Comments on: Cameroon vs Egypt – Africa Cup of Nations Final LiveBlog

By: Prof

Prof — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:52:33 +0000

Well, whether you like their football or not they won it and they were the better team of all of them in the competition. so congratulations egypt

Prof
South African
http://www.mojazone.com

By: Alaa Mattar

Alaa Mattar — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:29:07 +0000

We are the Champions!!
That is the end of Ghana 2008 story. 1/2 an hour before the match I saw a post on my fun wall on the face book. An old song from the 60’s for a singer whom I do not know singing “Take me back to Cairo, beside the River Nile” I thought that this is the African Crown “Cup” is saying that to the Egyptian players, as Football Fed. is very close to the River Nile. see the song on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6DIbQhFrGM
It is an Anglo Arab song; the arabic lyrics is an old folkoric song and so the music is. The main sound is a “nay” and old Egyptian flute.
Back to the victory I would like to add few notes objectivly and without the exaggeration of the egyptian media:
1- Hassan Shehata has proven to every his superior skills in coaching, defeating the finest French and German coaches in the tournament.
2- Remarkable defeat of Gerard Gili who was coaching Egypt for less than a year few years ago. He had no acheivements and Egypt’s team was terribly bad under his supervison. Also, Otto Pfister who was coaching Zamalek club for 2 years and had some victories in the Egyptian League.
3- Egypt won the title 6 times with National coaches. European coaches are good only with the national clubs in the national league or African Champions league.
4- Although Shehata was a great and famous player in Egypt, he did not win the ANC as player. Unlike his assistant Shawky Ghareeb, who took the glory in Cairo stadium in 1986, and guess against who…… yes against the all mighty Cameroon. Do you remember Roger Miller, Omam Beck and Tomas Nokono.
5- With all my respect to the West African teams, they do not deserve to win the title in this tournement. They have good individual players, but yet they lack team spirit and good definse.
6- Yes good definse is the secret. Cote d’Ivoire has an agrrisive attack and a might midfield players. They scored goals more than any other team. However, when you see that team against Egypt you will astonished. They were helpless. The reason is they did not expect to see that Iron Curtain or let me say “Pyrmid stones” and a “High Dam”
7- Tactics; back to Hassan Shehata the man of Ghana 2008. He started 6 matches with almost same players even the same exchange of substitues, however, he had 6 different tactical maneuvers that suites his rivals and according to goal of each match.
8- Ghana deserves to play the final match against Egypt not Cameroon but this is football. One mistake and you are knocked out.
9- Teams of Southern Africa are good in general but they lack tactics. Teams of Northern Africa lack spirit and courage to attack. Tunisie, you can’t win in an Italian style….defend, defend, defend, score a goal then defend, defend and defend. Or let me say it is Gohary’s style “our Egyptian coach in 1998′.
10- Finally, Hassan Sehata a mission impossible in Angola 2010. To defend your title one is easy but twice??!!
Egyptian media accused him of being lucky. To be lucky and win is better than being Einstien and lose, he replied.
Wheather he is lucky or Einstien, you luve him. He is the “Mo’Alem” or the Master, the Teacher or whatever you want to say.

By: George

George — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:13:47 +0000

That’s such a puny trophy! Couldn’t the designers have made it a bit more regal?

By: nicklaas

nicklaas — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:35:19 +0000

Thats what i was talking about Egypt.You guys did good so your deserve the cup keep up the good work and take it next time.OK enjoy your cup celebratoin,

By: tamim

tamim — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:35:53 +0000

i can’t really describe the celbrations here in cairo…fireworks, fans and cars chants music drums….all you can imagine…

forza ragazzi!!!

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS MY FRIEND!!

By: Al

Al — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:29:16 +0000

* * * * * *
Love you Egypt
6 stars
6 times champions

By: Al

Al — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:26:41 +0000

I really respect Cameroon and Cote d’Ivore and i would have been happy either way regardless of who won the final, but we did it. Love you Africa

By: Al

Al — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:24:00 +0000

Hadary your new nickname is “The High Dam”.

I love you all

By: Pedro

Pedro — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:21:19 +0000

Iam just so happy that Egypt won, purely from a coaching perspective as an african native as won it, i hope this will prompt most FAs to apoint a native coach instead of a foreign coach.
Not to say that there is no place for foreign coach in africa, but they could be used as directors of football to provide structural leadership which most countries seem to lack.
Good bye to the recyclization of the Pfisters and leroys of this world.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:14:35 +0000

okay so they won, but who really played better?! Overall that is?