African Cup Of Nations 2022

[Jah Womble]

Farewell, The Coelacanths.

Like your sea-dwelling namesake, sure to resurface and surprise us all again sooner than many might think.

[Gangster Octopus]

Sounds like there was something rather more serious before the match.

[Jah Womble]

As regards the lack of a goalkeeper? Or something else?

[tee rex]

The stampede reports now coming in sound very bad.

[Jah Womble]

Okay, I’m up to speed now.

Jesus Christ.

[Ray de Galles]

Deadly crush reported outside Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon

• At least six fans dead, 40 injured after crush at Olembe Stadium

[Patrick Thistle]

It's awful news about the crowd crush and deaths/ hospitalisations.

The Comoros goalscorer won man of the match. It was a helluva strike.

[Ray de Galles]

Ridiculously close kits in this Senegal v Cape Verde match. Why aren't the former in white, which I presume is still their first kit colours?

[Toby Gymshorts]

Also, why aren't Cape Verde in green?

[Ray de Galles]

Wiki has their first, second and third kits as blue, white and red respectively, though not sure how accurate that is.

[Toby Gymshorts]

Yeah, it was just a play on the name.

[Ray de Galles]

Duh!

[Toby Gymshorts]

Got distracted by a work call. What was CPV's sending off for?

[Wouter D]

More like Cabo Vermelho, amirite?

[Wouter D]

Got distracted by a work call. What was CPV's sending off for?

Pretty similar to the Comoros' one: straight leg tackle with studs into the ankle.

[Toby Gymshorts]

Eesh.

[imp]

Ridiculously close kits in this Senegal v Cape Verde match. Why aren't the former in white, which I presume is still their first kit colours?

As soon as I tuned in I was thinking about the article in the latest WSC about colour-blind people not being able to watch certain games.

An absolute snoozer of a first half. Again.

[Jah Womble]

Gone a bit farcical now, with a second Cape Verde player red-carded.

Somehow they're still at 0-0...

[Toby Gymshorts]

Surely Mané should be off getting medical attention?

[Wouter D]

Feels harsh. Felt to me like a fair header duel, where the keeper himself was hit the worst. He went down like a sack of potatos.

[Jah Womble]

Somehow they're still at 0-0...

Although not any more. Mane clips one in.

[Toby Gymshorts]

Hold your horses, this is about to be disallowed.

[Jah Womble]

Nope, goal stands.

[Toby Gymshorts]

Or not. I'm too used to the ref automatically overturning decisions after looking at the screen, I guess.

[Wouter D]

Well placed.