Friday, January 29, 2010

WHY I DON'T LIKE PENALTIES



THE African Cup of Nations has brought a lot of excitement among ardent football fans on the continent more than any other game. In Angola, we have seen how big names in African football are faring with others on the pitch.

Just imagine during the opening match the host put up with a spirited fight against the Malians, but the West Africans came from behind to cancel the four goals deficit. Then came Malawi, they shattered history after beating Algeria three goals to nothing. Gabon also shocked Cameroonians fans after beating Cameroon in their opening game.

If you were expecting the match between Zambia and Nigeria to be easy, you might have been mistaken. What I don't like is penalty kicks to decide the fate of a match, sometimes the best players are likely to miss their chances, thereby taking all the blame unnecessarily. Just imagine how ''Nyirenda'' dumped his country out of the tournament.

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