5 Funniest Moments Of The 2023 AFCON Group Stage
Daniel Amartey with boxers after removing his full jersey and gave it to the Ghana fans before being covered by a Ghanaian flag by a Photographer. Photo Courtesy
As the 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament takes place in Ivory Coast, there have been various memorable moments that have captured the attention of fans across the continent. These moments have ranged from funny to strange, and some have even caused disappointment for opposing fans. Today, we will explore several scenes that have stood out during the ongoing 2023 AFCON, providing an overview of the tournament’s highlights.
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5.The Ghana’s goalkeeper Richard Ofori unnecessarily touched a ball and let it go out awarding opponents a corner that led to a goal.
Daniel Amartey’s scenario of taking off his full jersey remaining with boxers was not enough for the Black Stars’ fans to forget on what happened in their last group stage match, even four days after the game. Nobody knows, and likely not even Richard Ofori himself, what led him to this action.
In the 93rd minute of the last group stage match against Mozambique, Ofori unnecessarily touched a ball that would have rolled out and earn a goal kick. Mozambique and Atlético Madrid defender Reinildo Mandava then headed the corner past Ofori into the net for the equalizer for Mozambique, which knocked Ghana out of the tournament.
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4. Daniel Amartey stripping half-naked after Ghana’s match against Mozambique.
The Black Stars defender became a matter of discussion across different social media platforms after a disappointing draw by Ghana after throwing a 2-0 lead in their last match of the Group stage. The draw earned them a straight knock out in the 2023 AFCON tournament at the group stage. After the match Amartey went to the stands applauding Ghana fans where he removed his shirt as well the short and gave it to the fans remaining with boxers only before a Ghanaian photographer covered him Ghana flag. The move left many fans following the AFCON tournament giggled.
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3. The Guinea Bissau’s Jefferson Encada Rescue Mission
A flashback to the first game of this year’s AFCON opener match between the hosts Ivory Coast and Guinea Bissau, 2 minutes into the game, Guinea-Bissau’s defender Jefferson Encada completed the first crucial clearance, kicking the ball away, causing a corner. Though Encada was not under any pressure to do so, but the defender decided to kick the ball out, a move that was absolutely one of the funniest moments so far in AFCON.
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2. The Muhammed Sanneh’s Hand of God
Gambia’s Muhammed Sanneh punched the ball into the net against the Indomitable Lions in the 93rd minute to level the score brought back memories of Diego Maradona’s Hand of God.
It’s unclear whether the Gambia defender really took the Argentine legend as his role model. But he forgot that we are not in Maradona’s era where there was no VAR technology. The cheating was quickly exposed by VAR and the goal was rightfully cancelled, and Gambia lost the game 3-2 to Cameroon which made one the funniest moments in the group stage.
The AFCON hand of god😭 https://t.co/0GQc33iHUS
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1. Neblú the Spiderman
During the last group stage matches we really witnessed a lot. In Angola versus Burkina Faso match, the Angolan goalkeeper brought the spiderman vibes as he literally to flied like spiderman. However, that’s exactly what the 30-year-old did in the game versus Burkina Faso. Although he committed an intentional handball outside the penalty area, potentially preventing a clear goal-scoring opportunity, but luckily, he only got a yellow card, as the commentator correctly says in the clip: “No, you can’t do that.”
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