Witnessed the Cup Championship African Nations 2021 , which is currently being held in Cameroon and until February 6, very strange events, rearing its head for the first time on the events of Elkan, and perhaps the killing and injury of 46 fans due to the stampede in the Cameroon-Comoros match, is the most prominent, and the increase in unjustified violence appeared in the announcement of 13 red cards for players, which is a number Standard not achieved in 4 complete copies.
8 people were killed and 38 fans were injured
Perhaps the most unfortunate accident in the 2021 African Nations Championship, which is currently being held in Cameroon, killed 8 people and injured 38 others, 7 of them in serious condition, as a result of a stampede of fans before the match between Cameroon and Comoros in the round of 16 in Balkan.
The African Union “CAF” issued an official statement confirming that it had opened an investigation into the incident and said that it was in constant contact with the Cameroonian authorities and the local organizing committee, while Abel Mbenge, the official spokesman for the organizing committee, said that there was a stampede because of the crowding.
Officials said the stadium was not supposed to be more than 80% full due to coronavirus avoidance rules, but more than 50,000 people tried to attend.
Pictures circulated on social media showed fans screaming at the entrance gate, and video footage of a huge stampede between them
13 red cards .. the current African Championship = the past four editions
The African Nations Cup, currently held in Cameroon, witnessed the registration of 13 expulsions so far during the matches played so far, a record that has not been recorded in a single copy.
And the global “Opta” network revealed that this version of the expulsion reached 13 red cards, the last of which was in the face of Cape Verde and Senegal, which witnessed two Cape Verde cards, to equal the last 4 copies of the African Nations combined.
The most famous referees have been at least one expulsion in the round of sixteen matches of the African Nations, where the total has reached 6 red cards so far, while the group stage witnessed 7 red cards.
Senegal qualifies for the third time in a row, defeating 9 players from Cape Verde
Senegal qualified for the quarter-finals of the African Nations Cup after beating Cape Verde 2-0 in the match that brought the two teams together on Tuesday evening in the round of 16 of the tournament.
The confrontation witnessed the Algerian referee Lahlou Benbrahim displaying the red card to Cape Verdean duo Patrick Andrade in the 21st minute and goalkeeper Fouzinha in the 57th minute.
With this qualification, Senegal has succeeded in qualifying for the quarter-finals of the African Nations for the third consecutive edition, after achieving qualification in the 2017 and 2019 editions and this year, approaching the number recorded in the name of Tunisia, which owns 4 consecutive times, according to the Opta network.
After an absence of 18 years..Morocco wins for the first time in the playoffs
Morocco qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, after its difficult victory over Malawi with two goals against a goal, in the match that took place between them on Tuesday evening, at the “Ahmadu Ahidjo” stadium in Yaounde, as part of the 16th round of the African Nations Cup final competition currently underway. In Cameroon until February 6 next.
With this qualification, the Moroccan team succeeded in achieving its first victory in the playoffs after an absence of 18 years and a determination since the victory over the Mali team in the 2004 edition that was held in Tunisia.
The Moroccan national team qualified for the quarter-finals of the “Cannes 2021” competition after turning the table on its Malawian counterpart, by turning its delay with a goal into an exciting 2-1 victory.
Gambia, the dark horse in the African Nations Cup
The wonderful Gambia team deserves the title of the dark horse of the continental championship, after the Scorpions succeeded in qualifying for the quarter-finals of the 2021 African Nations Cup for the first time in history, by winning a clean victory over Guinea.
The Gambia team continued to make history by beating Guinea with a clean goal, and it is scheduled to meet Cameroon against Gambia next Saturday, January 29, at 7:00 pm at Ahmed Ahidjo Stadium in the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations.
Vincent Abubakar sets a record absent for 24 years
Cameroon striker Vincent Abu Bakr became the first player to score more than 5 goals in the African Nations Cup, since the former Egyptian star Hossam Hassan and Benny McCarthy, who scored 7 goals each in the 1998 tournament.
Aboubakar, the Cameroon national team striker, is the top scorer in the African Nations Cup with 6 goals he scored, the last of which was the goal he scored against Comoros.
Vincent Abubakar has scored 6 goals so far in 4 matches played by his country in Group A, where he scored two goals in Burkina Faso, two goals in Ethiopia, a goal in Cape Verde and the same in Comoros.
Shaker El-Hadhour, “The Elkan Man,” a defender turned goalkeeper
The most difficult situation in the African Nations Championships remains when Comoros defender Shaker Al-Hadhour, the left back, became a goalkeeper for his country against Cameroon, after Corona prevented the two goalkeepers of the Arab team from participating, while the third of them was injured.
Comoros defender Shaker El Hadhour played the role of goalkeeper, but common sense overcame him when he put his hands behind his back while Vincent Abou Bakr scored the second goal, forgetting that he was guarding the goal at the time.
Shaker Al-Hadhour said, in statements after the match: “I tried to play as a fifth defender and I saved well sometimes and scored a goal while we were playing incomplete from the beginning of the match.”
The Comoros defender added: “I did my best for my colleagues and my people, and playing as a goalkeeper is very difficult. I want to go back to playing as a defender again, and circumstances forced me to protect the Comoros lair.”
Gabadinho Mahango is the all-time top scorer for Malawi
Malawi striker Gabadinho Mahango scored 3 goals during his country’s campaign in the African Nations Cup, which are all goals scored by Malawi in the tournament.
Gabadinho Mahangu scored 3 goals in the tournament, two goals against Zimbabwe and one in Morocco, to be the first player in the history of Malawi to score two goals in the same match, and she is also the most scored player in the history of Malawi in the history of the African Nations Cup with 3 goals.
Malawi was eliminated from the tournament after defeating Morocco in the match between them.