Afcon 2025

[Winston Biscuit]

https://www.channel4.com/press/news/africa-cup-nations-2025-air-exclusively-channel-4

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 to air exclusively on Channel 4

Broadcaster agrees historic deal with CAF to win exclusive rights to all AFCON matches, marking the first time the tournament is on free-to-air television in full in the UK.

52 matches to air across Channel 4, E4, 4Seven, Channel 4 Streaming and Channel 4 Sport YouTube.

Opening game on 21st December - Morocco vs Comoros

Morocco are favourites to win, and they haven't won since 1976

[Sutekh]

Draw for the competition….

Group A
Morocco
Comoros
Mali
Zambia

Group B
South Africa
Angola
Egypt
Zimbabwe

Group C
Nigeria
Tanzania
Tunisia
Uganda

Group D
Congo DR
Benin
Senegal
Botswana

Group E
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Sudan
Algeria

Group F
Ivory Coast
Mozambique
Cameroon
Gabon

[Clyde1998]

From 2028, Afcon will be held every four years: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... jnx6x4281o

A new African Nations League will also be created and be played in the standard September/October international window from 2029.

[Pepe the Horseman]

I've had a few quid on Brahim Diaz to be top scorer - 14/1. He's got 9 goals in 16 games since switching to Morocco.

[Green]

Do they know it's Christmas time at all?

[Pepe the Horseman]

I've had a few quid on Brahim Diaz to be top scorer - 14/1. He's got 9 goals in 16 games since switching to Morocco.

This came in despite him missing a panenka in the 24th minute of injury time to win the tournament. They went on to lose 1-0 AET.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Last kick of the game. Why?!

https://x.com/i/status/2013000519107674459

[6ft Kerplunk]

Best was the commentator asking if he'd done it on purpose cos it was such a soft penalty to give. Ignoring the fact that Brahin was at that point in tears and he was he one who had fallen over to try and con a penalty and had been going mental at the ref and assistant for not giving it before VAR stepped in.
Supreme shithousing taking players off the pitch for 10 mins for him to have to think about it for that long. But surely you'd just twat it as hard as you could even if you were going straight down the middle.

[Royal Rother]

Looked to me like Morocco were supposed to win that tournament.

But cheaters sometimes don’t win. WTF was all that with the towels?

[Orion1871]

Best was the commentator asking if he'd done it on purpose cos it was such a soft penalty to give. Ignoring the fact that Brahin was at that point in tears and he was he one who had fallen over to try and con a penalty and had been going mental at the ref and assistant for not giving it before VAR stepped in.
Supreme shithousing taking players off the pitch for 10 mins for him to have to think about it for that long. But surely you'd just twat it as hard as you could even if you were going straight down the middle.

It was a penalty imo. The controversy is the disallowed goal for Senegal just before.

[Royal Rother]

WTF was all that with the towels?

I don't understand why more isn't being made of this.

Ball boys (or were they subs?) literally dragging the reserve keeper along the ground trying to take the towel away and then chasing him round the perimeter of the pitch.

Nuts.

[6ft Kerplunk]

Best was the commentator asking if he'd done it on purpose cos it was such a soft penalty to give. Ignoring the fact that Brahin was at that point in tears and he was he one who had fallen over to try and con a penalty and had been going mental at the ref and assistant for not giving it before VAR stepped in.
Supreme shithousing taking players off the pitch for 10 mins for him to have to think about it for that long. But surely you'd just twat it as hard as you could even if you were going straight down the middle.

It was a penalty imo. The controversy is the disallowed goal for Senegal just before.

I think having disallowed the Senegal goal for not a foul he had to give the penalty because there was more contact. Not sure either were fouls. Ref was piss weak at trying to get control of the situation.

[South Coast Royal]

I've had a few quid on Brahim Diaz to be top scorer - 14/1. He's got 9 goals in 16 games since switching to Morocco.

This came in despite him missing a panenka in the 24th minute of injury time to win the tournament. They went on to lose 1-0 AET.

Good punting Pepe and did I hear that he was also the player of the tournament?
Don't be in a hurry to have a bet on anybody in the World Cup because who knows how many teams might boycott the competition.

The feeling in Europe at the moment is very, very anti all things USA/Trump.

[Clyde1998]

Would say it was a good tournament overall.

Serious concerns after the final though: the officiating/VAR decisions; the security issues (which will have implications for Morocco's World Cup matches in 2030); potential corruption; players walking off the pitch; etc.

[Pepe the Horseman]

I've had a few quid on Brahim Diaz to be top scorer - 14/1. He's got 9 goals in 16 games since switching to Morocco.

This came in despite him missing a panenka in the 24th minute of injury time to win the tournament. They went on to lose 1-0 AET.

Good punting Pepe and did I hear that he was also the player of the tournament?
Don't be in a hurry to have a bet on anybody in the World Cup because who knows how many teams might boycott the competition.

The feeling in Europe at the moment is very, very anti all things USA/Trump.

I think Mane was player of the tournament.

If no one boycotted Qatar, I highly doubt anyone will boycott USA.

[South Coast Royal]

This came in despite him missing a panenka in the 24th minute of injury time to win the tournament. They went on to lose 1-0 AET.

Good punting Pepe and did I hear that he was also the player of the tournament?
Don't be in a hurry to have a bet on anybody in the World Cup because who knows how many teams might boycott the competition.

The feeling in Europe at the moment is very, very anti all things USA/Trump.

I think Mane was player of the tournament.

If no one boycotted Qatar, I highly doubt anyone will boycott USA.

You are probably right although nothing much was happening in Qatar and the objection was "only" human rights.

With this World Cup it feels like an opportunity to stand up to the dictator without any physical confrontation and, as I said, the feeling in Europe is nervous and extremely anti anything Trump or American at the moment so I wouldn't totally rule it out.