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Posted January 24, 2022 21:46 · last edited January 25, 2022 02:58

carlind
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Our old mates The Gambia beat Guinea 1-0 to make Quarters at ACON.

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/01/24/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/guinea/gambia/3620604/

Looks like they play winner of clash between host nation Cameroon and Comoros. Read that something like 20 of 22 man Comoros squad were born in France.


 
Be some story if Comoros won. Islands of less than a million population, but you can add diaspora to that, against the hosts, one of the biggest teams in Africa. If that wasn’t tough enough, they’ve had to play with 10 men since the 10th minute. If you’re still not thinking it’s that bad, they’ve been forced to play one of their defenders in goal for the whole match, because all three goalkeepers are unavailable. That is despite their first choice keeper testing negative for Covid the previous night, though CAF conveniently changed the rules that same night so you have to wait five days after testing negative to be able to play.

Despite all that, seems they put up a good fight only losing 2-1.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/world-game/300503342/standin-goalie-stars-after-covid-crisis-but-luckless-comoros-dream-arican-cup-run-ends

So The Gambia face Cameroon in the quarters.


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carlind
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Our old mates The Gambia beat Guinea 1-0 to make Quarters at ACON.

https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/01/24/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/guinea/gambia/3620604/

Looks like they play winner of clash between host nation Cameroon and Comoros. Read that something like 20 of 22 man Comoros squad were born in France.


 
Be some story if Comoros won. Islands of less than a million population, but you can add diaspora to that, against the hosts, one of the biggest teams in Africa. If that wasn’t tough enough, they’ve had to play with 10 men since the 10th minute. If you’re still not thinking it’s that bad, they’ve been forced to play one of their defenders in goal for the whole match, because all three goalkeepers are unavailable. That is despite their first choice keeper testing negative for Covid the previous night, though CAF conveniently changed the rules that same night so you have to wait five days after testing negative to be able to play.

Despite all that, seems they put up a good fight only losing 2-1.

So The Gambia face Cameroon in the quarters.