AFCON star boots ball out ‘for no motive’ as followers ask ‘has he bought a wager on’
Football followers have joked AFCON star Jefferson Encada “had a bet on” after he hammered the ball out for a nook beneath no strain.
AFCON kicked off on Saturday afternoon, as hosts Ivory Coast performed Guinea-Bissau. And with beneath three minutes on the clock Encada obtained the ball in his personal penalty space.
However, regardless of having time on the ball, the full-back opted to hammer the ball out behind his personal objective handy the hosts a nook. And soccer followers had been baffled along with his choice making – with some joking he will need to have “bet the over on corners”.
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“The Guinea-Bissau player booting the ball out for a corner 3 minutes in with no pressure on him is hilarious,” one fan joked. While a second replied: “My man had a bet on 8+ corners in the match. Can’t take no chances!”
“AFCON is the best football tournament in the world and I will not hear anyone say otherwise,” a 3rd responded. And one other added: “Lumped on a Guinea-Bissau corner first 10 mins didn’t he!”
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Ivory Coast did race into an early, as they broke the impasse via ex-Manchester City teenager Seko Fofana. Fofana discovered the online within the fourth minute – one minute after the nook incident.
However, Ivory Coast had been unable to construct on their benefit till the simply earlier than the hour mark when Red Star Belgrade attacker Jean-Philippe Krasso fired residence.
Ivory Coast now face a tough conflict with Nigeria who will likely be out for revenge after being held by Equatorial Guinea of their opener.
