The level of this tournament so far has been staggeringly low. Saying "but a few really great players are from Africa" doesn't change anything.
African Cup of Nations 2021 (played in 2022) | Final: Senegal v Egypt, 7 PM UK time
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The level of this tournament so far has been staggeringly low. Saying "but a few really great players are from Africa" doesn't change anything.
Zwayer being allowed to keep refereeing is also a joke, but he's got nothing to do with this thread as he's not at AFCON.
Again I'll mention more than 150 players at the AFCON play in Europe's top 5 leagues.
So if it is staggeringly low what does that say about European club football when the majority of players play there ?
He would've been a good opponent for Edmond Tapsoba, a central defender for Burkina Faso. I'm a big fan of him having watched him extensively for Vitória de Guimarães. Unfortunately, covid ruled him out of the first game, and he won't be in the running for this encounter. I'm hoping Burkina Faso qualify so I can see him in action in the knockout rounds. Whilst I don't think this will happen per se, but I'd personally like to see Nasser Djiga in the starting berth tonight. Another Burkina Faso centre back, he's a player who played well at AFCON U20.
The poster I was replying to seemed to be trying to make the point that using a referee that was once suspected made the AFCON a joke. So I thought it relevant that UEFA and FIFA are using a ref that has actually been convicted by a sports court for his role in match fixing, in order to point out double standards.
Exciting start!
2 goals in 10 minutes... It's lit!
Cameroon still the only team to both score and concede a goal so far 
Both teams pressing too!
Ethiopia much better than I expected. End to end match so far.
Let's go Ethiopia. It's slowed down a bit in the last 10 mins but it's been a very watchable game this.
I'm enjoying this tournament so far
A lot of very close games with a lot of skilful players
defending has been very good and you can actually tackle in this games
Well done to Afcon and Cameroon to not listening to all the western managers and people that tried to get this tournament cancelled
A lot of very close games with a lot of skilful players
defending has been very good and you can actually tackle in this games
Well done to Afcon and Cameroon to not listening to all the western managers and people that tried to get this tournament cancelled
I love the AFCON but saying that having 150 players in the top 5 European leagues is proof of quality doesn't really hold much weight when a large amount of those are not first choice players at their clubs - just look at Senegal's squad, 21 of their players play France/England/Italy/Spain/Germany but literally only Mendy, Gomis, Koulibaly, Gueye, Kouyate, Mane & Sarr are first choice at their clubs.
The new (since the last time I watched it) tournament structure with 24 teams certainly doesn't help for an entertaining group stage (at least not the first round of games), as the extra 8 teams certainly dilutes the quality with there's less big games in the group stages, and teams are happy to just not lose in the opening fixture knowing that then they only need a win afterwards to almost certainly qualify. It hasn't been as bad as some people are making out and there has been a surprising number of very good goals considering how few goals there's been, but I do wish it was still just 16 nations and none of this 3rd place team qualifying for the knock-outs.
Great game this
really enjoyable watch
really enjoyable watch
Good goal
Ethiopia collapsed
4 goals 
Cameroon are blowing Ethiopia away here. Great goal.
This could get ugly if Ethiopia aren't careful.
Edmond Tapsoba is in the starting berth. Looking forward to see his battle with Tavares.
Mostly Burkina Faso so far.
That header from the number 10 to set up that chance was outrageous - probably break my neck if I tried that.
That's a cracking finish with his chest, great thinking.
Beautiful innovation. You rarely see stuff like this on a football pitch.
@Annihilate Now! The goal was nice. Scoring with your chest is the ultimate flex
Great cross, great goal
Really nice, he might even have seen it late due to the bloke in front of him, so great quick thinking.
The warning signs were there in the opening 15 minutes with Sangare, and Toure receiving the ball on the half turn and driving forward. Around 10 mins later, Cape Verde had overloaded the left side positioning Andrade who forms part of the pivot to be caught higher up the pitch. A passing sequence which took him out the game leaving aches of space, and leading to a great opportunity for Burkina Faso. (First Half)
Almost all of them are squad players, at mid-table/lower clubs, or both. So it really says nothing at all about European club football.
You're being deliberately obtuse to suggest that a competition that has a lot of top-flight players in it must be a good tournament when almost every game so far has been horrendous.
Normal service resumed, a 1 nil win for Burkina Faso.
Only Cameroon know how to score more than a goal so far.
Just for clarity could you confirm that you are talking about UEFA/FIFA being racist for allowing a white referee to continue after taking a bribe and not commenting that @We need an rvn made a racist post. I didn't read it that way but someone else took it that way and I wanted to clear it up. Thanks.
On the point I'm not sure how him continuing was racist at all but there you go.
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He wrote: "And this incident is exactly why the CAF is not taking seriously and is classed as a second rank international competition"
After which someone linked an incident where a referee had to call players back in LaLiga and I thought it relevant to mention the fact that UEFA (who I assume is deemed as holding first rank competitions) is using someone, who has been convicted (as opposed to suspected).
I then wondered why such double standards against the African competition exist, whether it's just because of ignorance of the equivalents on the other side or whether it's a certain bias.
Still not clear what you are saying. If you are implying that @We need an rvn was being racist in any way I think you need to retract because we frown on throwing such accusations around with no basis in the post in question.
Without commenting on the racism thing, how can you not be clear on what he is saying?
It's as simple as, there is a double standard where the African tournament has been called rubbish in comparison to European football, for a specific incident that has also occured in European football.
He is alleging that the double standard there is due to racist ways of perceiving Africa.
Whether right or wrong, his point is clear.
As far as i'm concerned anyone whose sole contribution to this thread is to call the competiton rubbish should be threadbanned, as it's derailing the thread and ruining the experience for the rest of us.
I asked to confirm if he was calling another poster racist and that wasn't clear from the response.
I don't care who you were asking. You're not making sense in your approach to this issue and i've had my say.
I'm not entering the general discussion about the African Cup of Nations but asking a specific question that doesn't involve you, so please keep your nose out of it.
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Being staff i'd expect that you understand how a forum works. You make a comment on the thread, you get replied to on the thread.
Nobody cares how you feel about it.
You want to have a personal discussion, use the pm function.
Just as with your 'specific question' your approach continues to defy logic.
What part of please keep your nose out is hard to understand? Last time I checked the modmins didn't include you so stop trying to moderate the forum please.
Coming back to reply to this after you personally issued a warning on my previous post is quite shameless.