The Africa Cup of Nations Preview
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
John Bennett is joined by former 2012 finalist with Ivory Coast, Sol Bamba, and former Cameroon, Spurs & Norwich defender Sebastian Bassong, to preview this months upcoming Africa Cup of Nations. Ghanian football reporter George Addo also joins the pod as the team discuss the chances of hosts Ivory Coast, Nigeria with Victor Osimhen leading the line, and whether Mo Salah can finally lift the AFCON trophy for Egypt.
Timecodes:
4:23 Ivory Coast as hosts, 8:34 Ivory Coast and their chances on the pitch 13:18 Players' dilemmas around leaving clubs mid-season 19:27 How players feel returning to club football from AFCON 24:10 Nigeria as contenders? 28:37 Can Salah win silverware for Egypt? 38:44 Can Kudus be the star of AFCON? 40:44 The impact of the Saudi Pro League on Senegal 44:02 Morocco post-World Cup 45:42 Cameroon and Andre Onana 48:51 Predictions and Ones to Watch
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| 0:40.0 | Hello and welcome to this special edition of the Football Daily Podcast with me John Bennett, |
| 0:44.7 | where we're going to be looking ahead to this month's Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Ivory |
| 0:49.8 | Coast. |
| 0:50.8 | We'll assess the readiness of the hosts for the tournament on and off the pitch, |
| 0:55.0 | which Premier League stars could shine and can Mohammed Sala finally be crowned the Egyptian king. |
| 1:02.0 | With me to look at all of that, the former Ivory Coast and Lee's Defender Sol Bamber, a |
| 1:06.5 | finalist in 2012, former Cameroon, Tottenham and Norwich Defender Sebastian Bassong, |
| 1:12.2 | and Garnayan football reporter from the BBC World Service George Addo. |
| 1:17.1 | Hello to all of you, thanks so much for joining us. |
| 1:19.6 | Good to be here. |
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