AFCON

[Winston Biscuit]

Started yesterday with Ivory Coast beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0

BBC showing 10 live games and doing highlights programs. Iplayer is where you can see these

[Winston Biscuit]

Cape Verde, the smallest nation in it, beat Ghana, the 4 time champions

[Winston Biscuit]

Group A: Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria; Equatorial Guinea; Guinea-Bissau

Group B: Egypt; Ghana; Cape Verde; Mozambique

Group C: Senegal; Cameroon; Guinea, Gambia

Group D: Algeria; Burkina Faso; Mauritania; Angola

Group E: Tunisia; Mali; South Africa; Namibia

Group F: Morocco. DR Congo, Zambia; Tanzania

Top two in each group go through, plus the four best third-placed sides

[Sutekh]

Cape Verde, the smallest nation in it, beat Ghana, the 4 time champions

Given Egypt's failure to beat Mozambique, presume Cape Verde are now top of the group.

[Winston Biscuit]

Cape Verde, the smallest nation in it, beat Ghana, the 4 time champions

Given Egypt's failure to beat Mozambique, presume Cape Verde are now top of the group.

yep. 97th minute equiliser from Egypt too. heartbreaking for Mozambique

highlights here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67904847

[Winston Biscuit]

my favourite moment so far was the Guinea-Bissau defender blasting the ball out to concede a corner 3 minutes into the game under no pressure whatsoever

[Sutekh]

Senegal v Gambia (2pm) and Cameroon v Guinea today (5pm). Both live on SKY. Ben Elliott is with Cameroon so that might well be worth a watch.

[John Smith]

Based on yesterday's games, a much better tournament than last time. Far too much time wasting previously but maybe the addition of VAR might be helping(?!)

Will definitely keep watching.

[NathStPaul]

my favourite moment so far was the Guinea-Bissau defender blasting the ball out to concede a corner 3 minutes into the game under no pressure whatsoever

It has Zaire 1974 vibes about it.

[Sutekh]

Sky coverage is shambolic. No commentary on the Senegal game then no picture either after about 25 minutes and still off approaching half time. Perhaps this is why you don't get world cups in Africa.

[Hendo]

Sky coverage is shambolic. No commentary on the Senegal game then no picture either after about 25 minutes and still off approaching half time. Perhaps this is why you don't get world cups in Africa.

Apart from the one in 2010 and the one that's coming up in 2030?

[Sutekh]

Sky coverage is shambolic. No commentary on the Senegal game then no picture either after about 25 minutes and still off approaching half time. Perhaps this is why you don't get world cups in Africa.

Apart from the one in 2010 and the one that's coming up in 2030?

South Africa is just playing at being in Africa and Morocco will probably get to host about 3 games that's if FIFA's stupid idea for the 2030 tournament ever actually happens.

[Hendo]

[Sutekh]

Tunisia 0-1 Namibia

Rank outsiders (115 in the world) turning over a tournament favourite in the 88th minute.

[Winston Biscuit]

some good surprise results so far!

[6ft Kerplunk]

Tunisia 0-1 Namibia

Rank outsiders (115 in the world) turning over a tournament favourite in the 88th minute.

Couldn't decide whether the Namibian keeper was having as good a game as the commentators reckoned or if Tunisia were just rubbish in front of goal.

[Pepe the Horseman]

I've got Mali as the dark horses. Think Ivory Coast will probs win on home soil though.

[NathStPaul]

some good surprise results so far!

It is almost as if some of the big names just want to get the fcuk out of there at the group stages and get back to club football.

[NathStPaul]

Great job keeper........

https://twitter.com/i/status/1748356083964387666

[6ft Kerplunk]

Up the Equatorials.
Equatorial Guinea 3-0 up and the hosts could be out at the group stage