasnt picked? That seems insane to me!

KdjaCL

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

We dont need him right now, hoping Rooney or Carlos dont get injured tomorrow.

But if they did Manucho would be like there in 2 weeks
Strikers feed on chances, its better for utd to have him on their bench then playing in ANC.

On the same note:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7194966.stm

nowt to do with agreeing to paying players on international duty eh?


kdjac

estebancambias

Injury according to BBC.

KdjaCL

Appiah hs a knee injury afaik.

scupperd his move back to juve afaik, shame that quality player.


kdjac

Peyton Manning

estebancambias wrote: »

Seriously, you definitely have a problem. Notice I said I think I remember. There was a guy called Manucho who played striker.


Like did you take the time out to go to Wikipedia once I said that? Because there was no way you could know off the top of your head he wasnt in the squad.

Well you're wrong on both counts. I knew Manucho wasnt in the squad because obviously once we signed an unknown Angolan striker, with Angola having played in the last World Cup, people on other Man Utd forums starting asking how he did in the competition. Thats where I read that he wasnt even in the squad.

As for you remembering a striker called Manucho in that squad, well I did research that. And again, you are wrong.

estebancambias

Fair enough, I was wrong on both counts; however

I think he played in the World Cup

Good memory you got there, considering he wasnt in the squad!

Now if I had said
''I remember him playing quite well in the world cup' or had replied saying 'HE WAS IN THE SQUAD' then I could understand that response.

Personally I think you got a bit upset over it.

Peyton Manning

Sorry, I was just saying that it would require one hell of a memory to remember a player who wasnt even there. It was in jest, didnt mean anything by it. No hard feelings.

therecklessone

According to Eurosport http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18012008/58/african-cup-nations-live-eurosport.html they have most of the games live.

KdjaCL

therecklessone wrote: »

According to Eurosport http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18012008/58/african-cup-nations-live-eurosport.html they have most of the games live.

excellent altho archie does make me want to get violent with the tv sometimes.



kdjac

estebancambias

Archimedes wrote: »

Sorry, I was just saying that it would require one hell of a memory to remember a player who wasnt even there. It was in jest, didnt mean anything by it. No hard feelings.

I thought it was the guy who did the overhead kick...putting 2 and 2 together I thought 5 equaled a Man Utd player. Sorry about that.

Quite odd really that a 22 year old player(at the time) didn't even make the squad, and then goes onto play for Man Utd.

Vokes

KdjaCL wrote: »

No idea who will win outright

|Host|Winner
2004|Tunisia|Tunsia
2006|Egypt|Egypt
2008|Ghana|Ghana?

Ghana for the hattrick?

Maybe we'll see some dodgy refereeing 'favouring' the home team...

Nunu

Appiah is being treated for a blood clot on his knee...he had ligament surgery last summer and it's possible the clot developed as a result.

I think Ivory Coast will win it - they looked the best of the Africans(just ahead of Ghana) at last World Cup. Performed v. well in group with Argies, Dutch and Serbia.

kinaldo

I hope Nigeria win it. Always had a soft spot for the Super Eagles. Even though that would mean my beloved Newcastle having to do without Oba Martins for the duration of the tourney.

MrJoeSoap

kinaldo wrote: »

I hope Nigeria win it. Always had a soft spot for the Super Eagles. Even though that would mean my beloved Newcastle having to do without Oba Martins for the duration of the tourney.

Are you still down under or do you just have weird sleeping patterns too?

kinaldo

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Are you still down under or do you just have weird sleeping patterns too?

I wish. Serious knee injury brought me back. And I work nights.

MrJoeSoap

kinaldo wrote: »

I wish. Serious knee injury brought me back. And I work nights.

Sh1t. Well at least you get to surf boards... if thats a consolation?

Unearthly

KdjaCL wrote: »

But if they did Manucho would be like there in 2 weeks
Strikers feed on chances, its better for utd to have him on their bench then playing in ANC.



kdjac

From what I read, It would be in Man Utds best interests for him to play as many games to help him get a work permit. He is not abe to play premiership football just yet

and I'm up at 5am Irish time. Slightly weird sleeping pattern....

kinaldo

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Sh1t. Well at least you get to surf boards... if thats a consolation?

Only when Newcastle are dominating the forum like they have been lately!

MrJoeSoap

Unearthly wrote: »

and I'm up at 5am Irish time. Slightly weird sleeping pattern....

Join the club. Though scoops will do that to you. Just hope you haven't got work in the AM.

eZe^

Ill be supportin Cameroon. Although I wont be gutted to see Etoo return home a little earlier than expected.:D

Guy:Incognito

Isnt there some rule with the AN that player is entitled to stay for the whole tournament, whether their team is still in it or not?

Doubt many do tho.

KdjaCL

bump


on in a bit.


kdjac

Xavi6

Keep an eye out for some dodgy goalkeeping. Best thing about the tournament

machiavellianme

Look at the length of the grass....you could cut silage off that.
Cant even see the players boots!
Seems very fast and physical in comparison to European style football.

machiavellianme

Penalty kick for Ghana

Scored by Gyan. 1-0 although the tackle looked dubiously outside
or was it?

KdjaCL

goal worthy of winning any game, screamer from muntari.

2-1 ghana


over 2.5 goals seems to be a good bet on every game in this.


kdjac

eirebhoy

Any idea how Kingston did for Ghana? Can't believe Hearts are doing so bad with some of the players they have.

machiavellianme

eirebhoy wrote: »

Any idea how Kingston did for Ghana? Can't believe Hearts are doing so bad with some of the players they have.

Kingston was pretty good. Did a lot of running and was always piling on the attacking pressure but his final ball ranged randomly between woeful and amazing. I'd guess you could blame it on the extremely long grass.

Nunu

Anyone else watching Ghana v Cameroon? Cameroon just won 1-0

Bikey sent off for Cameroon in last minute for pushing a stretcher bearer to the ground:D

I've seen it all now!

Mossy Monk

What went through his head when he did that. A moment of madness if ever there was one.

KdjaCL

lol wtf.


no idea why he did that.


kdjac

dobsdave

It was his own player being attended to wasn't it?

Mossy Monk

Yes it was. Game almost over and his team is winning. There is no logic to it.

KdjaCL

Song was down, but the medics were ghanian maybe he said or did something


kdjac

Mikeyt086

Ivory Coast going out. 3-1 to the Egyptians who have really impressed me. Anybody have any idea what Kolo Toure was doing for the 3rd goal? The striker cut back outside the box and Toure sprints in the opposite direction???

PHB

Egypt deserved it, Zidan is gona get bought by somebody impressive, Ivory Coast with all their big names don't look like a team. That said, Drogba could have won this game.

Mikeyt086

4-1 it finished.

Cameroon vs Egypt in the final.