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African Nations Cup

  • 18-01-2008 10:39PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭


    Sunday, 20 January 2008
    Ghana v Guinea, A, 17:00

    Game 1, most games are on BBC but on Sky(satellite) but not on any main station you have to use the interactive station so you cant set them to auto turn on (afaik). BBC showing almost all of them with a highlights show on every night but the games are at nice times 5pm and 7pm and one 2pm that everyone willmiss.

    No Appiah for Ghana but they do have Essien expect them to win the 1st game comfortably. No idea who will win outright a lot of players playing for the main teams that dont be on tv :D

    Its football on tv :o


    kdjac


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Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    I think Tunisia will win.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Mikeyt086


    Why no Appiah? Injury?

    I love the African nations cup. Im supporting Angola due to United ties, keeping an eye on Manucho Goncalves.

    BBC showing live games? Or just highlights?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Mikeyt086 wrote: »
    Why no Appiah? Injury?

    I love the African nations cup. Im supporting Angola due to United ties, keeping an eye on Manucho Goncalves.

    BBC showing live games? Or just highlights?




    Appiah not in squad for it, Bbc showing live games but most are on the press the red button channel ie not bbc1234.

    you have got to be taking the piss about the united bit? seriously do you even know what he looks like ? :D

    i want Mali and ivory coast out asap for sevilla certainly dont what their players there any longer than needed.



    kdjac


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    I'll be keeping an eye on this Manucho chap - 3 goals in his last 3 games for Angola, hopefully he'll get enough games for a WP. Sir Alex could have unearthed another Solskjaer!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    I think I remember him in World Cup.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Mikeyt086


    KdjaCL wrote: »
    Appiah not in squad for it, Bbc showing live games but most are on the press the red button channel ie not bbc1234.

    you have got to be taking the piss about the united bit? seriously do you even know what he looks like ? :D

    i want Mali and ivory coast out asap for sevilla certainly dont what their players there any longer than needed.



    kdjac

    Wtf i dont know what he looks like, ive never heard of him, thats why im going to watch him...

    If thats alright with you of course.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    I think I remember him in World Cup.

    Good memory you got there, considering he wasnt in the squad!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Mikeyt086


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Good memory you got there, considering he wasnt in the squad!

    He was.

    I read that he was and i saw a picture of him doing a bicycle kick against Portugal!

    EDIT: found it, http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41753000/jpg/_41753326_akwa300.jpg

    Looks quality to me lol!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Mikeyt086 wrote: »
    Wtf i dont know what he looks like, ive never heard of him, thats why im going to watch him...

    If thats alright with you of course.

    Lol so you want him to win it so he stays in it longer would you not rather see him play for the team that pays his wages??

    I actually knew you had never seen him before, and yes its fine with me thanks for asking.

    i want the sevilla players out of there as quick as possible...


    kdjac


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Mikeyt086 wrote: »
    He was.

    I read that he was and i saw a picture of him doing a bicycle kick against Iran!

    You read wrong.

    Manucho was not in the Angonlan World Cup squad.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Mikeyt086


    Check above photo^^^ I saw that in beside an article about that crazy life story of his.

    and KdjaCL i would rather watch Angola win the ANC with Manucho looking like a world beater than thinking we have signed a flop from a team that cant get out the group stages.

    We dont need him right now, hoping Rooney or Carlos dont get injured tomorrow.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Good memory you got there, considering he wasnt in the squad!


    Seriously, you definitely have a problem. Notice I said I think I remember. There was a guy called Manucho who played striker.


    Like did you take the time out to go to Wikipedia once I said that? Because there was no way you could know off the top of your head he wasnt in the squad.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Sigh, once again, that is not Manucho. I told you he was not in the squad for the WC twice already.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,825 ✭✭✭Mikeyt086


    Wow.

    KdjaCL, any reason why Appiah wasnt picked? That seems insane to me!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Mikeyt086 wrote: »

    We dont need him right now, hoping Rooney or Carlos dont get injured tomorrow.


    But if they did Manucho would be like there in 2 weeks :confused:
    Strikers feed on chances, its better for utd to have him on their bench then playing in ANC.

    On the same note:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7194966.stm

    nowt to do with agreeing to paying players on international duty eh?


    kdjac


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    Injury according to BBC.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    Appiah hs a knee injury afaik.

    scupperd his move back to juve afaik, shame that quality player.


    kdjac


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Seriously, you definitely have a problem. Notice I said I think I remember. There was a guy called Manucho who played striker.


    Like did you take the time out to go to Wikipedia once I said that? Because there was no way you could know off the top of your head he wasnt in the squad.

    Well you're wrong on both counts. I knew Manucho wasnt in the squad because obviously once we signed an unknown Angolan striker, with Angola having played in the last World Cup, people on other Man Utd forums starting asking how he did in the competition. Thats where I read that he wasnt even in the squad.

    As for you remembering a striker called Manucho in that squad, well I did research that. And again, you are wrong.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    Fair enough, I was wrong on both counts; however

    I think he played in the World Cup

    Good memory you got there, considering he wasnt in the squad!

    Now if I had said
    ''I remember him playing quite well in the world cup' or had replied saying 'HE WAS IN THE SQUAD' then I could understand that response.

    Personally I think you got a bit upset over it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Sorry, I was just saying that it would require one hell of a memory to remember a player who wasnt even there. It was in jest, didnt mean anything by it. No hard feelings.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,213 ✭✭✭✭therecklessone


    According to Eurosport http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18012008/58/african-cup-nations-live-eurosport.html they have most of the games live.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,346 ✭✭✭✭KdjaCL


    According to Eurosport http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/18012008/58/african-cup-nations-live-eurosport.html they have most of the games live.

    excellent altho archie does make me want to get violent with the tv sometimes.



    kdjac


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Sorry, I was just saying that it would require one hell of a memory to remember a player who wasnt even there. It was in jest, didnt mean anything by it. No hard feelings.

    I thought it was the guy who did the overhead kick...putting 2 and 2 together I thought 5 equaled a Man Utd player. Sorry about that.

    Quite odd really that a 22 year old player(at the time) didn't even make the squad, and then goes onto play for Man Utd.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,836 ✭✭✭Vokes


    KdjaCL wrote: »
    No idea who will win outright

    |Host|Winner
    2004|Tunisia|Tunsia
    2006|Egypt|Egypt
    2008|Ghana|Ghana?

    Ghana for the hattrick? :)

    Maybe we'll see some dodgy refereeing 'favouring' the home team...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭Nunu


    Appiah is being treated for a blood clot on his knee...he had ligament surgery last summer and it's possible the clot developed as a result.

    I think Ivory Coast will win it - they looked the best of the Africans(just ahead of Ghana) at last World Cup. Performed v. well in group with Argies, Dutch and Serbia.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,563 ✭✭✭kinaldo


    I hope Nigeria win it. Always had a soft spot for the Super Eagles. Even though that would mean my beloved Newcastle having to do without Oba Martins for the duration of the tourney.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    kinaldo wrote: »
    I hope Nigeria win it. Always had a soft spot for the Super Eagles. Even though that would mean my beloved Newcastle having to do without Oba Martins for the duration of the tourney.

    Are you still down under or do you just have weird sleeping patterns too? :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,563 ✭✭✭kinaldo


    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Are you still down under or do you just have weird sleeping patterns too? :D
    I wish. Serious knee injury brought me back. And I work nights.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    kinaldo wrote: »
    I wish. Serious knee injury brought me back. And I work nights.

    Sh1t. Well at least you get to surf boards... if thats a consolation?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,176 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    KdjaCL wrote: »
    But if they did Manucho would be like there in 2 weeks :confused:
    Strikers feed on chances, its better for utd to have him on their bench then playing in ANC.



    kdjac

    From what I read, It would be in Man Utds best interests for him to play as many games to help him get a work permit. He is not abe to play premiership football just yet

    and I'm up at 5am Irish time. Slightly weird sleeping pattern....


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