Eagles’ semi is in Bouake not Abidjan

[tedder89]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

[EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA]

Even our home pitch is worse than any pitch in CIV. E no blow matter.

[ANC]

RSA or Cape Verde, who do you prefer?

[danfo driver]

RSA or Cape Verde, who do you prefer?

Sierra Leone

[Tobi17]

RSA or Cape Verde, who do you prefer?

Definitely RSA but no team honestly scares me at this point after we scaled the Angolan hurdle, no team is stopping us except ourselves.

[lukemana]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

Interesting. One more reason i strongly feel we are taking this cup to Nigeria! My father was born in Bouake, i was born in Abidjan. Kai!!!

Now talking about the stadiums (or stadia), i haven't seen the pitches and years ago, the FHB stadium was the best in CIV and the lighting was the best in Africa.

[tedder89]

RSA or Cape Verde, who do you prefer?

This is a semi final, anyone who makes it through will be worthy and I don’t feel like one will be easier than the other

Angola showed our much heralded 3 man defense can be opened up if we sit too deep due to fatigue or brain farts, thank God we have a proper goalie….

[Naija fan]

RSA or Cape Verde, who do you prefer?

I strongly believe we will beat RSA or Cape Verde. However, RSA is in our world cup group so I don't want to play them right now. The more RSA plays us the more opportunity we are giving then to adjust to our style. I will rather we play Cape Verde.

[scholl]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

Interesting. One more reason i strongly feel we are taking this cup to Nigeria! My father was born in Bouake, i was born in Abidjan. Kai!!!

Now talking about the stadiums (or stadia), i haven't seen the pitches and years ago, the FHB stadium was the best in CIV and the lighting was the best in Africa.

And your grandpa was born in Ejigbo?

[Coach]

Eagles vs Springboks (Bafana Bafana), Afrobeats vs Amapiano would make for a mouthwatering clash, even more so since Fury’s pulling out of Riyadh season.

[Damunk]

RSA or Cape Verde, who do you prefer?

I strongly believe we will beat RSA or Cape Verde. However, RSA is in our world cup group so I don't want to play them right now. The more RSA plays us the more opportunity we are giving then to adjust to our style. I will rather we play Cape Verde.

I’d rather RSA.
I feel we have the psychological edge over them.
However, I feel CV will beat them.

[Dammy]

Even our home pitch is worse than any pitch in CIV. E no blow matter.

The pitch in Uyo is far better than any of the pitches in the current AFCON!

[ANC]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

Interesting. One more reason i strongly feel we are taking this cup to Nigeria! My father was born in Bouake, i was born in Abidjan. Kai!!!

Now talking about the stadiums (or stadia), i haven't seen the pitches and years ago, the FHB stadium was the best in CIV and the lighting was the best in Africa.

And your grandpa was born in Ejigbo?

scholl, you are not the only person that read this!
Why didnt you do like the others?

[ANC]

RSA or Cape Verde, who do you prefer?

I strongly believe we will beat RSA or Cape Verde. However, RSA is in our world cup group so I don't want to play them right now. The more RSA plays us the more opportunity we are giving then to adjust to our style. I will rather we play Cape Verde.

I’d rather RSA.
I feel we have the psychological edge over them.
However, I feel CV will beat them.

Something has always been off about Bafana Bafana football; watching them sometimes feels like I am watching a female football team. They are short of something I cannot yet put my hand on.
SE would likely play better against them.

[scholl]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

Interesting. One more reason i strongly feel we are taking this cup to Nigeria! My father was born in Bouake, i was born in Abidjan. Kai!!!

Now talking about the stadiums (or stadia), i haven't seen the pitches and years ago, the FHB stadium was the best in CIV and the lighting was the best in Africa.

And your grandpa was born in Ejigbo?

scholl, you are not the only person that read this!
Why didnt you do like the others?

It’s a legit question borne out of curiosity. No ill intent here.

[tedder89]

So could a better playing surface allow us to play more expansively?

The second half vs Angola was hard to watch as we tired and sat deeper and deeper….

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

[gurrano]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

Interesting. One more reason i strongly feel we are taking this cup to Nigeria! My father was born in Bouake, i was born in Abidjan. Kai!!!

Now talking about the stadiums (or stadia), i haven't seen the pitches and years ago, the FHB stadium was the best in CIV and the lighting was the best in Africa.

And your grandpa was born in Ejigbo?

scholl, you are not the only person that read this!
Why didnt you do like the others?

It’s a legit question borne out of curiosity. No ill intent here.

I would like to know about this too as my mum is from a small village close to Ejigbo and spent some of her
Formative years growing up in the town… I also have extended family from Ejigbo who have lived in Abidjan for most of their life.. curious to hear about Lukemana’s family journey

[lukemana]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

Interesting. One more reason i strongly feel we are taking this cup to Nigeria! My father was born in Bouake, i was born in Abidjan. Kai!!!

Now talking about the stadiums (or stadia), i haven't seen the pitches and years ago, the FHB stadium was the best in CIV and the lighting was the best in Africa.

And your grandpa was born in Ejigbo?

i never said that. My grand-father hails from Abeokuta, From what i heard, he migrated to CIV in the late 1800s!

Cheers!

[waka-man]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

While all our games so far have been in Abidjan, they have not been in the same stadium. The first two games were in the new Olympic stadium, which, by the way, was the much harder, more cut up field to play on.

[lukemana]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

Small correction: Wednesday game will NOT be the first time we are playing in Bouake. During the Nations Cup of 1984, we played there and i remember we beat Ghana 2-1. It was in the time of Clement Temile, Henry Nwosu, Muda Lawal, Stephen Keshi (rip), goal King Rashidi Yekini (rip), llebu Chidozie or Chibudor(not sure of the name any more) etc... Ghana had the likes of Opoku Nti, Papa Arko, Seth Ampadu, Kofi Badu etc...

Chief Oningbinde was our coach then and we lost the final game against Cameroon 1 - 3.Cameroon had a good machine then, Abega Theophile (rip), Audu, the great Thomas Nkono, Roger Milla etc.... Kai, the good old days.

Cheeers!

[tedder89]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

While all our games so far have been in Abidjan, they have not been in the same stadium. The first two games were in the new Olympic stadium, which, by the way, was the much harder, more cut up field to play on.

Thanks for clarifying, I forgot to include the second Abidjan stadium which we played in, horrible pitch as well

[tedder89]

Our game on Wednesday means we’re playing in a different stadium (and on a different pitch) in Bouake for the first time, all our games so far have been in Abidjan

Stade de la Paix, Bouake (capacity 40,000)

The Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium pitch in Abidjan has been particularly difficult to play on and has made the brutal heat and humidity even harder to cope with

From what I saw of the first round games in Bouake the playing surface looks much better than the two in Abidjan we’ve played on

Small correction: Wednesday game will NOT be the first time we are playing in Bouake. During the Nations Cup of 1984, we played there and i remember we beat Ghana 2-1. It was in the time of Clement Temile, Henry Nwosu, Muda Lawal, Stephen Keshi (rip), goal King Rashidi Yekini (rip), llebu Chidozie or Chibudor(not sure of the name any more) etc... Ghana had the likes of Opoku Nti, Papa Arko, Seth Ampadu, Kofi Badu etc...

Chief Oningbinde was our coach then and we lost the final game against Cameroon 1 - 3.Cameroon had a good machine then, Abega Theophile (rip), Audu, the great Thomas Nkono, Roger Milla etc.... Kai, the good old days.

Cheeers!

I was referring to this competition only but thanks for the memories!

You’re thinking of late Chibuzor Ehilegbu RIP

[sarkin doya]

RSA or Cape Verde, who do you prefer?

To be honest. Neither. Either one will give the SE a tough time.

In recent years, South AFrica have been difficult for the SE. I remember Percy Tau tormenting the SE and although he is now retired, and the game may have been 8 or 9 yrs back, I will always remember Tokelo Rantie tormenting the SE (maybe with Omeruo playing).

As for Cape Verde, they are a tough team to play against. They did very well in the group stage against Ghana and Eygpt. I am watching their game against Bafana Bafana now and they are a good team.