Incidents
Although a small nation (28,000 km2) with a small
population (1.6 million), accommodation and transport
facilities posed little or no problems for the thousands of
visitors that attended the tournament.
Security inside and outside the stadiums was good
enough across the 32 matches played despite a few
where we saw major incidents.
Standard According to many pundits reporting at the
2015 Afcon, the general competing level of the
tournament was very high. In the group stage, we had
13 draws, with Group D’s second berth holder between
Guinea and Mali being decided by a draw.
Plenty of goals later added flavour to the show. In the
quarterfinals, 16 goals were scored while another seven
were netted in the semi-finals. In all, a total of 68 goals
were scored.
Two major incidents
could be said to have
sullied the beautiful
game. The
controversial penalty
awarded to Equatorial
Guinea against Tunisia
in the quarter finals
and the misconduct of
local fans at the
Malabo stadium during
the Nzalang
Nacional’s, Equatorial
Guinea team
nicknamed, 3-0 loss
against Ghana in the
semi-finals.
Despite the fact that
those situations are
not unprecedented in
African or world
football, they need to
be condemned
strongly.
The third place and final matches were stretched into
extra time which is another proof of the competitiveness.
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