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โฝ๏ธ Cups, Cups and more Cups ๐
All the latest cup action from the AFCON, Asian Cup and European Club competitions.
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All the latest Cup Action ๐
The African Cup of Nations
Groups A & B have been finalised
Equatorial Guinea ๐ฌ๐ถ bulldozed over the hosts Ivory Coast ๐จ๐ฎ 4-0 to top Group A. Nigeria ๐ณ๐ฌ claimed 2nd spot with Ivory Coast hoping to still progress to the next round as one of the best 3rd-placed teams.
The 2021 finalist, Egypt ๐ช๐ฌ, hasnโt lost a single game yet. They have however lost their star player (Salah) to injury. But they also havenโt won a single game yet. They still somehow managed to finish the group in 2nd place behind Cape Verde ๐จ๐ป.

AFCON Groups A & B
Groups C, D, E & F will be finalised by tomorrow.

AFCON Groups C, D, E & F
Group E is still open and unpredictable after Bafana Bafana ๐ฟ๐ฆ recorded a convincing 4-0 victory over Namibia ๐ณ๐ฆ. Bafana Bafana will have everything to play for when they take on Tunisia ๐น๐ณ tomorrow at 19:00. A victory over the Northern African side will secure their sport in the next round.
โ๏ธ FULL-TIME!
South Africa are back on track with a huge win against Namibia at Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly. โก๏ธ
#TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 | #RSANAM
โ Total Energies AFCON (@TotalAFCON2023)
11:31 PM โข Jan 21, 2024
The AFC Asian Cup
The last round of group-stage matches in the Asian Cup are being played this week. By Thursday all the group-stage matches will have been played with the Round of 16 starting on Sunday.

All the remaining Asian Cup group-stage matches
Group A has already been finalised with ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar (1st) and ๐น๐ฏ Tajikistan (2nd) both qualifying.
โจ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ โจ
๐ช The magic of the cup is well and truly alive. Tajikistan ๐น๐ฏ have made it through to the knockout stages for the first time in their history!
#AsianCup2023 | #HayyaAsia
โ #AsianCup2023 (@afcasiancup)
5:22 PM โข Jan 22, 2024
The FA Cup ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
The English FA Cup 4th Round matches will be played this week from Thursday onwards.
The biggest matchup will be when Spurs host Manchester City on Friday night. Kick-off 22:00 (SA Time).
He might not be ready by Friday but City fans can be relieved to know that Haaland is back in training after quite a few weeks out injured.
EVERY team in the 2023-24 #EmiratesFACup fourth round ๐
Leave a โค๏ธ if you see your team!
โ Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup)
12:15 PM โข Jan 18, 2024
Carabao (EFL) Cup ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Englandโs other cup, the Carabao Cup, is back this week for the 2nd legs of the semi-final matches.
Chelsea are playing Middlesbrough tonight at 22:00 (SA Time) at the Bridge. Middlesbrough won the first leg 1-0 meaning Chelsea has got some catching up to do.
The other semi-final will be played tomorrow at 22:00 (SA Time) and features Fulham who will host Liverpool. Liverpool won the first leg 2-1 at home.
4โฃ will soon become 2โฃ...
Who is going to Wembley? ๐
#EFL | #CarabaoCup
โ Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup)
4:36 PM โข Jan 22, 2024
Coupe de France ๐ซ๐ท
The French Cup (Coupe de France) Round of 32 matches was played this past weekend. The current Top 5 teams (PSG, Nice, Brest, Monaco, Lille) according to the league standings are all still in the running. The Round of 16 matches will be played on the 6th, 7th and 8th of February.
A comfortable win for PSG in the Coupe de France thanks to a @KMbappe brace ๐โฝ๏ธโฝ๏ธ
โ 433 (@433)
9:41 PM โข Jan 20, 2024

The Headlines
Atletico get their revenge
10 January 2024. Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup Semi-final. 3-3 after normal time. Real Madrid scored twice in extra time to win the match 5-3 and go through to the final.
18 January 2024. Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Copa del Rey Cup Round of 16 match. 2-2 after normal time. Atletico Madrid scored twice in extra time to win the match 4-2 and go through to the next round.
El Derbi Madrileรฑo ๐จ๐ณ๐พ๐จ๐๐บ delivers ๐ฅต
โ 433 (@433)
9:35 AM โข Jan 19, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen are still undefeated ๐ฉ๐ช
Xabi Alonsoโs Bayer Leverkusen are still the only unbeaten team in the Top 5 leagues.
๐ฉ๐ช 15 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in Bundesliga.
๐ช๐บ 24 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in all competitions.
โฝ๏ธ 85 total goals scored. 20 total goals conceded.
After Bayernโs defeat to Bremen, Leverkusen now sits 7 points clear on top of the Bundesliga.
Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen this season:
Games: 27
Defeats: 0โ Troll Football (@TrollFootball)
7:26 PM โข Jan 20, 2024

Transfer Talk
Hendoโs Arabian journey comes to an end
Jordan Henderson has completed a move to Ajax on a two-and-half-year deal, just six months after signing for Al Etiffaq.
Amsterdam! So happy to be here. Can't wait to see you all soon โโโ @AFCAjax
โ Jordan Henderson (@JHenderson)
9:15 PM โข Jan 18, 2024

Memes ๐
HT: Real Madrid 0-2 Almerรญa
vs.
FT: Real Madrid 3-2 Almerรญa
โ B/R Football (@brfootball)
6:21 PM โข Jan 21, 2024
Mรผller is always assisting his no. 9
โ Troll Football (@TrollFootball)
8:26 PM โข Jan 17, 2024
Liverpool fans seeing Mo Salah get injured at AFCON:
โ B/R Football (@brfootball)
9:02 PM โข Jan 18, 2024


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