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Finished 1-1. Really good game.

Lead only lasted 4 minutes as Cameroon equalise with aid of massive deflection.

Ivory Coast 1-0 up on Cameroon following great goal from Diallo.

Algeria beat Burkina Faso 1-0 in third game. Missed most of this as well as watching Palace v Spurs 6 points enough to see Algeria through.

Mainly been a sub for them and scored in their 4-0 win at Wycombe on Boxing Day. Not sure we should be looking at a guy who cannot get a start in English third tier. Surely can find better than that.

Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Sudan. Only saw first 20 minutes of this and looked pretty even then. Loss means Equatorial Guinea are only team in the group not to have won game.

Pretty sure it was just a one game ban as not violent conduct.

Gabon 2-3 Mozambique. Really entertaining end to end game with Mozambique getting their first ever AFCON win. Passed a couple of hours on train this afternoon. Gabon looking like they are probably going home after losing first two matches.

Thelin mentioned he was working hard in training the other day and he will come into contention for squad place once transfer window opens.

Thanks for posting that just before I posted a very similar one. Failure of the recruitment team to bring in players that suit the system the coach is implementing is baffling. Maybe the recruitment team got too focused on player trading model rather than bringing in players who actually who fit system coach is trying to implement.

4 games again today Gabon v Mozambique 12:30 Equatorial Guinea v Sudan 15:00 Algeria v Burkina Faso 17:30 Ivory Coast v Cameroon 20:00

Missed Benin 1-0 Botswana and Uganda 1-1 Tanzania so no idea how they went. Saw Senegal 1-1 DR Congo in pub before Dons game and Senegal were maybe a bit lucky to get draw. Last game between Nigeria and Tunisia finished 3-2 and was a cracking game and restored my faith in football after 90 minutes of Goodwin ball.

Pretty much my view on it. Would not want to watch that United team more than a couple of times a season. Goodwin could get football stopped. We desperately need to a striker as we already knew Yengi was not good enough and on last few weeks evidence neither is Lazetic. Nisbet worked hard but is getting zero service from midfield. We need a striker in that can fit the system they are trying to implement. Karlsson is a really frustrating player. Despite scoring today I felt he was major reason our attack was so toothless. I would happily pay for Polvara’s flights back to the U.S. if it meant not having to watch him get out muscled or give the ball away again.

Might be weight of expectation on the host nation but from the games I have seen so far Morocco have not looked as good as their world rankings have suggested. Good technically on the ball but nobody upfront that is going to trouble Grant Hanley. 4 more games today. Benin v Botswana 12:30 Senegal v DR Congo 15:00 Uganda v Tanzania 17:30 Nigeria v Tunisia 20:00

Finished 1-1. Decent game with chances for both sides. First time in 18 months that Morocco have not won an international.

What’s game like. Hotel I am in has no SKY in bar so watching AFCON instead.

VAR needed to award a stonewall penalty for Mali to make it 1-1. Keeper will be a bit disappointed he didn’t save it.

Morocco 1-0 up at half time courtesy yet another non penalty awarded by VAR.

Zambia v Comoros finished 0-0 and was as poor as scoreline suggests.

Finished 1-0 to Egypt. South Africa had loads of the ball but never really like scoring despite the man advantage.

Egypt awarded a very soft penalty by VAR just before half time to take lead 1-0 but then reduced to 10 on stroke of half time when Hany was sent off for 2nd booking. 2nd half been all South Africa so far.

Missed first game which finished 1-1 between Angola and Zimbabwe. Egypt v South Africa on now.

United allegedly have a few injuries and Luca Stephenson is suspended so not going to be at full strength. Not sure I would be starting Kjartensson and Bilalovic yet and leave them for making an impact off the bench. Full house and late kick off could lead to an interesting atmosphere. In pub in town Y out in town as staying up 2-0 Nisbet and Keskinen

Today’s games are Angola v Zimbabwe 12:30 Egypt v South Africa 15:00 Zambia v Comoros 17:30 Morocco v Mali 20:00

Remember him scoring penalty against England.