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6 Winners and 6 Losers From Matchday 1 of the AFCON

6 Winners and 6 Losers From Matchday 1 of the AFCON

Losers

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Avram Grant – Ghana

The Israeli manager was handed quite the baptism of fire, playing Senegal in his first official match. But Grant knew he was hopping into a boiling pot when he signed up for the job, and the gamble of playing a 3-5-2 simply did not pay off. His late substitutions were also conservative in a match that was locked in a stalemate. His intention to settle backfired, as Senegal stole a late winner in injury time.