[black and gold army]

black and gold army, on 08 February 2012 - 17:27, said:

Zambia are going to steal this one. Ghana missing too many chances.

[bullywee]

WE ARE THE FAMOUS ZAMBIA BOYS

[doulikefish]

Already on the streets of abidjan(ivory coast),everybody seems to have a football top on today and they are all crowding around small portable tv sets in the cafes here

[lichtie23]

Ghana down to 10

[HibeeJibee]

Well, that's a shock result, certainly of terms of what most people anticipated.

We're only halfway there, but what odds would you have got before the tournament started on a Zambia v Mali final?

gy diamond, on 08 February 2012 - 15:58, said:

Just turned on ITV4 for the semi final and the stadium is empty has it been like this all tournament?

Sherrif John Bunnell, on 08 February 2012 - 16:01, said:

Yep, except for the games featuring Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. I think it's the usual case of tickets being far too expensive for locals to afford.

Taken from Wikipedia, these are some examples of the shocking attendances:

GrA... Libya v Zambia 1,500

GrB... Ivory Coast v Sudan 5,000 ... Sudan v Angola 2,500 ... Ivory Coast v Burkina Faso 4,000 ... Sudan v Burkina Faso 132 ... Ivory Coast v Angola 1,500

GrC... Niger v Morocco 4,000

GrD... Ghana v Botswana 5,000 ... Botswana v Guinea 4,000 ... Ghana v Mali 7,000 ... Ghana v Guinea 5,500

Quarter-Finals... Zambia v Sudan 200 ... Ghana v Tunisia 8,000


Remember also that the first 2 matchdays in the group-stage were played as double-headers!!

They got half an SFL3 crowd for a continental finals tournament QF.

[Mr. Brightside]

'Mon the Zambia!

[lichtie23]

200 for a QF?

Shocking

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

Ivory Coast all over Mali in the first 20 minutes, they have hit the bar twice. Still 0-0 though.

[GingerSaint]

Ivory Coast feigning injury at every opportunity. Disgusting. Gervinho scored before HT and it's still 1-0. He ran from the half way line completely unchallenged and finished it nicely.

Mali don't look like scoring and haven't really created any chances. Where's Freddie Kanoute when you need him!

[Smurph]

You know you're bad when Gervinho beats a man/beats the whole team/scores.

[Bearwithme]

Dreadful defending to let Gervinho run all that way, to be honest. Still 1-0 with a couple of minutes of normal time left.

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

Ivory Coast vs Zambia in the final then.

[GingerSaint]

1-0 FT.

Mon the Zambia!

[doulikefish]

doulikefish, on 08 February 2012 - 17:38, said:

Already on the streets of abidjan(ivory coast),everybody seems to have a football top on today and they are all crowding around small portable tv sets in the cafes here

Place is going nuts,im just about to leave for the airport,dont think id be getting any sleep if i was staying another night

[Kejan]

Very disapointed with the tournament so far and the keepers are getting better

The Futsal on Eurosport has been more exciting than this.

Zambia for the Cup!

[Sherrif John Bunnell]

Only 10 mins to kick off. On ITV 4 and Eurosport.

It would be nice to see Zambia win, especially with this game being in Gabon.

[Smurph]

Do it for Sashi Chalwe, Zambia!

[The OP]

Mon eh Zambia, into these plastic paddys

[Albino Rover]

Those 2 must have been at the back of the queue when they were handing out national anthems...worst 2 songs I've ever heard!

[GingerSaint]

How cool does the Zambia manager look.

Got a fiver on Zambia. I have been impressed with them so far in the tournament, especially Kalaba(?).

[JamboMikey]

The Zambia manager rocking up to a cup final in jeans and an open necked shirt

This post has been edited by JamboMikey: 12 February 2012 - 21:00

[Kris.]

JamboMikey, on 12 February 2012 - 19:59, said:

The Zambie manager rocking up to a cup final in jeans and an open necked shirt

It's pishing it down as well. Certainly knows how to dress for the occasion.

[GingerSaint]

Zambia have been the better side in the first half. They have moved the ball well and quickly when needed - showboating sometimes. They've had a couple of chances and Barry pulled off a good save early on.

Yaya Toure has had the best chance though where he should have scored.

[Nick_BCFC]

GingerSaint, on 12 February 2012 - 20:18, said:

Zambia have been the better side in the first half. They have moved the ball well and quickly when needed - showboating sometimes. They've had a couple of chances and Barry pulled off a good save early on.

Yaya Toure has had the best chance though where he should have scored.

I thought IC were slightly better but it's been a poor game so far. Agree about the Yaya Toure miss.

[Kris.]

Christ I didn't even notice Kalou was playing.

Zambia 13/2 just now. Might have a wee punt on them, they look most likely to win right now.