The Afrovision Managerial Contest

[SJ234]

Unbelievably Uganda are getting worst.

[coldkohmew]

4-1 win =)

good start.

[DodgeeD]

Aargh! Nearly every team in action but NOT Congo... Hopefully, we'll get some action in the next update.

[canvey!!]

@DodgeeD: Not sure if this could be called 'action'.

2010: October and November

October saw most teams play a game in their 2012 Cup of African Nation qualifying campaign, and November saw international friendlies.

The appointment of Chip Butty at Guinea might be tipped as an insightful move, as his team won 7-0 over Lesotho this month. Grenoble Foot 38 midfielder Kévin Constant got a hattrick. Mikael Schøler’s Mali also won 7-0, beating the Seychelles, while Quandiose Yancy’s Eritrea suffered a 0-6 defeat in their trip to Burkina Faso.

There were, of course, those big wins, but some of the narrower wins made for better football. Craig Hopper’s DR Congo prevailed 3-2 in a five-goal thriller at Dami’s Burundi, and Jose Rodriguez’s Uganda beat Jack Browne’s Rwanda 2-1. Jeremy English’s Sudan only just beat Guinea-Bissau 1-0, and Matt Lepino’s South Africa won 2-1 in Equatorial Guinea. There were also draws, which were generally less exciting: Mauritania and Congo reached a 0-0 stalemate, Algeria and Sierra Leone drew 1-1, and Ryan Andrews’s Swaziland grabbed a 3-3 draw at home to Libya.

Juan King ’s Angola lead Group A, after beating Joaquim Ntadi’s Madagascar 4-1 this month. Group B is led by Didier Dardon’s Morocco, who beat Zambia 3-0. Ricky Nakano’s Senegal beat Namibia 4-0, and top Group C, while Mentho Latum’s Tunisia lead Group D after victory in Cape Verde. Group E is led by Cameroon, who won 5-1 in the Comoros this month, while Tyler Burrows’s Egypt top Group F, after a 3-1 win at Liberia. Malawi lead Group G; they beat Hryhorii Zahorchak’s Chad 4-2 in N’Djamena this month, and Group H is led by Sierra Leone, with Ben Cee’s Niger bottom. Albert Holstein’s Côte d’Ivoire, after winning 5-0 at Alex Almond’s Mauritius, lead Group I, and Mali top Group J. Dees Blake’s Togo beat Tom Smith’s Botswana 5-1 this month, and lead Group K, while Group L is led by Burkina Faso and Group M by Sir Ronald Vaughan’s Benin.

Tunisia and Egypt were the two nations to play friendlies in November. Mentho Latum’s team met Japan in Tunis, and, despite going 0-1 down within nine minutes, won 2-1 with a goal three minutes from time. Tyler Burrows’s Egypt travelled to Slovenia, and drew 1-1.

Sir Ronald Vaughan ’s Benin were the biggest African movers upwards in November, climbing five places to 81st. Kenya, Sierra Leone and Togo climbed four places. Other than Ghana, Craig Hopper’s DR Congo fell the most, four places to 50th, despite beating Burundi. Albert Holstein’s Côte d’Ivoire are still highest-ranked, and they climbed a place to 10th, while Des Tiny’s Nigeria have overtaken Senegal in second place, despite Senegal’s 4-0 win over Namibia.

Just to let you know how qualification works – there are thirteen qualifying groups, and the winner of each qualifies for the Cup of African Nations. The best second-placed finisher also qualifies, and they all join Gabon and Nigeria. As for Afrovision qualification, Nigeria will automatically reach the Final, while all other nations will play in three Semi-Finals of 14.

[font=Courier New]  [b]Nation            P W D L F A GD[/b]
 [/font][font=Courier New]Egypt             2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Tunisia           2 2 0 0 5 2 +3

 [/font][font=Courier New]Algeria           1 0 1 0 1 1  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Angola            1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Botswana          1 0 0 1 1 5 -4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Burundi           1 0 0 1 2 3 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Cameroon          1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Cape Verde        1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Chad              1 0 0 1 2 4 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Comoros           1 0 0 1 1 5 -4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Congo             1 0 1 0 0 0  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]DR Congo          1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Equatorial Guinea 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Eritrea           1 0 0 1 0 6 -6
 [/font][font=Courier New]Guinea            1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
 [/font][font=Courier New]Ivory Coast       1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
 [/font][font=Courier New]Lesotho           1 0 0 1 0 7 -7
 [/font][font=Courier New]Liberia           1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Madagascar        1 0 0 1 1 4 -3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mali              1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mauritania        1 0 1 0 0 0  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mauritius         1 0 0 1 0 5 -5
 [/font][font=Courier New]Morocco           1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mozambique        1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Namibia           1 0 0 1 0 4 -4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Niger             1 0 0 1 2 5 -3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Rwanda            1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Senegal           1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Seychelles        1 0 0 1 0 7 -7
 [/font][font=Courier New]Sierra Leone      1 0 1 0 1 1  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Somalia           1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]South Africa      1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Sudan             1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Swaziland         1 0 1 0 3 3  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Tanzania          1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Togo              1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Uganda            1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Zambia            1 0 0 1 0 3 -3

 [b]No Games:[/b]
 [/font][font=Courier New]Benin, Djibouti, Gabon, Gambia, Nigeria[/font]

Nation in the Spotlight

Name: Republic of Senegal

Capital: Dakar

Population: 13.7 million

Manager: Ricky Nakano (rancer890)

World Ranking: 15

Stadium Capacity: 60,000

Last Three Results: H vs. Namibia, 4-0; A vs. Libya, 0-0; N vs. Spain, 1-2

[BenArsenal]

Loss again.

We're hopeless.

[coldkohmew]

Top the group =)

[el sid]

Lost again to South Africa

[canvey!!]

Do they know it's Christmas time?

2011: February and March

The Cup of African Nations qualifying reached its halfway point in March, while some of our nations played friendlies in February.

Tyler Burrows ’s Egypt hosted the inaugural Afrovision Managerial Contest winners, Sir Ronald Vaughan’s Benin, in their February friendly, and the Egyptians won the match 2-1. Mentho Latum’s Tunisia travelled to Iceland, and lost 0-1.

The biggest win in this month’s Cup of African Nations qualifying was again 7-0, and again, Super Lampard’s Seychelles were on the wrong end of it. Their trip to Zimbabwe saw them 0-1 down within four minutes, and 0-4 down at half time. The Seychelles currently sit bottom of Group J, with Mikael Schøler’s Mali top after having beaten Kenya 3-1.

Albert Holstein ’s Côte d’Ivoire also got a big win, 5-0 at Ethiopia, while Didier Dardon’s Morocco won 4-0 at Somalia. Matt Lepino’s South Africa beat Chad 5-1. 3-0 wins, meanwhile, came for Zambia, Libya and Cameroon, over Thelonius Davis’s Tanzania, Namibia and Jack Browne’s Rwanda respectively. Egypt beat Jeremy English’s Sudan 2-0, and that scoreline was matched in games between (winner first) Tunisia and Lesotho, Liberia and Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Ben Cee’s Niger, Mozambique and Mauritius, and Congo and Benin. Jose Rodriguez’s Uganda beat Comoros 1-0, and Chip Butty’s Guinea matched that result against Karl Unpingco’s Cape Verde.

There was also a round of friendly games in March. With the help of a Samuel Eto’o penalty, Liam Ferguson’s Cameroon won 1-0 in Argentina, while Tyler Burrows’s Egypt also played in South America, but lost 0-3 to Brazil. Mentho Latum’s Tunisia won 3-0 in Cyprus.

Other than Burkina Faso, Jeremy English’s Sudan are the biggest climbers, ascending eight places to 78th, but they will fall after their loss to Egypt. Dami’s Burundi also moved up eight, but lost 2-3 in Madagascar, and Juan King’s Angola climbed seven, yet lost 1-3 to Craig Hopper’s DR Congo. Ricky Nakano’s Senegal fell one place to 13th, but are looking to recover that after a 3-1 win over Swaziland. They were the only African nation to fall, but they are second, behind Albert Holstein’s Côte d’Ivoire.

[font=Courier New]  [b]Nation            P W D L F A GD[/b]
 [/font][font=Courier New]Egypt             3 2 0 1 4 4  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Tunisia           3 2 0 1 5 1 +4

 [/font][font=Courier New]Benin             2 0 0 2 1 4 -3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Cameroon          2 2 0 0 4 0 +4

 [/font][font=Courier New]Algeria           1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Angola            1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Botswana          1 0 1 0 1 1  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Burundi           1 0 0 1 2 3 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Cape Verde        1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Chad              1 0 0 1 1 5 -4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Comoros           1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Congo             1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Djibouti          1 0 1 0 1 1  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]DR Congo          1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Equatorial Guinea 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Gambia            1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Guinea            1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Ivory Coast       1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
 [/font][font=Courier New]Lesotho           1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Liberia           1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Madagascar        1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mali              1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mauritius         1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Morocco           1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mozambique        1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Namibia           1 0 0 1 0 3 -3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Niger             1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Rwanda            1 0 0 1 0 3 -3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Senegal           1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Seychelles        1 0 0 1 0 7 -7
 [/font][font=Courier New]Sierra Leone      1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Somalia           1 0 0 1 0 4 -4
 [/font][font=Courier New]South Africa      1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Sudan             1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Swaziland         1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Tanzania          1 0 0 1 0 3 -3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Uganda            1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Zambia            1 1 0 0 3 0 +3

 [b]No Games:[/b]
 [/font][font=Courier New]Eritrea, Gabon, Mauritania, Nigeria, Togo[/font]

Nation in the Spotlight

Name: Kingdom of Morocco

Capital: Rabat

Population: 33.0 million

Manager: Didier Dardon (canvey!!)

World Ranking: 43

Stadium Capacity: Various Stadia

Last Three Results: A vs. Somalia, 4-0; H vs. Zambia, 3-0; A vs. Tanzania, 1-0

[BenArsenal]

Bah, humbug.

[coldkohmew]

lost to iceland =(

[ggrive]

What happened to Argelia?

[el sid]

I think we need a game against Seychelles

[canvey!!]

What happened to Argelia?

Lost 1-2 away to Ghana.

[Cardiovascular]

Sierra Leone are improving... \o/

[DodgeeD]

Pretty good - 2 games in the last 2 updates, 1 win, 1 draw, 2 goals scored, 0 conceded

[joetheref]

Lesotho lose again

[ggrive]

Lost 1-2 away to Ghana.

Well, not too bad... :S

Thanks for the info

[hasdgfas]

I've been doing pretty well so far with the Cote

[dami]

Lose again...

[canvey!!]

2011: June and July

The managers of the African nations have completed another year in charge of their countries. In June, there was a fourth matchday of Cup of African Nations qualifying, as well as one friendly match, which saw Tyler Burrows’s Egypt win 1-0 in Ecuador.

Egypt are actually one of two sides to have already qualified from their group. A Mohamed Zidan brace helped Burrows’s side to beat Liberia 2-0 this month, while Jeremy English’s Sudan lost 0-2 at Guinea-Bissau. Liberia, Sudan and Guinea-Bissau will compete to be the best second-placed finisher, but I don’t think that’s likely to happen. The other qualified side is Dees Blake’s Togo, after they beat Whoopy Dee’e’s Djibouti 6-0.

Another 6-0 win came for Karl Unpingco’s Cape Verde, who wrought havoc in their home match against Joe Tompkins’s Lesotho. The other match in their group saw Mentho Latum’s Tunisia draw 1-1 at Chip Butty’s Guinea. Tunisia lead the group with ten points.

Both parts of the Congo did well in their June matches: Craig Hopper’s DR Congo beat Dami’s Burundi 4-1, and now have a one-point lead over Juan King’s Angola at the top of the group, after Angola won 3-1 in Madagascar. David Dodgson’s Congo beat Mauritania 4-0 and top their three-team group. Didier Dardon’s Morocco also won 4-0, beating Tanzania, while their groupmates Christina Modoglou’s Zambia won 3-1 at Somalia.

There were 2-0 victories in June for Ricky Nakano’s Senegal, who beat Libya; Matt Lepino’s South Africa, who beat The Green Beret’s Equatorial Guinea; Ghana, who beat Cardio Hernandes’s Sierra Leone; and Côte d’Ivoire, who won in Mozambique. Mikael Schøler’s Mali beat Zimbabwe 4-2, and top their group. Super Lampard’s Seychelles are still bottom of that group, after a 0-4 loss in Kenya.

Guinea-Bissau climbed a whopping 74 places, but of the Afrovision competitors, Alex Almond’s Mauritius were the biggest movers, ascending 24 places to 167th after a 2-2 draw at home to Ethiopia. Weeman Fernandez’s Namibia climbed 14 places to 121st after their 1-0 win in Swaziland, while Rwanda moved up 12 places and Algeria 11. South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire both fell 14 places, so Mikael Schøler’s Mali, who fell five places themselves, are the top African team.

[font=Courier New]  [b]Nation            P W D L F A GD[/b]
 [/font][font=Courier New]Egypt             2 2 0 0 3 0 +3

 [/font][font=Courier New]Algeria           1 1 0 0 5 2 +3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Angola            1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Burundi           1 0 0 1 1 4 -3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Cameroon          1 0 1 0 0 0  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Cape Verde        1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
 [/font][font=Courier New]Chad              1 0 0 1 2 3 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Comoros           1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Congo             1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Djibouti          1 0 0 1 0 6 -6
 [/font][font=Courier New]DR Congo          1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Equatorial Guinea 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Eritrea           1 0 0 1 0 3 -3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Gambia            1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Guinea            1 0 1 0 1 1  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Ivory Coast       1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Lesotho           1 0 0 1 0 6 -6
 [/font][font=Courier New]Liberia           1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Madagascar        1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mali              1 1 0 0 4 2 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mauritania        1 0 0 1 0 4 -4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mauritius         1 0 1 0 2 2  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Morocco           1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Mozambique        1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Namibia           1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Niger             1 0 0 1 2 5 -3
 [/font][font=Courier New]Rwanda            1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Senegal           1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Seychelles        1 0 0 1 0 4 -4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Sierra Leone      1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Somalia           1 0 0 1 1 3 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]South Africa      1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Sudan             1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
 [/font][font=Courier New]Swaziland         1 0 0 1 0 1 -1
 [/font][font=Courier New]Tanzania          1 0 0 1 0 4 -4
 [/font][font=Courier New]Togo              1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
 [/font][font=Courier New]Tunisia           1 0 1 0 1 1  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Uganda            1 0 1 0 0 0  0
 [/font][font=Courier New]Zambia            1 1 0 0 3 1 +2

 [b]No Games:[/b]
 [/font][font=Courier New]Benin, Botswana, Gabon, Nigeria[/font]

Nation in the Spotlight

Name: Republic of Seychelles

Capital: Victoria

Population: 84,000

Manager: Super Lampard (super_lampard)

World Ranking: 197

Stadium Capacity: 10,000

Last Three Results: A vs. Kenya, 0-4; A vs. Zimbabwe, 0-7; A vs. Mali, 0-7

[DodgeeD]

4-0 win - that's more like it

[Dees-Blake]

Togo in scintillating form.

Turn it up.

[joetheref]

Another big defeat for Lesotho

[Whoopy D]

Togo in scintillating form.

Turn it up.

I wouldn't get too excited about a win against us, that's only about our 3rd ever game I think.

[canvey!!]

Semi-Final 1

The time has come for you to reward your fellow African nations for their performances this year. 14 nations have been drawn into each Semi-Final, based on population. That is, Semi-Final 1 contains the most populous nation, fourth-most populous nation, seventh-most populous nation and so on.

Just to remind you how it all works: you’ll give points to your fellow competitors for their performances this year. The five nations who accumulate the most points will advance to the Final. Use the screenshots to help you make your votes, and give special treatment to your neighbours if you wish, and PM me your votes. If you want a national celebrity to read your votes out, PM me that along with your votes.

The fourteen nations listed below will be voting in this Semi-Final, for each other.

Algeria – Results

Manager: GG Donovan (ggrive)

Manager Nationality: Andorran

Neighbours: Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Tunisia

Angola – Results

Manager: Juan King (Mikel LUFC)

Manager Nationality: Spanish

Neighbours: DR Congo, Congo, Namibia, Zambia

Benin – Results

Manager: Sir Ronald Vaughan (iacovone)

Manager Nationality: English

Neighbours: Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo (all Land), Ghana(Maritime)

Djibouti – Results

Manager: Whoopy Dee’e (Whoopy D)

Manager Nationality: Cameroonian

Neighbours: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia

Egypt – Results

Manager: Tyler Burrows (PluckaDuck)

Manager Nationality: Andorran

Neighbours: Libya, Sudan

Gambia – Results

Manager: Kleen Shavern (gavrenwick)

Manager Nationality: Ukrainian

Neighbours: Senegal (Land), Cape Verde(Maritime)

Liberia – Results

Manager: Tomaldinho (Tomaldinho)

Manager Nationality: Portuguese

Neighbours: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Sierra Leone

Madagascar – Results

Manager: Joaquim Ntadi (corinthiano)

Manager Nationality: Mozambican

Neighbours: Comoros, Mozambique, Seychelles (all Maritime)

Mali – Results

Manager: Mikael Schøler (MikaelS)

Manager Nationality: Danish

Neighbours: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal

Namibia – Results

Manager: Weeman Fernandez (weeeman27bob)

Manager Nationality: Peruvian

Neighbours: Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia

Sierra Leone – Results

Manager: Cardio Hernandes (Cardiovascular)

Manager Nationality: Portuguese

Neighbours: Guinea, Liberia

Sudan – Results

Manager: Jeremy English (PaulHartman71)

Manager Nationality: English

Neighbours: Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Uganda

Swaziland – Results

Manager: Ryan Andrews (NeoAC)

Manager Nationality: South African

Neighbours: Mozambique, South Africa

Tunisia – Results

Manager: Mentho Latum (coldkohmew)

Manager Nationality: Singaporean

Neighbours: Algeria, Libya

So please copy the form below and PM me your votes! Be careful, however; if you vote incorrectly, you will receive a six-point deduction. Anyone who doesn’t vote will be deducted twelve points. The deadline is one week after this post (Thursday 6th January 4.40pm GMT).

Your Own Nation:

Spokesperson (if wanted):

12 points:

10 points:

8 points:

7 points:

6 points:

5 points:

4 points:

3 points:

2 points:

1 point:

[joetheref]

Is it that time already?

[Whoopy D]

12 points for the team who conceded 12 goals in 2 games against Togo, that's what everyone is thinking right?

[coldkohmew]

I've Voted.

[super_lampard]

A couple of shocking results for the Seychelles

[JB]

A win?! Shocker!

[Whoopy D]

My votes have been sent.

[hamilton162]

I haven't checked this thread, or this forum in ages! Good to see this still going canvey, i'll try and post more now that i've remembered i'm still a part of this sign up! Great to see Comoros getting some games at last, not so good to see that we've lost every single one!

[PluckaDuck]

Sne the votes a few days ago

[canvey!!]

I still need votes from:

Mikel LUFC, Angola

iacovone, Benin

gavrenwick, Gambia

Tomaldinho, Liberia

corinthiano, Madagascar

MikaelS, Mali

weeeman27bob, Namibia

PaulHartman71, Sudan

NeoAC, Swaziland

Deadline is Thursday at 4.40pm.

[Kenco]

Gabon unbeaten still, what a team.

[MikaelS]

I've voted.

[chopper99]

DR Congo putting in some fine performances this year. Come on!!

[canvey!!]

Welcome to Nigeria…

Henry Adeyemi: Good evening Africa! Welcome to Lagos!

Henry Adeyemi: Fourteen nations! Only five will leave with places in the next round!

Henry Adeyemi: I’m your host, Henry Adeyemi, and I’d like to offer a warm welcome to our fourteen nations, and to all our viewers via BATRACER! You should know how things work by now: these nations have given each other one to seven points, plus eight, ten and twelve points, based on their football teams’ performances.

Henry Adeyemi: Unfortunately, we’ve had problems in some of our countries, and they didn’t submit their votes. Angola, Benin, Liberia, Namibia, Sudan and Swaziland have each been deducted twelve points for this. Madagascar have been docked twenty-four points as they didn’t vote in last year’s Final either. Let’s look at the initial table.

Henry Adeyemi: Let’s get this party started! Mali and Gambia, over to you!

[coldkohmew]

84 points is all we need =)

[canvey!!]

Henry Adeyemi: Lagos calling Bamako!

Jean Tigana: Good evening Lagos!

Henry Adeyemi: It’s former Fulham manager Jean Tigana. Welcome!

Jean Tigana: Hello!

Henry Adeyemi: What do you think about Mali’s chances in the upcoming tournament?

Jean Tigana: I am confident, Henry, very confident.

Henry Adeyemi: Excellent! Would you like to get the ball rolling?

Jean Tigana: Of course. The votes from Mali:

7: Algeria

6: Gambia

5: Namibia

4: Sierra Leone

3: Madagascar

2: Benin

1: Liberia

Jean Tigana:

8 points go to…Angola!

10 points go to……Egypt!

12 points go to…

…Tunisia!

Jean Tigana: Thank you Henry. Good night!

Henry Adeyemi: Thank you, Jean Tigana. Mentho Latum’s Tunisia take the early lead, while Mali’s neighbours Algeria get seven points.

Henry Adeyemi: Good evening Gambia!

Bob Dylan: On a Night Like This, Man Gave Names to All the Animals.

Henry Adeyemi: Yes, it is a beautiful night.

Bob Dylan: Union Sundown, Not Dark Yet.

Henry Adeyemi: Hmm, there is still some light left, yes. How will Gambia be voting?

Bob Dylan: Got My Mind Made Up:

7: Djibouti

6: Angola

5: Algeria

4: Namibia

3: Sierra Leone

2: Egypt

1: Benin

Bob Dylan: The Times They Are a-Changin’, Changing of the Guards:

8 points go to…Swaziland!

10 points go to……Liberia!

12 points go to…

…Madagascar!

Henry Adeyemi: Thank you Bob. Goodbye!

Bob Dylan: Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You.

Henry Adeyemi: Oh. When will you be leaving?

Bob Dylan: When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky.

Henry Adeyemi: Oh. Well, I guess we should carry on. Joaquim Ntadi’s Madagascar pick up maximum points from Gambia! How does that leave the teams?

Henry Adeyemi: Juan King’s Angola have picked up the most points from the first two sets of votes, but they are seventh. Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia lead the way. Next, it’s over to Cairo and then to Djibouti!

[Whoopy D]

I can't remember who I gave what points to but I hope I didn't give any to Mali. Thank you Gambia though and I hope many more votes go Djibouti's way.

[MikaelS]

I can't remember who I gave what points to but I hope I didn't give any to Mali. Thank you Gambia though and I hope many more votes go Djibouti's way.

What did I do to deserve that?

I can't believe that Mali, which had such a good run, didn't get any points from Gambia..

[canvey!!]

Semi-Final 2

It’s time to start the voting for the second Semi-Final. Voting is as usual: look at the results of the other teams in this Semi-Final, and give teams 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points depending on how well you think they did, and also, if you wish, influenced by their geographic location and other factors. PM me your votes, including a celebrity spokesperson if you want one.

The fourteen nations listed here are voting for each other. Lower Leagues Rule will also be voting for these nations, as decided by a random draw, although Nigeria cannot receive any points.

Botswana - Results

Manager: Tom Smith (tomsmith1989)

Manager Nationality: Portuguese

Neighbours: Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Cameroon – Results

Manager: Liam Ferguson (fergysafc)

Manager Nationality: English

Neighbours: Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria

Cape Verde – Results

Manager: Karl Unpingco (JSalter)

Manager Nationality: Guamanian

Neighbours: Gambia, Mauritania, Senegal (all Maritime)

Comoros – Results

Manager: Tom Hamilton (hamilton162)

Manager Nationality: Australian

Neighbours: Madagascar, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania (all Maritime borders)

Congo (Republic of) – Results

Manager: David Dodgson (DodgeeD)

Manager Nationality: English

Neighbours: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gabon

Democratic Republic of the Congo – Results

Manager: Craig Hopper (chopper99)

Manager Nationality: Kenyan

Neighbours: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Gabon – No Results

Manager: Ken Co (Kenco)

Manager Nationality: English

Neighbours: Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea (all Land), São Tomé and Príncipe (Maritime)

Rwanda – Results

Manager: Jack Browne (jack.browne)

Manager Nationality: American

Neighbours: Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania, Uganda

Senegal – Results

Manager: Ricky Nakano (rancer890)

Manager Nationality: Canadian

Neighbours: Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania (all Land), Cape Verde(Maritime)

Somalia – Results

Manager: Matt Ferguson (MattFergie)

Manager Nationality: Scottish

Neighbours: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya

Tanzania – Results

Manager: Thelonius Davis (Northerm Lights)

Manager Nationality: Senegalese

Neighbours: Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia (all Land), Comoros, Seychelles (both Maritime)

Togo – Results

Manager: Dees Blake (Dees-Blake)

Manager Nationality: English

Neighbours: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana

Uganda – Results

Manager: Jose Rodriguez (SJ234)

Manager Nationality: Spanish

Neighbours: DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania

Zambia – Results

Manager: Christina Modoglou (himan)

Manager Nationality: Cypriot

Neighbours: Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Copy and complete the below and PM it to me.

Your Own Nation:

Spokesperson (if wanted):

12 points:

10 points:

8 points:

7 points:

6 points:

5 points:

4 points:

3 points:

2 points:

1 point:

The deadline is one week after this post (Tuesday 18th January 7.00pm GMT).

[BenArsenal]

Arrgh, noooo!

Niger and Nigeria are separated!

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Oooooooh NOOOOO! Now I have to decide who can get my 12 points....Who is the least threat to Niger...?

[Whoopy D]

What did I do to deserve that?

Not give me any points

I'm certain I did in fact give Mali some points though.

[ggrive]

If my nation doesn't participate in the 2on SF, do I have to vote?

[BenArsenal]

Oooooooh NOOOOO! Now I have to decide who can get my 12 points....Who is the least threat to Niger...?

I dunno. Probably the island nations, Cape Verde and Comoros.

[canvey!!]

@Lower Leagues Rule: You might want to look through last year's Final to see who didn't vote, safe in the knowledge that they will be deducted twelve points.

@ggrive: No, you don't.

[rancer890]

Sent my votes canvey!!