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Ivory Coast v Mali at 17.00 tomorrow. Ivory Coast lose and we get Adingra back for Spurs. Mali lose and Spurs get Bissouma back to play us.

Hughton and Ghana really shafted us in this tournament.

So Ivory Coast’s reward for winning a single game out of 3 as the host nation, whilst suffering a humiliating 4-0 defeat, is progression to the next round with an extra days rest compared to their next opponent. I’m really not sure this letting the best third place teams qualify is a great rule...

Morocco look the far better side. Zambia will do very well to keep a clean sheet.

All on to Zambia now. A draw/win and Adingra can get on the plane back here. Brace yourself for some dodgy refereeing decisions to keep the tournament hosts in the competition…

Step 2 of hopefully getting Adingra back. Get cheering on Tunisia and Namibia.

That was genuinely one of the most exciting halves of football I’ve seen as a neutral in a while! Cameroon win so we edge closer to a potential Adingra return.

Cameroon 2-1 down. FFS 🤦‍♂️ Edit 2 - 2 within seconds! Edit edit 3-2 to Cameroon! Been an incredible match this.

1-0 to Cameroon

Unfortunately Cameroon have looked second best against Gambia and could easily be behind. 45 minutes to find a goal - the game should open up as a draw is useless for both sides in terms of qualification.

Step 1 in hopefully getting Adingra back starts shortly. We need a Cameron win. This sequence of results would see him return: Cameroon win Namibia win/draw Zambia win/draw Bet365 have it priced at 6.8/1 This sequence would also work: Cameroon win Tunisia win Zambia win/draw Priced at 6.5/1

Ideal scenario is they finish second in their group while South Korea win their group. Means they meet in the next round. Then a South Korea win would give us Mitoma back and keep Son there potentially until we play Spurs…

Worth keeping an eye on that’s for sure. Shame Hughton completely ballsed it up tonight otherwise Adingra could’ve been flying back very soon.

Salt in the wound tonight. Hughton has had a shocker with Ghana. They were 2-0 up and cruising to qualification only to concede 2 last minute goals meaning that they are almost certainly going out. As a consequence, it could well keep Ivory Coast in the tournament. Net result - Kudus and Ayew...

A 3-0 defeat could actually have more chance of sending Adingra back to us if the other results go against them in the next couple days!

Still no sign of Adingra despite his side being desperate for a goal and the right winger looking a bit one dimensional. Edit: triple sub and he still hasn’t appeared. Can’t be match fit.

Even a defeat might be enough to put them through because of the best third place teams rule.

Adingra on the bench for Ivory Coast.

That free kick! :lolol: Great strike but surely the keeper has to save it.

In the Asia Cup, Japan lose 2-1 to Iraq. Means they’ll probably finish second in their group. If South Korea win their group, the two sides will meet in the next round. Gives a slight prospect of an early return for Mitoma.