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God forbid, supposing he gets a nasty injury at BOLTON that rules him out for a year, who is going to touch him then?

deanotito, practically something CAN be done. The NFA can request he appear 14 days before the tournament (i.e. 10th Jan) and that is that. Bolton will not be able to select him from that period. Simple.

Jigger, I agree with your sentiments if the report is accurate.

1naija , I diasgree. No, it's not "better for Martins to return to Inter than sit on the bench in Tunisia hoping someone gets injured or doesn't play well." Imagine if other players took that attitude. Not everyone is guaranteed a game -- are you then suggesting Agali, Ejide, Enakarhire, ...

Will you guys be glad to see the back of Chukwu if he lands the ANC?? And who do you suggest replaces him?

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1naija: Are you saying that Martins didn't beleive he'd be able to make the team? Isn't that up to the coaches to decide? Isn't that the very point of the Faro training camp??

lowzeewee, due to the format of the competition you can have only two from Nigeria, Cameroon, and Egypt.

My four picks:

Mali
Senegal
Cameroon
Nigeria

And I'll add that I like how we're set up to play Egypt in the quarters. Bring it on!

Africana and African Star have stated their opposing cases well. I'll just add that I'm very disppointed that Martins wasn't even bothered to turn up at the training camp in Faro. Don't you think it was presumptious of him to think he'd be guaranteed a place in the squad for Tunisia. After all he's ...

bamendaboy, some fans might underestimate Cameroon & Senegal but it's unlikely that the players do the same.

Furiously Frank, Zidane was born in Marseille.

Let us stop this habit of begging players who simply do not want to play for us. Carlton Cole has stated he does NOT want to play for Nigeria. End of story. Nigeria does not need anybody, least of all those who have no desire to don the green and white. I wish him the best.

Nice try Rudeboy but you're reaching. The man said 'pace' not 'ball watching' and I'll assume even Jones knows the difference between the two.

Akwuegbu will have a fight on his hands [with me] to make the squad.

For me the best goal has to be the one which is the most difficult to execute -- the one which would be hard to repeat. So for that reason I would nominate Amo vs. Greece; JJ vs. Cameroon, and Iroha vs. Cote d'Ivoire. My favourite goals though, are Oliseh's against Spain, JJ vs. Cameroon again, and ...

Nice one MD. Keep it up! The same goes to Ayo and the other guys providing camp tittle-tattle.

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When last did an East African country appear at the ANC? Someone please remind me.

Eloquent defence, Waffi. Now how about Remi Garde, Nelson Vivas, Davor Suker, and Stefan Malz[!]?

I sincerely hope Martins is comfortable in those conditions. Meanwhile his countrymen will enjoy and relax the temperate climes of Tunisia. 8) 8)

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Let Cameroon enjoy the moment. The realisation that true ANC champions win games over 90 minutes and not by kicking penalties will soon dawn.

Et tu, Observer? Your squad has an additional player. Only 22 are permitted for the ANC.

The boy looked really GOOD! Mali will certainly be a force to be reckoned with in a few years. They may not repeat their semi-final appearance of two years ago but they'll certainly ruffle some feathers.

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Whoah! How's that for a misleading headline!?!