Mauritania vs Algeria (1-0) FT( They make history)

[green4life]

Ol boy Mahrez is so unfit

They told us that when you go to Saudi, you will be fine

Birth certificate nko? Just saying ..

[airwolex]

Maybe the SE is stronger than we think. These so called minnows are playing very well.

[YUJAM]

Unfortunately for them, VAR has put an end to their shenanigans.

I am very happy for Mauritania. They put in a top performance and their goalie is top notch

Algerians shamefully looking for penalty.

Normal

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Algeria out! Wow!
There're no giants in African football anymore. Mauritania 's has invested a lot of money in sports infrastructure and its paying off much like Morocco did.

[Synopsis]

Nigeria side of the bracket looking good. Great if Morocco lose tomorrow.

[txj]

Maybe the SE is stronger than we think. These so called minnows are playing very well.

Or that the quality is even lower than some of us imagined...

[Odas]

Whaaaaooo! Thus, Mauritania beat Algeria? I am surprised beyond mention. I never thought such will happen.

[Odas]

Thus, Algeria goes home as it is

[Tobi17]

Our boogey teams are slowly going out: Algeria, Ghana, and to some extent Guinea...hopefully we handle business against Cameroon and we might have a chance.

[Olayemi14]

Maybe the SE is stronger than we think. These so called minnows are playing very well.

The so-called minnows are taping into the diaspora just like us. The difference is that we do not really know how good they are especially Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea. On a good day with compact defending, they will issue bitterness to any naive "big" team.

[felarey]

Riyadh Mahrez might be done with football. He’s won league titles in a top league, won CL and AFCON. Now he’s just sharing briyani bread with Saudi princes. Hindsight is 2020 but Belmadi may not have had the balls to leave him on the bench trailing 1 nil.

[greg]

Mauritania! Wow now that's how to defend! The main shift that happened with these so called minnows is a mental one. They are all now going into every game with an aim of winning it, and believing they don't deserve any less. In the olden days, once you score them one goal like this, they stop playing and start packing their bags. Easy access to information should also not be underestimated. When you can research every bit of your opponent's info and your own training techniques ahead of time, then there is nothing to fear as u already know what to expect.

[Orion]

I gave up watching this game as it was obvious the Algerians were not mentally in this competition.

IMO, most North African countries think they aren't part of Africa and only take the AFCON seriously when it's held in a North African country. I think the North African players born in Europe are even worse at this.

The only exception is Egypt. Egypt sees itself as a leader in Africa, so take the AFCON seriously.

[Bigpokey24]

I gave up watching this game as it was obvious the Algerians were not mentally in this competition.

IMO, most North African countries think they aren't part of Africa and only take the AFCON seriously when it's held in a North African country. I think the North African players born in Europe are even worse at this.

The only exception is Egypt. Egypt sees itself as a leader in Africa, so take the AFCON seriously.

what!!!! this makes no sense. If they do not take it seriously, why the heck are they sending their top players.? Stop making up stuff. The heat in CIV has been a major factor for the likes of teams from the North. Even many West African teams are suffering from the heat. North Africans hardly do well when AFCON is in the west ( except Egypt)

[danfo driver]

I gave up watching this game as it was obvious the Algerians were not mentally in this competition.

IMO, most North African countries think they aren't part of Africa and only take the AFCON seriously when it's held in a North African country. I think the North African players born in Europe are even worse at this.

The only exception is Egypt. Egypt sees itself as a leader in Africa, so take the AFCON seriously.

what!!!! this makes no sense. If they do not take it seriously, why the heck are they sending their top players.? Stop making up stuff. The heat in CIV has been a major factor for the likes of teams from the North. Even many West African teams are suffering from the heat. North Africans hardly do well when AFCON is in the west ( except Egypt)

Imagine.

[YUJAM]

The heat is a major factor for everyone, not only the teams from the North.

We'll have to see how this plays out but it's possible other teams have simply caught up to the previous powers of African football. All the sides appear to be better coached and more organized.

Also, we shouldn't underestimate the impact of VAR. It has made refereeing much fairer as well as more difficult for the N African sides to engage in some of the dark arts of football they used to win some games.

I gave up watching this game as it was obvious the Algerians were not mentally in this competition.

IMO, most North African countries think they aren't part of Africa and only take the AFCON seriously when it's held in a North African country. I think the North African players born in Europe are even worse at this.

The only exception is Egypt. Egypt sees itself as a leader in Africa, so take the AFCON seriously.

what!!!! this makes no sense. If they do not take it seriously, why the heck are they sending their top players.? Stop making up stuff. The heat in CIV has been a major factor for the likes of teams from the North. Even many West African teams are suffering from the heat. North Africans hardly do well when AFCON is in the west ( except Egypt)

[Orion]

I gave up watching this game as it was obvious the Algerians were not mentally in this competition.

IMO, most North African countries think they aren't part of Africa and only take the AFCON seriously when it's held in a North African country. I think the North African players born in Europe are even worse at this.

The only exception is Egypt. Egypt sees itself as a leader in Africa, so take the AFCON seriously.

what!!!! this makes no sense. If they do not take it seriously, why the heck are they sending their top players.? Stop making up stuff. The heat in CIV has been a major factor for the likes of teams from the North. Even many West African teams are suffering from the heat. North Africans hardly do well when AFCON is in the west ( except Egypt)

The players are not mentally there. I can see it from their half-hearted commitment to tackles, so I gave up watching.

I didn't say their FA is fully part of this. It's mostly down to the players. The players have to accept the invitation because they have no choice. They'll get sanctioned by their FA and FIFA if they ignore national team invites. If they ignore AFCON, then they may get dropped from the WCQers. Also, the Algerian FA may get in trouble with the CAF if they use second-rate players for the competition.

This notion that they don't do well in sub-Saharan Africa because of the weather is complete nonsense! Go look at their last WCQing games in sub-Saharan Africa. The heat does not stop them from scoring a bucketload of goals. When it comes to the World Cup, we don’t hear of the heat affecting them - if they have a good team. Let's not forget that Algeria once beat us in the mid-afternoon sun in Lagos in a WCQer.

[danfo driver]

Please stop making excuses and insulting other teams! So becuse its Algeria and they are white, the only way they can lose is because they are "not mentally there?" Nigeria that has been sh1t, how come you didnt make the same excuses for us?

Mauritania, Angola and Burkina deserve respect! Algeria was roundly defeated and thrown out by teams that performed better, thats all! lets show respect to others.

I gave up watching this game as it was obvious the Algerians were not mentally in this competition.

IMO, most North African countries think they aren't part of Africa and only take the AFCON seriously when it's held in a North African country. I think the North African players born in Europe are even worse at this.

The only exception is Egypt. Egypt sees itself as a leader in Africa, so take the AFCON seriously.

what!!!! this makes no sense. If they do not take it seriously, why the heck are they sending their top players.? Stop making up stuff. The heat in CIV has been a major factor for the likes of teams from the North. Even many West African teams are suffering from the heat. North Africans hardly do well when AFCON is in the west ( except Egypt)

The players are not mentally there. I can see it from their half-hearted commitment to tackles, so I gave up watching.

I didn't say their FA is fully part of this. It's mostly down to the players. The players have to accept the invitation because they have no choice. They'll get sanctioned by their FA and FIFA if they ignore national team invites. If they ignore AFCON, then they may get dropped from the WCQers. Also, the Algerian FA may get in trouble with the CAF if they use second-rate players for the competition.

This notion that they don't do well in sub-Saharan Africa because of the weather is complete nonsense! Go look at their last WCQing games in sub-Saharan Africa. The heat does not stop them from scoring a bucketload of goals. When it comes to the World Cup, we don’t hear of the heat affecting them - if they have a good team. Let's not forget that Algeria once beat us in the mid-afternoon sun in Lagos in a WCQer.

[Orion]

If it makes you feel better to believe that, then have at it.

Yes, when CAR beat us in Lagos, it was because they were just a better side. I wonder why they lost the 2nd leg.

Please stop making excuses and insulting other teams! So becuse its Algeria and they are white, the only way they can lose is because they are "not mentally there?" Nigeria that has been sh1t, how come you didnt make the same excuses for us?

Mauritania, Angola and Burkina deserve respect! Algeria was roundly defeated and thrown out by teams that performed better, thats all! lets show respect to others.

I gave up watching this game as it was obvious the Algerians were not mentally in this competition.

IMO, most North African countries think they aren't part of Africa and only take the AFCON seriously when it's held in a North African country. I think the North African players born in Europe are even worse at this.

The only exception is Egypt. Egypt sees itself as a leader in Africa, so take the AFCON seriously.

what!!!! this makes no sense. If they do not take it seriously, why the heck are they sending their top players.? Stop making up stuff. The heat in CIV has been a major factor for the likes of teams from the North. Even many West African teams are suffering from the heat. North Africans hardly do well when AFCON is in the west ( except Egypt)

The players are not mentally there. I can see it from their half-hearted commitment to tackles, so I gave up watching.

I didn't say their FA is fully part of this. It's mostly down to the players. The players have to accept the invitation because they have no choice. They'll get sanctioned by their FA and FIFA if they ignore national team invites. If they ignore AFCON, then they may get dropped from the WCQers. Also, the Algerian FA may get in trouble with the CAF if they use second-rate players for the competition.

This notion that they don't do well in sub-Saharan Africa because of the weather is complete nonsense! Go look at their last WCQing games in sub-Saharan Africa. The heat does not stop them from scoring a bucketload of goals. When it comes to the World Cup, we don’t hear of the heat affecting them - if they have a good team. Let's not forget that Algeria once beat us in the mid-afternoon sun in Lagos in a WCQer.

[YUJAM]

I am with Danfo on this one. They were beaten fair and square. The idea that they were not interested in the tourney is ludicrous.

I gave up watching this game as it was obvious the Algerians were not mentally in this competition.

IMO, most North African countries think they aren't part of Africa and only take the AFCON seriously when it's held in a North African country. I think the North African players born in Europe are even worse at this.

The only exception is Egypt. Egypt sees itself as a leader in Africa, so take the AFCON seriously.

what!!!! this makes no sense. If they do not take it seriously, why the heck are they sending their top players.? Stop making up stuff. The heat in CIV has been a major factor for the likes of teams from the North. Even many West African teams are suffering from the heat. North Africans hardly do well when AFCON is in the west ( except Egypt)

The players are not mentally there. I can see it from their half-hearted commitment to tackles, so I gave up watching.

I didn't say their FA is fully part of this. It's mostly down to the players. The players have to accept the invitation because they have no choice. They'll get sanctioned by their FA and FIFA if they ignore national team invites. If they ignore AFCON, then they may get dropped from the WCQers. Also, the Algerian FA may get in trouble with the CAF if they use second-rate players for the competition.

This notion that they don't do well in sub-Saharan Africa because of the weather is complete nonsense! Go look at their last WCQing games in sub-Saharan Africa. The heat does not stop them from scoring a bucketload of goals. When it comes to the World Cup, we don’t hear of the heat affecting them - if they have a good team. Let's not forget that Algeria once beat us in the mid-afternoon sun in Lagos in a WCQer.

[airwolex]

Orion,

The minnows have just closed the gap. Ghana was very invested in the tournament. Morocco is so invested they fought the Congo after the game. CIV are obviously invested; surely you don't think they enjoyed losing badly at home.

I saw Mahrez pulling out of tackles, but all the other Algerians gave their all, just weren't up to the task.

Olayemi said it. The minnows have better players and the talent gap isn't that great. Take the Cameroon V Gambia game. The Gambians actually have experienced and capable players scattered all over the globe, while Cameroon has regressed a tad bit.

I was a bit surprised with the profile of some of the Gambia, they are not quite top-notch, but these are seasoned professionals.

The second best team in the tourney after Senegal is Cape Verde. Underestimate them at your peril, they are capable of beating any team in Africa right now.

[Damunk]

Maybe the SE is stronger than we think. These so called minnows are playing very well.

The so-called minnows are taping into the diaspora just like us. The difference is that we do not really know how good they are especially Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea. On a good day with compact defending, they will issue bitterness to any naive "big" team.

Absolutely.
While Nigeria is still arguing and calling their own diaspora players ‘rejects’.

[Coach]

Mahrez is collecting big cash at club level to throw a step over, cut inside, play a slide-rule pass and track back with the commitment of the 1990s Seleção’s Romario after two wraps of pounded yam washed down with odeku. Large.

On a wider scale, the quality at the top is regressing and that at the bottom giving chase. The perfect storm for a frivolously exciting AfCON, end to end like NBA jam, packed full of bonkers and all the trimmings.