Africa Cup of Nations

[doolochfox]

Only 11 players required for Afcon?

 

[M17TT C]

No goalkeeper required either - could be some interesting games..!

Afcon 2021: Covid-hit teams must play with just 11 players and no keeper

Countries suffering Covid outbreaks will still have to play their Africa Cup of Nations matches if they have 11 players available.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Jeff]

Nigeria - Ndidi, Iheanacho
Senegal - Mendy
Ghana - Amartey


Group games for our players



January 10th - Senegal vs Zimbabwe (1pm) Sky Sports Premier League
Morocco vs Ghana (4pm) Sky Sports Football

11th Nigeria vs Egypt (4pm) Sky Sports Premier League

14th Senegal vs Guinea (1pm) Sky Sports Premier League
Gabon vs Ghana (7pm) Sky Sports Football

15th Nigeria vs Sudan (4pm) Sky Sports Football (clashes with the Burnley game)

18th Malawi vs Senegal (4pm) Sky Sports Football
Ghana vs Comoros (7pm) Sky Sports Premier League

19th Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria (7pm) Sky Sports Premier League (clashes with the Spurs game)

 

[Blue Maniac]

Nigeria - Ndidi, Tielemans

Sorry, what?

 

[Jeff]

Sorry, what?

Brain fart.

 

[Jeff]

No Mendy in the squad today. He's one of several Senegal players with Covid.

Admiral Muskwe is on the Zimbabwe bench.

 

[Jeff]

0-0, in the fifth of four minutes added time, and Senegal have a penalty.

 

[Jeff]

Full time, 1-0 to Senegal.

 

[Jeff]

 

[Jeff]

 

[Jeff]

Nachhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!111111


Great goal.

 

[M17TT C]

Super strike.

Pretty sure he'd get 20 goals if he played every game in a PL season.

 

[Jeff]

Live for free if you don't have Sky Sports.

BBC Three - Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria v Egypt

Coverage of Nigeria v Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[olibar]

A 5 exclamation mark finish imho.

 

[Jeff]

 

[parafox]

Lovely stuff from Ian, **** Salah!

 

[popillius]

Super strike.

Pretty sure he'd get 20 goals if he played every game in a PL season.

I'm pretty sure he wouldn't.

 

[Brown Nose]

Super strike.

Pretty sure he'd get 20 goals if he played every game in a PL season.

Not quite. He has scored 16 in his last 38 PL starts for us.

That's exactly the same number as Vardy has in his last 38 starts, but Iheanacho doesn't take penalties.

 

[FOX Franks]

Iheanacho is a real mystery isn’t he - Gattuso summarises him perfectly and I haven’t worked out, as I’m sure Brendan hasn’t, under what circumstances you get the best out of him.

Sometimes I watch him and wonder how he is a professional. Sometimes he makes everyone else look like a rank amateur.

 

[M17TT C]

Not quite. He has scored 16 in his last 38 PL starts for us.

That's exactly the same number as Vardy has in his last 38 starts, but Iheanacho doesn't take penalties.

That's not consistent starts for us though and probably spans over 3 seasons without checking.

Given more regular games, no reason why that figure wouldn't be improved on as he is clearly a confidence player - the more he scores, the more confident and better he gets.

Can't be many strikers that score as many as him without taking penalties.

Wasn't he something like the most regular goal scorer across Europe when he was at his peak with us? As in best goals per mins played or something?