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Analysis: African World Cup Qualifiers (Part 2 of 2)

July 19, 2020July 19, 2020 Charles Erb 3 Comments

Despite the fact that Africa is a huge continent, the national teams have yet to shine on a world stage. No African nation has ever reached the World Cup semifinals, with Ghana coming the closest in 2010 with a quarter-final penalty shootout loss. However, Africa has enough successful soccer teams to have ten groups of…

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AFCON Quarter-Final Predictions

July 9, 2019 Charles Erb No Comments

Now that the Copa America, Women’s World Cup, and CONCACAF Gold Cup all have concluded, the African Cup of Nations is the only major soccer competition remaining. With the round of 16 wrapped up, here are the teams remaining and who they play. Senegal vs. Benin On paper, this is a mismatch. You have a…

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Why the African Cup of Nations is the Best Tournament You Aren’t Watching

June 28, 2019July 6, 2021 Charles Erb 1 Comment

When Marco Ilaimaharitra of Madagascar scored the game-winning goal in the 76th minute in a 1-0 win over Burundi, things in Group B of the African Cup of Nations got complicated. Very, very complicated. Nigeria has six points and will be playing Madagascar, who have four points after the win against Burundi. Guinea has one…