- Minute-by-minute updates from the crucial Afcon group game
- Afcon: the story so far – Football Weekly podcast
- Email michael.butler@theguardian.com | @michaelbutler18
What a day of Afcon action this is, arguably the biggest day of the tournament so far. Two huge matches between four giants of the continent: Ivory Coast v Nigeria and Egypt v Ghana. The first game is already finished (1-0 to Nigeria) and we will be bringing you the latter here.
Traditionally, all four nations would harbour hopes of bringing home the trophy next month, despite the fact that only one of these four has won any of the last six Afcon tournaments: Ivory Coast in 2015, beating Ghana in the final. However, Morocco and Senegal remain the favourites for this year’s title after both teams romped to a 3-0 wins in their opening group stage games.
Continue reading…Minute-by-minute updates from the crucial Afcon group gameAfcon: the story so far – Football Weekly podcastEmail michael.butler@theguardian.com | @michaelbutler18What a day of Afcon action this is, arguably the biggest day of the tournament so far. Two huge matches between four giants of the continent: Ivory Coast v Nigeria and Egypt v Ghana. The first game is already finished (1-0 to Nigeria) and we will be bringing you the latter here.Traditionally, all four nations would harbour hopes of bringing home the trophy next month, despite the fact that only one of these four has won any of the last six Afcon tournaments: Ivory Coast in 2015, beating Ghana in the final. However, Morocco and Senegal remain the favourites for this year’s title after both teams romped to a 3-0 wins in their opening group stage games. Continue reading…
