Late Ivory Coast equaliser and looks like this one's heading for extra time.
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Ryan Mendes scores to see Cape Verde beat Mauritania.
Presumably anyone called Mendes is contractually obliged to ruin the romance in football?
Niakhate is a fine player - quick, calm, intelligent. Looking forward to getting him back sooner rather than later and, hopefully, fully fit.
There's a hoarding behind the goal these penalties are being taken at which is advertising this tournament as taking place a year ago. Which seems a fairly significant oversight.
Niakhate misses his penalty.
Maybe he just wants to come back and play for Forest.
While Aurier scores for Ivory Coast.
Aurier can stay, I want Moussa back.
Given the kicking on show, I predicted there would be some target missed in the shootout. Of course it was from one that we have under contract. Such a shame he wasn't allowed to throw it.
Niakhate needs to work on his timing / run up.
He took that penalty like somebody who’d never kicked a ball beforeIt's still Afcon 2023, just delayed six months to avoid the rainy season, bit like Euro 2020 which took place in 2021 due to Covid.
Best way to get over it - get playing again asap. Welcome back Moussa - you're picking up Jesus at corners.
Ah, that'll be it then!
Just saw this. Absolute disgrace. How was that only a yellow??
All refs are shit.
