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If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 4:24 pm
by wiseone
If you could cherry pick 5 countries to represent Africa at the WC, which five countries would you pick? (forget qualification - imagine you can just select the five teams you think would make the biggest impact at the WC)
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 4:43 pm
by Synopsis
Nigeria
Zambia
Egypt
Senegal
Ivory Coast
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 4:49 pm
by Cito
Synopsis wrote:Nigeria
DR Congo
Ghana
Senegal
Ivory Coast
My choices.
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:08 pm
by vancity eagle
in terms of the 5 groups these 5 would be the best
DR Congo
Nigeria
Ghana
CIV
Senegal
in terms of the best 5 regardless of groups
Nigeria
CIV
Senegal
Ghana
Morocco
what will happen
Nigeria
CIV
Senegal
Egypt
Tunisia
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:13 pm
by vancity eagle
By the way Nigeria is by far the best AFrican squad currently.
I said this back when we failed to qualify for ANC 2017 that we would win the competition if we had made it. I said Nigeria was better than any of the ANC 2017 competitors, and I was laughed at, but my predictions seem to be comming to fruition.
I dont see any other of the African reps doing anything of note in Russia other than Nigeria.
CIV seem to have a very balanced squad but for some reason they have been very poor under Marc Wilmots.
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:36 pm
by theYemster
Senegal
Burkina Faso
Egypt
CIV
Nigeria
Standby
Zambia - Too inexperienced
Ghana - Not talented enough
Cameroon - I feel Cameroon has the potential to get their shiit together before the world cup their present level of mediocrity notwithstanding.
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 5:39 pm
by wiseone
The five African teams that would cause most problems for European/South American teams at the WC, in my opinion are:
Ivory Coast
Senegal
Nigeria
DR Congo
Cape Verde (would love to see them at the WC just for the fun of it!)
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:23 pm
by Kabalega
Cape Verde
Zambia
Uganda
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Anyone supporting Ghana is either blindly patriotic, do not understand the game or both.
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:30 pm
by Cito
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:42 pm
by wiseone
You are very wicked.
That said, I think BF's physical style would make some European teams uncomfortable (not the German or English lads though - they love an alley fight). Very surprised that Kabalega's list excluded IVC and Senegal...
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:46 pm
by Kabalega
Then why are people selecting a team that failed to make it to the last two AFCONs?
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:57 pm
by akamoke
Kabalega wrote:
Then why are people selecting a team that failed to make it to the last two AFCONs?
Because World Cup and CECAFA/AFCON are chalk and cheese
Its the same reason why Brazil is the most successful world cup team but very lousy in Copa America behind Uruguay and Argentina
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:39 am
by Scipio Africanus
CIV??? Fa fa fawuuullll!!! Eternal chokers.
My five would be:
Nigeria
Ghana
Egypt
....
Hm, I cannot think of any other team from Africa that would make an impact at the WC besides these 3, OK, I will add Senegal because of Mane, but that's it. 4 teams
Nigeria
Ghana
Egypt
Senegal
If I were being forced, I would add Morocco. They know how to deal with European teams at times.
so finally we have:
Nigeria
Ghana
Egypt
Senegal
Morocco
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:52 am
by ohenhen1
Nigeria
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Zambia
Egypt
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:55 am
by Undertaker
Nigeria
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Morocco
Egypt
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 4:46 am
by Tbite
Nigeria
CIV
Senegal (Wildcard)
Ghana
Tunisia
I would put Egypt, but they play dirty.
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 5:45 am
by pajimoh
Kabalega wrote:
Then why are people selecting a team that failed to make it to the last two AFCONs?
Then you trump that with a team that hardly ever qualifies for AFCON and doesn't even know WC exists. Yep, genius
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:15 am
by wanaj0
vancity eagle wrote:By the way Nigeria is by far the best AFrican squad currently.
I said this back when we failed to qualify for ANC 2017 that we would win the competition if we had made it. I said Nigeria was better than any of the ANC 2017 competitors, and I was laughed at, but my predictions seem to be comming to fruition.
I dont see any other of the African reps doing anything of note in Russia other than Nigeria.
CIV seem to have a very balanced squad but for some reason they have been very poor under Marc Wilmots.
You are better than the team that DEFEATED you based on what actually
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 11:15 am
by Guv007
Nigeria
Zambia
Cape Verde
Senegal
Ivory Coast
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 11:24 am
by Orion
Based on current form:
Nigeria
Tunisia
Egypt
Senegal
CIV
Interesting that no one is selecting Cameroon, the most recent AFCON champions and it is not because of bad belle. They simply have returned to their pre-AFCON form, hardly scoring goals or winning games.
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:40 pm
by nemi2002
akamoke wrote:Kabalega wrote:
Then why are people selecting a team that failed to make it to the last two AFCONs?
Because World Cup and CECAFA/AFCON are chalk and cheese
Its the same reason why Brazil is the most successful world cup team but very lousy in Copa America behind Uruguay and Argentina
You get time.
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:47 pm
by ohenhen1
Tunisia would be a wasted spot. They will have difficulty playing against better organized sides from South America and Europe.
Re: If you Could Pick Africa's 5 World Cup Representatives
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 3:35 pm
by wiseone
Not one single person has picked Algeria. They have really ruined their reputation with their horrid form over the past year. This is a team that 1 year ago was the most feared team in Africa, and which at the last WC gave world champs Germany their toughest game. They took the world champs to extra-time and Germany won only after a goal in the dying moments of the game.
