Africa: AFCON Group Stage a Stride Forward for the African Game Despite Low Scoring


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Despite the fears from western media and football pundits about COVID-19 outbreaks and of players not being made available by international clubs , the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations ( Afcon ) tournament is running well. It launched successfully in Cameroon a year later than planned due to delays caused by the pandemic. The tournament has in fact taken big strides forward, being watched in more than 160 countries. And it has shown that the video assisted referee system is working. But the teams remaining in the tournament 's knockout stage must raise their technical and tactical execution on the...