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The delayed 2021 African Cup of Nations hasn't been short of drama or controversy this month, with big shocks, very questionable refereeing and some incredible goals.
El defensa del AC Ajaccio, Chaker Alhadhur, internacional con la selección de Comoras, se vio obligado a jugar de portero todo el partido en los octavos de final de la Copa de África tras varios positivos por COVID en su equipo y explicó que fue «increíble», algo que «todavía sigue sin poder creer» pese a la eliminación a manos de Camerún, anfitriona del torneo. Alhadhur, de 30 años, está acostumbrado a jugar como lateral izquierdo, incluso de centrocampista, pero nunca lo había hecho de portero, y menos en una cita de tal relevancia como el torneo de selecciones africano por excelencia. "Miré mis guantes y dije ¿qué haces? No eres portero y son octavos de la Copa de África", apuntó en una entrevista a 'L'Equipe' que recoge Europa Press.
Ghana attacker Kamaldeen Sulemana has described their underwhelming Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Cameroon as a learning experience.
Rioting and stampedes at African stadiums have taken a deadly toll over the decades with a recurring pattern of incidents, culminating in the latest disaster in Cameroon on Monday.
Cameroon progressed to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-1 win against 10-man Comoros, despite a courageous performance from their depleted opponents. The big news before the game was that Comoros would have to start an outfield player in goal, with first-choice goalkeeper Salim Ben Boina injured in their shock win against Ghana and back-ups Moyadh Ousseini and Ali Ahamada subsequently testing positive for Covid.
YAOUNDE : Comoros Islands were forced to field a fullback in goal for Monday’s Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie against hosts Cameroon in Yaounde after being refused permission to use goalkeeper Ali Ahamada, despite him returning a negative COVID-19 test result.
Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has said his old side “never knew how to forgive” when asked about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang being frozen out at the club. Aubameyang was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy in December for a disciplinary breach, and was then left out of the team before heading to the Africa Cup of Nations with Gabon. Ad/> He has since returned to Arsenal, but reports suggest a loan move in the January transfer window is more likely than the 32-year-old being welcomed back with open arms by manager Mikel Arteta.
This year’s Africa Cup of Nations has certainly not been short on surprises and amid the shock results and unexpected incidents, there are the wonderful stores of the supposed minnows upsetting their more high-profile counterparts to make it through to the knockout stages. While of course everybody was perhaps rightly fixated on Comoros beating Ghana to advance to the last-16 from Group B, there was an equally fascinating story taking place in Group F.