To be fair, I am genuinely interested in how Amartey performs. He's playing centre half for Ghana, an area where we're short at Leicester and probably looking for a young player in that role. He's played in centre mid this season but I wonder whether that's really where his future lies.

Frank coming on what looks like a badly injured Baba Rahman.

comment by The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)
posted 15 minutes ago
To be fair, I am genuinely interested in how Amartey performs. He's playing centre half for Ghana, an area where we're short at Leicester and probably looking for a young player in that role. He's played in centre mid this season but I wonder whether that's really where his future lies.
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My point exactly

Got to say I admire DJ's football watching ability, some of these African games have to test the concentration of any die hard football fan. Abysmal entertainment is the norm.

Only in the sense that I'm interested in how Leicester players are doing. But it's more than simply hoping he doesn't get injured. I'm interested as a kind of scouting report.

comment by The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)
posted 4 minutes ago
Only in the sense that I'm interested in how Leicester players are doing. But it's more than simply hoping he doesn't get injured. I'm interested as a kind of scouting report.
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Fair dos

comment by Georgi Neo Wijnaldum (U9135)
posted 12 minutes ago
Got to say I admire DJ's football watching ability, some of these African games have to test the concentration of any die hard football fan. Abysmal entertainment is the norm.
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Tbf I am also listening to music, on here and watching the kids.

DJ other than you with your immense knowledge of football, does anybody really care about AfCon anymore?

I really don't!

Africans I would imagine.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 45 seconds ago
Africans I would imagine.
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This board frequently used on the African continent?

I think so. But I think most Africans have filtered me

The day I start caring about the AFCON is the day I watch too much football.

comment by Spurtle2 (U1608)
posted 20 minutes ago
The day I start caring about the AFCON is the day I watch too much football.
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Agree entirely.

Used to watch ACON, long ago, perhaps from 2006-2010. Gave up on it, the quality was getting worse, tournament by tournament.

Watching teams with midfields filled with defensive midfielders is not going to be fun.

Another 0-0 ffs

Paint drying comes to mind.

comment by If anyone can, Emre Can... Britain just failed its IQ Test. (U3979)
posted 3 hours, 7 minutes ago
DJ other than you with your immense knowledge of football, does anybody really care about AfCon anymore?

I really don't!
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I'm excited for it. Watching football is fun. It's slightly different being at uni though as I have more free time than people who work

comment by Georgi Neo Wijnaldum (U9135)
posted 26 minutes ago
Another 0-0 ffs

Paint drying comes to mind.
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Only 2nd of the tournament

Is that 5/8 opening matches as draws?

comment by RKW (U13169)
posted 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
Is that 5/8 opening matches as draws?
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Yep. For comparison in the euros only 1 of the opening 8 matches was a draw (England). There were 15 goals in the first 8 euros matches whereas there have been 12 so far. Step up your game Africa

To test your memories, can you name the scores and goalscorers for the opening 8 euros games? The fixtures were:
1. France v Romania
2. Albania v Switzerland
3. Wales v Slovakia
4. England v Russia
5. Turkey v Croatia
6. Poland v Northern Ireland
7. Germany v Ukraine
8. Belgium v Italy

If anyone could name all the goalscorers then I will declare that they know TOO many football stats

Tbf the Euros were diluted in quality so mismatches more common whereas Africa is a pretty even confederation.

1. France v Romania 2-1
2. Albania v Switzerland 0-1
3. Wales v Slovakia 1-0
4. England v Russia 1-1
5. Turkey v Croatia 0-1
6. Poland v Northern Ireland 1-0
7. Germany v Ukraine 2-0
8. Belgium v Italy 0-2

Was in Benidorm on a stag so missed some and was a bit blurry for others.

Right apart from Wales Slovakia

Payet and Giroud scored for France.
Schar for Swiss?
Bale for Wales
Dier for England
Think it was Milky for Poland
Mustafi got one for Germany
Pelle got one of Italies I think.

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