At the moment only 3 African teams are up to scratch
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At the moment only 3 African teams are up to scratch
(1) I do not know if any of you saw Ukraine beat Portugal 2-1 yesterday but it puts our draw into perspective
(2) Over the last month, Nigeria has drawn with Ukraine and Brazil
(3) I have watched a few European qualifiers and from what I have seen, the likes of Germany, France, Holland, England, etc have nothing on us at the moment
(4) We all saw Senegal match Brazil. They too can compete with anyone for now
(5) I would add Algeria to that list
(6) I believe Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria could easily qualify for Euro 2020 were they in the qualifiers
(7) However, I would not bet on any other African team at the moment
(8) Our other big boys like Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, etc, are not pulling their weight for now
(9) That can change over the next year but for now, Africa only has three teams
(10) I look forward to the day our continent will produce five teams that can draw with Brazil at the same time
(2) Over the last month, Nigeria has drawn with Ukraine and Brazil
(3) I have watched a few European qualifiers and from what I have seen, the likes of Germany, France, Holland, England, etc have nothing on us at the moment
(4) We all saw Senegal match Brazil. They too can compete with anyone for now
(5) I would add Algeria to that list
(6) I believe Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria could easily qualify for Euro 2020 were they in the qualifiers
(7) However, I would not bet on any other African team at the moment
(8) Our other big boys like Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, etc, are not pulling their weight for now
(9) That can change over the next year but for now, Africa only has three teams
(10) I look forward to the day our continent will produce five teams that can draw with Brazil at the same time
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With raws style of football, all our games in Euro 2020 would be a draw.Ayo Akinfe wrote:(1) I do not know if any of you saw Ukraine beat Portugal 2-1 yesterday but it puts our draw into perspective
(2) Over the last month, Nigeria has drawn with Ukraine and Brazil
(3) I have watched a few European qualifiers and from what I have seen, the likes of Germany, France, Holland, England, etc have nothing on us at the moment
(4) We all saw Senegal match Brazil. They too can compete with anyone for now
(5) I would add Algeria to that list
(6) I believe Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria could easily qualify for Euro 2020 were they in the qualifiers
(7) However, I would not bet on any other African team at the moment
(8) Our other big boys like Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, etc, are not pulling their weight for now
(9) That can change over the next year but for now, Africa only has three teams
(10) I look forward to the day our continent will produce five teams that can draw with Brazil at the same time
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Oga pls, dont derail this thread.jette1 wrote:what is the goal of this thread
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This is an editorial opinion from our Contributing Editor At largejette1 wrote:what is the goal of this thread
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To try and put our performances in perspective.jette1 wrote:what is the goal of this thread
Ukraine just beat European champions Portugal and now top their group by an 8 point margin. But when we got a result against them, the excuse was that they are a below average team.
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Maybe it is only me but I find it difficult to make such judgement's off friendlies. I think competitive games are different ball game where extensive opposition scouting takes place. However, I take solace that the SE have been competitive in their last two games which is encouraging. It at least indicates roughly where they are at. I still don't think this team right now would qualify from the same WC 2018 group.
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Zelex wrote:Maybe it is only me but I find it difficult to make such judgement's off friendlies. I think competitive games are different ball game where extensive opposition scouting takes place. However, I take solace that the SE have been competitive in their last two games which is encouraging. It at least indicates roughly where they are at. I still don't think this team right now would qualify from the same WC 2018 group.
I agree with you on that. We all know that the bar gets raised significantly in competitive games but we can take solace from the fact that we are at least within touching distance of the big boys. For instance, If Ghana played a friendly against Brazil today, I believe they would have been beaten at least 4-0. I also believe Ukraine would easily put three past Cameroon without response if they met in a friendly.
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I would add CIV to that list. They are quietly building a very strong team. Remember they were the only team not to lose to Algeria in 90 minutes. Something Nigeria failed to do, and Senegal failed to do TWICE.
I watched them beat DR Congo 3-1 the other day and they look strong. Their attack was dynamic with a front 3 of Zaha, Pepe, and Gradel. Zaha is starting to play for the team which is encouraging.
They have a stacked midfield. IMO CIV is the best team in Africa from the midfield forward. Their weakness is in defence.
I think they will be a major threat to win afcon in 2021. A young ant talented team like us, while Senegal and Algeria are much older.
I watched them beat DR Congo 3-1 the other day and they look strong. Their attack was dynamic with a front 3 of Zaha, Pepe, and Gradel. Zaha is starting to play for the team which is encouraging.
They have a stacked midfield. IMO CIV is the best team in Africa from the midfield forward. Their weakness is in defence.
I think they will be a major threat to win afcon in 2021. A young ant talented team like us, while Senegal and Algeria are much older.
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vancity eagle wrote:I would add CIV to that list. They are quietly building a very strong team. Remember they were the only team not to lose to Algeria in 90 minutes. Something Nigeria failed to do, and Senegal failed to do TWICE.
I watched them beat DR Congo 3-1 the other day and they look strong. Their attack was dynamic with a front 3 of Zaha, Pepe, and Gradel. Zaha is starting to play for the team which is encouraging.
They have a stacked midfield. IMO CIV is the best team in Africa from the midfield forward. Their weakness is in defence.
I think they will be a major threat to win afcon in 2021. A young ant talented team like us, while Senegal and Algeria are much older.
By the way, do they still play football in Ghana at the moment? When was the last time the Kenkey Bredas had a good game?
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Later today, there will be:
Algeria vs Colombia
Guinea vs Chile
Morocco vs Gabon
Let us see how Algeria and Guinea fare.
Algeria vs Colombia
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Morocco vs Gabon
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We got the Silver in the recently concluded WAFU. 1-1 against Senegal, but lost through penalty kicks in the final on Sunday.Ayo Akinfe wrote:vancity eagle wrote:I would add CIV to that list. They are quietly building a very strong team. Remember they were the only team not to lose to Algeria in 90 minutes. Something Nigeria failed to do, and Senegal failed to do TWICE.
I watched them beat DR Congo 3-1 the other day and they look strong. Their attack was dynamic with a front 3 of Zaha, Pepe, and Gradel. Zaha is starting to play for the team which is encouraging.
They have a stacked midfield. IMO CIV is the best team in Africa from the midfield forward. Their weakness is in defence.
I think they will be a major threat to win afcon in 2021. A young ant talented team like us, while Senegal and Algeria are much older.
By the way, do they still play football in Ghana at the moment? When was the last time the Kenkey Bredas had a good game?
Black Stars B head coach, Maxwell Konadu, has admitted that his team was not at the required levels to go past Senegal in the final of this year’s ESPN WAFU Cup of Nations played on Sunday.
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We are talking of serious games and you are mentioning home-based Wafu tournaments. Why did you not play a senior game during this Fifa window?Senator WIRES wrote:We got the Silver in the recently concluded WAFU. 1-1 against Senegal, but lost through penalty kicks in the final on Sunday.Ayo Akinfe wrote:vancity eagle wrote:I would add CIV to that list. They are quietly building a very strong team. Remember they were the only team not to lose to Algeria in 90 minutes. Something Nigeria failed to do, and Senegal failed to do TWICE.
I watched them beat DR Congo 3-1 the other day and they look strong. Their attack was dynamic with a front 3 of Zaha, Pepe, and Gradel. Zaha is starting to play for the team which is encouraging.
They have a stacked midfield. IMO CIV is the best team in Africa from the midfield forward. Their weakness is in defence.
I think they will be a major threat to win afcon in 2021. A young ant talented team like us, while Senegal and Algeria are much older.
By the way, do they still play football in Ghana at the moment? When was the last time the Kenkey Bredas had a good game?
Black Stars B head coach, Maxwell Konadu, has admitted that his team was not at the required levels to go past Senegal in the final of this year’s ESPN WAFU Cup of Nations played on Sunday.
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How about the fact, SE has not won a single game after Afcon. One win in 4 , lost to Algeria, Tied Ukraine and Brazil...hmmmm yet to keep a clean sheet.
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Re: At the moment only 3 African teams are up to scratch
To be fair we played two world class teams in Brazil and to to extent Ukraine, and more than held our own. Maybe if NFF had arranged one more friendly in the available fifa window to play some decent to below average European or African team... we would have had some wins to cap it all.Bigpokey24 wrote:How about the fact, SE has not won a single game after Afcon. One win in 4 , lost to Algeria, Tied Ukraine and Brazil...hmmmm yet to keep a clean sheet.
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You're right. The NFF should've scheduled a game against Chad or Niger to give us an easy win.Bigpokey24 wrote:How about the fact, SE has not won a single game after Afcon. One win in 4 , lost to Algeria, Tied Ukraine and Brazil...hmmmm yet to keep a clean sheet.
Context is everything dude. The draw against Brazil trumps a win vs most other teams we could've possibly played.
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If we had played Ghana and beaten them 3-0 and then Niger Republic and beaten them 4-0, would you have considered that a greater achievement?Bigpokey24 wrote:How about the fact, SE has not won a single game after Afcon. One win in 4 , lost to Algeria, Tied Ukraine and Brazil...hmmmm yet to keep a clean sheet.
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Ayo Akinfe wrote:(1) I do not know if any of you saw Ukraine beat Portugal 2-1 yesterday but it puts our draw into perspective
(2) Over the last month, Nigeria has drawn with Ukraine and Brazil
(3) I have watched a few European qualifiers and from what I have seen, the likes of Germany, France, Holland, England, etc have nothing on us at the moment
(4) We all saw Senegal match Brazil. They too can compete with anyone for now
(5) I would add Algeria to that list
(6) I believe Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria could easily qualify for Euro 2020 were they in the qualifiers
(7) However, I would not bet on any other African team at the moment
(8) Our other big boys like Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, etc, are not pulling their weight for now
(9) That can change over the next year but for now, Africa only has three teams
(10) I look forward to the day our continent will produce five teams that can draw with Brazil at the same time
A list without Kenya is always suspect.
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I fully agree - If we are discussing marathons!The Jagaban wrote:Ayo Akinfe wrote:(1) I do not know if any of you saw Ukraine beat Portugal 2-1 yesterday but it puts our draw into perspective
(2) Over the last month, Nigeria has drawn with Ukraine and Brazil
(3) I have watched a few European qualifiers and from what I have seen, the likes of Germany, France, Holland, England, etc have nothing on us at the moment
(4) We all saw Senegal match Brazil. They too can compete with anyone for now
(5) I would add Algeria to that list
(6) I believe Nigeria, Senegal and Algeria could easily qualify for Euro 2020 were they in the qualifiers
(7) However, I would not bet on any other African team at the moment
(8) Our other big boys like Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, etc, are not pulling their weight for now
(9) That can change over the next year but for now, Africa only has three teams
(10) I look forward to the day our continent will produce five teams that can draw with Brazil at the same time
A list without Kenya is always suspect.
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WTF, we have only played 2 games since Afcon and drew both. Where did you get 4?Bigpokey24 wrote:How about the fact, SE has not won a single game after Afcon. One win in 4 , lost to Algeria, Tied Ukraine and Brazil...hmmmm yet to keep a clean sheet.
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I want to agree, but these were friendlies where the results weren't important. Left to friendlies, Argentina would be our wives not the nemesis.
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