Welcome to AFCON 2015 day 6. 2 Group A games were played yesterday and, to be honest, we weren’t treated to any form of exciting football. I found myself changing the channel at one point, to add some excitement to a much laboured 90 minutes out of the Bata Stadium, in the night’s second game. It must be said though, that Congo fans were elated, as the victory over Gabon has thrown Group A wide open. There was not much else to get excited about yesterday, sadly.
Let’s take it back to the beginning, and the first game of the day between hosts Equatorial Guinea and Burkina Faso. It ended in a goalless draw, and didn’t make for fantastic entertainment, but it would seem, unlike the World Cup in Brazil, the group phases are not delivering the goals we’d hoped for. On the plus side for Burkina Faso, that lost their opening game 2-0 to Gabon, they now at least have a point to start their AFCON 2015 points campaign. The hosts now have 2 points on the Group A log. The game itself offered very few shots at goal and very poor passing at times and a lot of really poor decision making. The best attempt for Burkina Faso came from a free kick on the 20 minute mark, and Alain Traore rattled the woodwork. Artistide Bance had another good shot but found the competent keeper, Germain Sanou. Here are your highlights, thanks to the guys at Supersport.com
The second game of the day was only slightly more entertaining, as Congo beat Gabon, 1-0. The goal came from captain, Prince Oniangue, three minutes into the 2nd half and to be honest, it was the only bit of exciting football the teams mustered for the entire match, but at least they made it count. Congo now head up Group A with 4 points. Gabon have slipped to 2nd place with 3 points, and the goalless draw in the first game puts Equatorial Guinea third with 2 points and Burkina Faso have just the 1 point they were awarded from yesterday’s draw. As mentioned earlier, the table is wide open and any of the 4 teams might qualify for the knockout stages when they meet again on the Group A match day on the 25th of January. Here is a highlights package of that second game, thanks to Supersport.com
We move to Group B action today, as Zambia take on Tunisia in the first game, followed by Cape Verde Islands up against the DR Congo, both games coming your way from Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín.
So then, what are your thoughts on the games and quality of the football this far? Drop us a line in the comment section below. Catch up with you again tomorrow.