Tough 2023 AFCON Groups?
Tough 2023 AFCON Groups?
How did Nigeria and Cameroon get easy groups?
The idea of hosts competing is unfair to the other teams in their group.
In this case, Zambia, Lesotho and Comoros deserve a better chance to go through.
Africa's landscape has changed so much that If CAF were still using the old format, more "big" teams would probably not qualify.
Africa Cup of Nations 2023 qualifying groups
Group A: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome e Principe or Mauritius.
Group B: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Togo, Eswatini.
Group C: Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, Burundi.
Group D: Egypt, Guinea, Malawi, Ethiopia.
Group E: Ghana, Madagascar, Angola, Central African Republic.
Group F: Algeria, Uganda, Niger, Tanzania.
Group G: Mali, Congo, The Gambia, South Sudan.
Group H: Ivory Coast (hosts), Zambia, Comoros, Lesotho.
Group I: DR Congo, Gabon, Mauritania, Sudan.
Group J: Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Botswana.
Group K: Morocco, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Liberia.
Group L: Senegal, Benin, Mozambique, Rwanda.
The idea of hosts competing is unfair to the other teams in their group.
In this case, Zambia, Lesotho and Comoros deserve a better chance to go through.
Africa's landscape has changed so much that If CAF were still using the old format, more "big" teams would probably not qualify.
Africa Cup of Nations 2023 qualifying groups
Group A: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome e Principe or Mauritius.
Group B: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Togo, Eswatini.
Group C: Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, Burundi.
Group D: Egypt, Guinea, Malawi, Ethiopia.
Group E: Ghana, Madagascar, Angola, Central African Republic.
Group F: Algeria, Uganda, Niger, Tanzania.
Group G: Mali, Congo, The Gambia, South Sudan.
Group H: Ivory Coast (hosts), Zambia, Comoros, Lesotho.
Group I: DR Congo, Gabon, Mauritania, Sudan.
Group J: Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Botswana.
Group K: Morocco, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Liberia.
Group L: Senegal, Benin, Mozambique, Rwanda.
“If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.”- Sun Tzu
Re: Tough 2023 AFCON Groups?
I am not sure Nigeria can beat Sierra Leone nor Guinea-Bissau
Nwabali -- Aina, Bassey, TroostEkong, Sanusi --- Chukwueze, Aribo, Ndidi, Iwobi --- Osimhem, Sadiq Umar
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Re: Tough 2023 AFCON Groups?
Good point. Nigeria has failed to beat SL in a competitive game in over 10 years.
“If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.”- Sun Tzu
Re: Tough 2023 AFCON Groups?
Oga,
I did not say Naija will not qualify
I did not say Sierra Leone or/and Guinea-Bissau will beat Naija
what i wrote is possible.
Even Comoro beat Ghana who eliminated Naija
Nwabali -- Aina, Bassey, TroostEkong, Sanusi --- Chukwueze, Aribo, Ndidi, Iwobi --- Osimhem, Sadiq Umar
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Re: Tough 2023 AFCON Groups?
You got it...
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Re: Tough 2023 AFCON Groups?
Confirmed!, football is not arithmetic, and parity is in the game..
Thanks Rawlings.
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