African football's great. Not the actual football, which is pretty ****, but the backstories.

[Berni]

There's people getting murdered, getting malaria and all sorts of ****. It's like s soap opera.

[the splendor of antigone]

[Classic Jorge]

The Togo coach massacre, DR Congo's disappearings, Al Saadi Gadaffi.

Some of the football is genuinely entertaining, all the same. The tournament's thrown up some wonderful moments.

Herve Renard carrying Masoumba. :cloud9:

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[Berni]

itself. There's no point getting upset about what goes on there. It's meant to be a basket case.

[Berni]

[the splendor of antigone]

[Classic Jorge]

It hasn't always been f**ked but it's going to remain so for a good long time after the workout europe gave it for the last 500 years.

[barrybueno]

:comicbookguy:

PS. I know you knew that J but it's for the benefit of the others...