Africa Cup of Nations 2010

[Scotino]

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Africa's 2 biggest rivalries in the semis..

Hatred - Egypt vs Algeria - North.Africa.

Pride - Ghana vs Nigeria - West Africa.

Admittedly this has been an absolute shitehouse of a tournament. The quality of football has been atrocious. Only 2nd to the quality of goalkeeping. However, these 2 games being derbies should provide some entertainment even if it's not with the ball.
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Don't get your hopes up Ibro. As much as I hate to say it, the tournament's featured a lot of terrible football.

The Nigerian team's been incredibly poor (I honestly believe we've been extremely fortunate to make it this far) and Ghana is very ordinary. That match will be intensely soporific for the neutral.

The Egyptians are quite one dimensional and the Algerians are prone to lots of errors, but the passion that will be involved in the game might make it a bit more of a spectacle than the other semi final. I expect the winner of this game to win the final.

 

[themn]

Egypt winning 2-0 over Algeria.

Belhadj has just been sent off for a ridiculous two-footed, off the ground challenge.

I think that may be the second dismissal for the Algerians.

 

[Atlas]

Do we have Algeria in our WC group?

 

[themn]

4-0, final score.

I dunno, Asim, are Liverpool in the World Cup ?

Oh, they play Ghana in the final and I don't know why I'm bothering.

 

[Atlas]

I meant England mate.
I'm facking England til I die me

 

[themn]

Yes, they're in England's group.

Calm daaaaarn, ya cant !

 

[Markeh]

someone should've punched Belhadj for that tackle

 

[themn]

3 sendings-off.

Told you (?) it would be "interesting".