Many have hailed AFCON 2023 as the best AFCON ever, and I wholeheartedly agree. The quality of football was outstanding across the board. We witnessed remarkable growth in African football, marked by a wealth of technical and tactical innovations. The results show that the gap between the top teams and the rest has significantly narrowed
As a member of CAF Technical Study Group, I attended the competition to observe and analyze all 52 games, focusing on the tactical, technical, and physical trends that emerged. Our objective was to understand what the most competitive teams had in common and why some teams advanced to the final stages. For each team, we examined:
- What the team is trying to do
- Why they are doing it
- Where they are executing their strategies
- When they are implementing their tactics
- Who is involved in the actions
- How the players are behaving
This comprehensive analysis provided valuable insights into the evolving nature of the game.
In an interview with www.thereturnpass.com, i sharred my thoughts after the competition in Cote D'Ivoire.
