Who will win the African Cup of Nations 2017?

[Saj]

The tournament which will be played in Gabon starts on 14th January and ends on 5th February.

Some great teams in the competition, but who do you think will win it?

 

[Haroon786]

Voted for Ivory Coast.

 

[Abdullah719]

AFCON 2017: The Premier League players in action in Gabon

Arsenal

Mohamed Elneny (Egypt)

Bournemouth

Max Gradel (Ivory Coast)

Crystal Palace

Bakary Sako (Mali), Wilfried Zaha (Ivory Coast),

Everton

Idrissa Gueye (Senegal)

Hull City

Ahmed Elmohamady (Egypt), Dieumerci Mbokani (DR Congo)

Leicester City

Daniel Amartey (Ghana), Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani (Algeria)

Liverpool

Sadio Mane (Senegal)

Manchester United

Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast)

Southampton

Sofiane Boufal (Morocco)

Stoke

Wilfried Bony (Ivory Coast), Mame Biram Diouf (Senegal), Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt)

Sunderland

Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia), Lamine Kone (Ivory Coast), Didier Ndong (Gabon)

Watford

Nordin Amrabat (Morocco), Brice Dja Djedje (Ivory Coast), Adlene Guedioura (Algeria)

West Ham

Andre Ayew (Ghana), Cheikou Kouyate (Senegal)

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...the-premier-league-players-in-action-in-gabon

 

[Abdullah719]

Starting tomorrow (or today... depending on time-zone).

 

[Saj]

Poor start for the hosts Gabon 1-1 draw with Guinea Bissau.

Cameroon 1-0 up against Burkina Faso. Great free-kick.

 

[Saj]

Burkina Faso with a deserved equaliser.

Both matches on day 1 finish 1-1.

Looking forward to watching Algeria tomorrow.

 

[Saj]

Poor result for Algeria as they draw with Zimbabwe 2-2.

Really enjoyed watching Mahrez for Algeria. Brilliant player.

 

[Muhammad10]

Two wonderful goals from Mahrez to rescue Algeria. Think Leicester will have a tough time holding on to a player of his class given their recent EPL struggles.

 

[Abdullah719]

DRC beat Morocco 1-0.

'We' get our campaign underway tomorrow.

 

[Abdullah719]

Poor start by Egypt. 0-0 vs Mali.

 

[Saj]

Poor tournament so far, not helped by defensive tactics, players missing and very poor pitches.

 

[Rayyman]

Poor tournament so far, not helped by defensive tactics, players missing and very poor pitches.

I'm surprised that you're watching this tournament. Any reason in particular?

 

[MMHS]

Not following the tournament, which often is very poor quality.

I think, it's going to be Gabon vs Ivory Coast/Senegal Final.

 

[Muhammad10]

Algeria lose to Tunisia. Poor start to the tournament for them.

 

[Saj]

Been disappointed with the North African teams so far.

They've lacked attacking intent.

Egypt struggling again today so far.

 

[Muhammad10]

Disappointment for Algeria as they leave without a single victory. Tunisia, on the other hand, are through after a very impressive showing in the group stages.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

Egypt should be able to win fairly

El said looks a good finisher

 

[Muhammad10]

Defending champions Ivory Coast are knocked out after a winless campaign.

 

[Muhammad10]

Burkina Faso beat Tunisia to reach the semis. Reckon they have a good chance of lifting the trophy.

 

[Muhammad10]

Mane misses in the penalty shootout and Senegal are sent packing. Bad day to be a Liverpool player.

 

[Abdullah719]

Through to the final!

 

[Muhammad10]

El Hadary still going strong in his mid 40s.

 

[Abdullah719]

Cameroon win the AFCON.

 

[Muhammad10]

Impressive 2nd-half display from Cameroon, but Egypt were also quite poor after the break. Cameroon deserving champions.