Tyrone present at CAF WC play-off gamesIreland's kit manufacturers O'Neills Sport has been the official supplier to DR Congo for the past years and the brand more associated with Gaelic football has been an unusual addition to the world of African football with the small family business looking to expand its wings as it seals new deals with Australian Rules football teams. Company MD Kieran Kennedy on being the official kit supplier for the Democratic Republic of Congo national side:“When they won a big game in the African Cup of Nations they sent us videos of the crowds on the street, and it was hundreds of thousands welcoming them home with loads of people wearing O’Neills kits. “It was mad, we couldn’t believe it, it was surreal, they’re lovely people to work with, and we have a good working relationship. ”Seven of the ten sides involved in this play-off draw are through to the AFCON Round of 16 with just Algeria and Ghana missing out with The Foxes and Black Stars surprise eliminations at the tournament.
Fine job too from Mimi Fawaz in overseeing the draw procedure too. Confirmation from CAF that the games will take place from 23-29 March with exact dates and kick-off times to be confirmed soon after CAF liaises with the involved FA's. The two standout ties are undoubtedly Senegal vs Egypt and the West African Nigeria-Ghana match-ups.
The play-off game against Nigeria is the perfect opportunity for Ghana to recover the lost self-esteem after their disappointing performances in Cameroon with the four-time AFCON winners enduring a humbling first round exit. The Black Stars too will have a new man on the bench following the dismissal of Serbian Milovan Rajevac. What a baptism of fire for new Super Eagles coach José Peseiro with the Portuguese set to take the reins upon the conclusion of AFCON. The 61-year-old will have some experience of big derby games having coached the likes of FC Porto and Sporting CP in his native Portugal. Ghana v Nigeria: historyBlack Stars and Super Eagles have played each other on 56 occasions with Ghana having the upper hand on their neighbours with 25 wins and 19 draws.
Egypt and they will face Senegal!!!!! Quick goals reel video now showcasing the fine finishing finesse of the ten involved sides. CAF's Samson Adamu now talks us through the draw procedure and explains how the ten teams are divided into two pots based on current FIFA rankings.... Good pace from the draw so far.... slick and smooth! Adebayor will be manning Pot 1 which features: Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria & NigeriaEl Hadji Djiouf mans Pot 2 with contains the balls representing: Egypt, Mali, DR Congo, Ghana & CameroonNext up, today's special guests who will assist with the draw, Togolese legend Adebayor and former Bolton and Liverpool player, Senegal's El Hadji Djiouf.
The Super Eagles have prevailed only in 12 games! The draw for the 2022 World Cup is expected to take place in Doha in April with the exact date still to be confirmed. The Senegal-Egypt tie is destined to divide Liverpool fans with one of their star strikers in Mo Salah or Sadio Mané set to miss out at football's biggest party in November. Both sides have advanced to the Round of 16 stage at AFCON 2021, but it's fair to say that neither have found their rhythm at the competition. Excellent draw from CAF, really well paced and with just enough chat and analysis from the former players and governing body officials.
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In their meetings Cameroon won 2-0 in Yaounde with the return game in Algiers ending 1-1. The Mali vs Tunisia WC qualifier will remind many of the recent meeting in Cameroon when the match official Janny Sikazwe of Zambia first blew for full time after only 85 minutes of the Group F opener. He later blew up before the clock had reached the 90 minute mark in a game with VAR checks, substitutions and penalty kicks. The Zambian later complained that he was disoriented and cited heatstroke as the reason for his confusion. Mali won the game 0-1. Ireland's Co.
'African football will be amongst the best in the world' concludes MotsepeNow, some words from CAF President Patrice Motsepe.... He wants the CAF representatives at Qatar to build on the good work stated by the Cameroon team with Roger Milla at Italia 1990. He reminds us that for the 2026 World Cup, CAF will have ten nations represented in the US/Mexico/Canada competition. First up, some words from FIFA head Infantino who greets is via video-conference from Zurich-Doha? Nigerian-Lebanese sports journalist Mimi Fawaz is our presenter for today's drawWe're live in the draw room in Douala with a few scattered FA and socially distancing members from the involved nations in attendance along with a handful of media representatives.
One notable omission from today's draw is Ivory Coast with 'Les Elephants' finding themselves in a tough group with Malawi, Mozambique and eventual group winners Cameroon. One has to go back to Germany 2014 for their last appearance at a World Cup finals. Hopefully CAF will adopt the UEFA approach of 'less is more' when it comes do drawing colored balls from large transparent glass bowls. With the usual video goals reel, chat from the former pros etc, today's entire draw should not take more than 30 minutes, it really depends on how long CAF want to draw the whole thing out for! Jose Peseiro to oversee Super Eagles WC play-offsDespite reviling the fortunes of Nigeria at AFCON and indeed winning the coach of the group stage award, Augustine Eguavoen will step aside upon the conclusion of the competition in Cameroon and step aside for new coach Peseiro who was named as the Super Eagles official successor to Gernot Rohr who was dismissed in December.
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