View Full Version : Who will win the African Cup of Nations 2006?
gaijin
10 Jan 2006, 06:21 PM
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gaijin
10 Jan 2006, 06:44 PM
Right, I will go for Egypt. On home soil, usually very strong.
Cameroon are second favourites alongside Tunisia and Senegal. In that order.
The Tunisians will have a good following across from Libya and have been playing some good stuff under Lemerre.
Cameroon have one of the strongest squads out there, calling on Eto'o, Kameni, Geremi and Webo. :)
karny9
10 Jan 2006, 06:52 PM
I think Ghana will put forward a good showing
Cabiño
10 Jan 2006, 10:02 PM
Right, I will go for Egypt. On home soil, usually very strong.
Cameroon are second favourites alongside Tunisia and Senegal. In that order.
The Tunisians will have a good following across from Libya and have been playing some good stuff under Lemerre.
Cameroon have one of the strongest squads out there, calling on Eto'o, Kameni, Geremi and Webo. :)
i would also say cameroon are favs. but somewhere i saw that eto might not play, due to barca or something like that, without eto, the team is not that strong
Legionista
10 Jan 2006, 10:19 PM
I voted Ghana but Cameroon also has a good chance. Egypt will be strong at home but my bet is they wont win it
benito camelpene
11 Jan 2006, 12:02 AM
Cameroon with Eto leading the attack has my vote.
mschofield
11 Jan 2006, 04:57 AM
Eygpt has two strong advantages: they're at home, and they're not trying to bring as many players back from Europe. It's not just folks like eto'o who are having issues (and he'll probably play) but when Senegal calls Sonko and he turns them down, it's a sign that a number of players have lost their belief in the necessity of this tournament (esp in a cup year). Tunisia and Morocco will also be strong in Eygpt, and while cameroon, nigeria and senegal have something to prove after failing to qualify, they're also pretty discouraged.
Egypt wins at home, and in a northern final.
gaijin
11 Jan 2006, 11:20 AM
i would also say cameroon are favs. but somewhere i saw that eto might not play, due to barca or something like that, without eto, the team is not that strong
Hopefully the bonus disputes will be sorted. But can you image Wayne Rooney or Thierry Henry not playing for their team at their Confederation title tournament because of bonus payments and the like.
Its a complete joke. Wenger and his comments don't impress me either. You reap what you sow if you field a team full of African players imo.
I'm surprised Tunisia have not got many votes.
I think they are really strong under Lemerre. And they will be playing in North Africa which will suit them and their style of play.
As for Ghana, they are missing some big names (Gyan, Muntari and Essien) so I think they will be severely hindered in their quest to win.
Frank Cunha
11 Jan 2006, 01:23 PM
Angola
WayneRooneyIsFat
11 Jan 2006, 01:49 PM
Its a complete joke. Wenger and his comments don't impress me either. You reap what you sow if you field a team full of African players imo.
Though I agree with your "reap what you sow" comment, I don't fault Wenger for saying what he's saying. He's paid by Arsenal; his job is to do what's best for Arsenal, not what's best for the Ivory Coast.
On the topic at hand, I voted for Senegal, mainly because (1) they're not in the WC finals so this is the biggest tournament of the year, (2) they haven't lost a match since June 2004, and (3) I had a Senegalese cab driver a few weeks ago who spent a half hour telling me (after I asked) how good the team is. Not the greatest reasons, I admit, but when you live in the USA, media coverage of African national teams is, shall we say, sparse.
PSoccer
11 Jan 2006, 08:09 PM
I agree - Senegal.
jokstein
12 Jan 2006, 09:43 AM
As for Ghana, they are missing some big names (Gyan, Muntari and Essien) so I think they will be severely hindered in their quest to win.
These are HUGE absences and Ghana can not pretend that these will not affect them negatively.......
jokstein
12 Jan 2006, 09:52 AM
Côte d'Ivoire
Saltenya94
12 Jan 2006, 02:24 PM
Cameroon, the upcoming summer will be the first WC in 16+ years they don't play in. They'll want to give the country a redemption Cup.
Nanbawan
12 Jan 2006, 05:56 PM
I voted Côte d'Ivoire but Tunisia can make a good run also.
toneroll
13 Jan 2006, 12:36 AM
cameroon for me ta. eto'o wants to win something other than la liga this year
fischetts
13 Jan 2006, 02:08 PM
Forgive my ignorance, but since all the other countries are in their common English name, why is the ivory coast listed as Côte d'Ivoire?
Am I missing something? Is the proper name of the Ivory Coast the Côte d'Ivoire?
gaijin
13 Jan 2006, 02:31 PM
Forgive my ignorance, but since all the other countries are in their common English name, why is the ivory coast listed as Côte d'Ivoire?
Am I missing something? Is the proper name of the Ivory Coast the Côte d'Ivoire?
Wikipedia can probably answer it better than I can...
History
The country was originally known in English as Ivory Coast, and corresponding translations in other languages: Elfenbeinküste in German, Costa de Marfil in Spanish, Costa do Marfim in Portuguese, Ivoorkust in Dutch and so on. In October 1985 the government requested that the country be known as Côte d'Ivoire in every language. In fact, according to national law, the name of the country cannot be translated from French. Of course, this law can only apply within the country itself.
Officially - Cote d'Ivoire
Unofficially in English - Ivory Coast
prymetyme
13 Jan 2006, 06:40 PM
cote d'ivoire!!!!
gaijin
13 Jan 2006, 06:58 PM
Côte d'Ivoire!
You forgot the circumflex!!!