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Reasons to watch the African Cup of Nations


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The awful goalkeepers

 

Teams sacking their manager after every game

 

Supporters watching the whole game with jugs balanced on their heads

 

Andre Bikey

 

Mido

 

Eccentric goalkeeping, the 2004 ACN gave coverage to the world's worst international goalkeeper, Benin's Rachad Chitou. After making a howler in the first game, in Benin's 2nd game a 4-0 loss to Morroco, he was responsible for 3 howlers and was dropped for the last game. I remember the first two to this day.

 

1-0 He ran 20 yards out of his goal in a reckless attempt to punch away a free kick that was played into the area, Morrocan player just looped a simple header over him and into the net.

 

2-0 He palmed a Morrocan corner into his own net

 

 

 

Main reason though to watch it though

 

The whole tournament being mercilessly rigged in the host nation's favour every year, and increasingly inventive methods to do this.

 

we've had medical staff running over star players on the Nigeria team with the stretcher buggy thing, local ball boys deliberately taking 2 mins to give the opposition keepers the ball, refs starting the 2nd half when half the players on one team are still in the tunnel, entire coaching staff and substitutes of one side running on to the pitch to protest at farcical refereeing decisions (they had 12 minutes injury at the end of that game in 02, Senegal was one of the teams)

 

It's almost worth watching for pure comedy value on some occasions

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