10 Media And Fan Tweets About African World Cup Soccer
Now that all five African teams have been eliminated from their World Cup trophy bids, African media and fans are busy analyzing the African teams’ sometimes controversial, and definitely historic play. Here are 10 media and fan tweets about African World Cup soccer.
1. TNC Africa
Transfer News Central, which provides the scoop on all things African soccer related, recently tweeted this regarding the Algerian team:
#ALG President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has urged Vahid Halilhodzic to stay on as Algeria head coach following their FIFA WorldCup exploits.
— TNC Africa (@TNC_Africa) July 3, 2014
2. The Economist
The Economist Magazine tweeted out this:
Africa’s World Cup failure: how a football mad continent’s teams were mired in controversy http://t.co/ED4i5xA8cj pic.twitter.com/vPJyrXbaLW
— The Economist (@EconMEastAfrica) July 3, 2014
3. Ventures Africa
Algeria turning down a World Cup bonus was the subject of this tweet from Ventures Africa Magazine to its 23,400-plus followers:
Algeria To Turn Down $9m World Cup Bonus http://t.co/VHBlal49OJ #Africa #Business
— Ventures Africa (@VenturesAfrica) July 3, 2014
4. Lusaka Times
Zambia didn’t have a team competing in Brazil, but the online Lusaka Times newspaper still published an editorial weighing in on the continent’s World Cup future:
John Barnes: Africa could win FIFA World Cup in 20 years http://t.co/4Dr2TVw09j
— Lusaka Times (@lusakatimes) July 3, 2014
5. Oluwashina Okeleji
African teams seemed to be mired in scandals of various types during the World Cup, including one involving match fixing between Cameroon and Croatia, that led a BBC sports writer and broadcaster to tweet this to his nearly 50,000 followers:
ICYMI: Fifa says there is no evidence “so far” of World Cup match-fixing after allegations about Cameroon’s defeat by Croatia. #CMR #africa
— Oluwashina Okeleji (@oluwashina) July 3, 2014
6. AJE Sport
Al Jazeera Sport also weighed in on when an African team would make it past the knock-out rounds in a future World Cup:
Opinion: Africa’s wait for World Cup trophy continues. By @LeeW_Sport | http://t.co/AYFR0Ld0qQ
— AJE Sport (@AJE_Sport) July 3, 2014
7. Super Sport Blitz
Super Sport Blitz paid tribute to the Algerian team, despite its June 30 2-1 loss to Germany, with this tweet:
There is no denying Algeria’s status as the number 1 team in Africa tonight with their performance….#WorldCup #SSFootball
— SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) June 30, 2014
8. Dapper!
This tweet comes from a Nigerian fan. We liked his enthusiasm:
Nigeria you played well man. Best African nation at the World Cup. Showed why you’re Champions of Africa.
— Dapper! (@MrEconometrics) June 30, 2014
9. Papillo
This fan has also blogged about the African World Cup teams in a post for www.sbnation.com and linked it to his twitter here:
So look what I wrote: There’s no one way to describe Africa’s soccer teams http://t.co/iaawrkvaks via @sbnation
— Papillo (@Phaetonv2) June 30, 2014
10. Wondo Escobar
Wondo Escobar reminded everyone what really mattered about the games:
Amid the pay chaos, Africa makes World Cup history: Africa makes World Cup history despite pay chaos but is it… http://t.co/6H5rpBEOpN
— Wonda Escobar. (@Samuelwonderboy) June 27, 2014