The African Cup Of Nations - Villa Players

[Footy-Vill]

Egypt and Burkina Faso are 2 nations in the tournament with Villa players
There are six groups of four, with the top two qualifying for the last 16 alongside the four best-ranked third-placed sides.

Opening match Cameroon host Burkina Faso in Yaounde kicking off at 4pm live on Sky Sports.
Bertrand Traoré starts for Burkina Faso
Also Thursday January 13
Cape Verde vs Burkina Faso, 7pm  - Live on Sky Sports Premier League

Monday January 17
Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia, 4pm Live on Sky Sports Premier League

Trézéguet Egypt
Tuesday January 11th
Group D: Nigeria vs Egypt, 4pm Sky and BBC

Friday January 14th
Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt, 7pm Live on Sky Sports Football

Wednesday January 19
Group D: Egypt vs Sudan, 7pm Live on Sky Sports Football

AFCON 2021 final
Sunday February 6

The Africa Cup of Nations final will be one of 10 matches in the tournament shown live on the BBC.

Two quarter-finals and both semi-finals will also be on the BBC, which also has digital clips as part of the deal.

Sky are showing all 52 games in the event, which will be played in Cameroon between 9 January and 6 February.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

Could have sworn we already had a thread for "other" games?

[Footy-Vill]

Bertrand Traoré set up the Burkina's goal in African nations

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/january/09/afcon--/

[purpletrousers]

Could have sworn we already had a thread for "other" games?

Aye, but this is a Footy special (thank you) on Villa players so fair enough, much like we have ex-villa watch.

To diverge as ever, am on the continent atm* but no fervour here as the Cranes failed to qualify, am hoping to see SC Villa @ Vipers in Kampala on Weds, but they only let 200 people in in the UPL atm under Covid regs and lets just say it’s not straightforward to find out if and when adv tix go on sale, evening curfew ended recently and kids going back to school today after none since lockdown the week we left Uganda Feb 2020.

Am on a promise of a player issue SC Villa shirt, but allegedly the usual fan ones are widely available from the chain of chemists that sponsor them, in case anybody is after one?

“ Medium, Large, Xl, XxL Xxxl

In blue and white, comes with a mask
Available at all our branches”

50,000 UGX about £11

[Footy-Vill]

It's disappointing for Burkina Faso and  Bertrand Traoré having Covid. However I don't know what that means for how long BT will stay because BF won out the second group game so they could still have chance upon qualifying next round.

There have been quite a few issues with Covid testing not to mention officiating in the AFCON so far

Egypt
Trezeguet played some minutes in the first match which they lost 1-0 to Nigeria but actually the 2nf group match Egypt play tomorrow 7pm

[Footy-Vill]

Burkina Faso and Egypt have both qualified from their groups progressed to round of 16

Jan. 23 Burkina Faso vs. Gabon 4pm
Jan. 26 Egypt v Ivory Coast 4pm

Egypt won today with Trez come off bench.

Good luck to Traroe and Trez
Jan 29 and Jan 30th are respective quarter finals if go through.

[eamonn]

Will Bert be free from Covid to play in the knock-outs ?

[Footy-Vill]

He's fine he was back to Captain the other day in the draw with Ethopia

[VILLA MOLE]

Surely this would have been a good time to have all the European internationals around this point and not the stop start

situation we have through the Autumn .  Maybe even the South Americans could have followed suit ?

[OCD]

Bertrand scores and then looks like he did a lap of the track after - https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12523805/bertrand-traores-composed-finish-for-burkina-faso

[paul_e]

Fucking brilliant finish that.

[N'ZMAV]

Surely this would have been a good time to have all the European internationals around this point and not the stop start

situation we have through the Autumn .  Maybe even the South Americans could have followed suit ?

I think FIFA need one calendar for international tournaments, maybe even all fixtures.

[OCD]

Surely this would have been a good time to have all the European internationals around this point and not the stop start

situation we have through the Autumn .  Maybe even the South Americans could have followed suit ?

I think FIFA need one calendar for international tournaments, maybe even all fixtures.

One where the World Cup is every 4 years, not every 2 years (Arsene).

[villa for life]

Bertrand should be considered in a more central role for Villa, as well. He’s a natural finisher..

[Hillbilly]

Surely this would have been a good time to have all the European internationals around this point and not the stop start

situation we have through the Autumn .  Maybe even the South Americans could have followed suit ?

I think FIFA need one calendar for international tournaments, maybe even all fixtures.

Presumably timed to suit Europe and damn the rest of the world?