AFCON
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wrongturn
Elder Lister
Haven't watched since 2012 but this round i'll follow.
mzeiya
Elder Lister
I like the backlash that European journalists got when they tried to belittle AFCON. Special mention to Patrick Vieira, the Arsenal and French great with roots in Africa as well as Ian Wright, another black English Arsenal great as well as Haller, the Ivorian who's currently the top scorer in the Champions League and Eto'o as well.
you will follow or watch?
But AFCON is a small/ boring tournament brother. Start with poor video coverage. Then commentators.
mzeiya
Elder Lister
It's been making a steady improvement in quality especially when hosted by the Arab North since they have robust domestic leagues. Let's see what Cameroon has to offer.
wrongturn
Elder Lister
watch a few, like Egypt vs Nigeria
wrongturn
Elder Lister
True it lacks the euphoria of euros or wc but if africans can't promote it by watching, who will? You can't compare it to Europe . But at least it's gaining mileage, sky sports will show all games live, with time it will get enough clout.
Nameless
Elder Lister
True. The more we watch, the more revenue especially via TV rights is collected. We must support our own in order for it to flourish
with their fake accents.
a miss for me too
If they want more clout, they should reschedule the tournament to June/July after the end of European leagues. Having it in January/February is competing for viewers with the EPL which is a tough nut to crack. For now, AFCON is a small tournament.
Our own is who in Afcon?
Nameless
Elder Lister
Aren't you African?
am kenyan
Thus will be a cracker. Personally I will probably only watch afew of the quarters and the semi's. I like senegal
DeepInYourMind
Elder Lister
Afcon this time round is a slap in the face for Kenyans.
Kenyans need to realize they can't have it both ways, tolerate corruption and mediocrity and it reflects in poor performance globally.
Origi snr did the right thing in establishing his son's career away from this mess. Let's change things so that it doesn't have to be like this in the future.
Kenyans need to realize they can't have it both ways, tolerate corruption and mediocrity and it reflects in poor performance globally.
Origi snr did the right thing in establishing his son's career away from this mess. Let's change things so that it doesn't have to be like this in the future.