The Africa Cup of Nations 2021 (postponed) is about to start, with Cameroon v Burkina Faso on Sunday. As a Liverpool fan, I’m torn between Egypt and Senegal, although since I’m an admirer of the Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy who went from a year on the dole in France to the very top levels of football, and displaced the incredibly expensive Kepa). So, on balance it is Mane-Mendy Senegal for me. Tips? Opinions?
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Neville Morley 01.04.22 at 10:09 am
It does look like a pretty open competition this year, and who knows what impact the plague might still have… For some reason I have positive feelings about Morocco – but I traditionally cheer for Nigeria, without being able to remember why this started, and their striker from Union Berlin, Taiwo Awoniyi, has had a pretty storming season so far, so I’ll go for them at least to reach the final.
Seekonk 01.04.22 at 3:15 pm
I can’t provide any tips, but I‘ll be rooting for Mohamed Salah of Egypt. He’s potently precise on the pitch, and the Merseyside Muslim is a mensch in real life as well.
Mike Furlan 01.07.22 at 12:48 am
“Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy who went from a year on the dole in France to the very top levels of football”
So, does this support or refute the theory of Meritocracy?
BTW, who is the favorite between Nigeria and Egypt? They play on the 11th.
peter 01.07.22 at 2:35 am
Senegal looks to have the best draw. Algeria seems to be really close as a team, hard to look past them, been winning a lot recently
Neville Morley 01.07.22 at 7:30 pm
Is there comparative data for the degree of engagement on CT with threads on e.g. the European Cup, the Rugby World Cup etc.?
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