Kofi A

Catholic,husband, father of three working as a Pharmacist in the east end of lover, West Ham! Jn 3:16

[Kofi A @Kofach]

Tahalia's first National camp. England Pathway National Event. She also shared the experience with Bethany and Zoe who she has played with since she was 10.@JPL_WARRIORS @cpfcw_ydp

[Premier League Panel @PremLeaguePanel]

No other midfielder has as much combined defensive + attacking impact as him. Jude Bellingham is simply one of the best players in world football.

[Kofi A @Kofach]

90% of the continent's team into the knockout phase. Isn't that the highest percentage of all the continents competing?

[Pythagoras In Boots ⚽️ @pythaginboots]

People are not willing to put their racial biases aside when watching African football.

That is the uncomfortable truth behind so much of the way AFCON and African sides are discussed.

When Schweinsteiger calls Ivory Coast “wild” or “unorthodox”, it feeds into a familiar stereotype: African teams as chaotic, unstructured and poorly coached.

But anyone who actually watched AFCON 2025 properly would have seen well-drilled sides, clear tactical plans, intelligent adaptations and coaches solving real problems.

We were one of the very few creators on this and other platforms looking to cover AFCON from a tactical perspective.

The issue is not a lack of quality or structure. It is the lens people bring to the football before the game even starts.

Too many viewers are looking for chaos, funny clips and “unpredictability” rather than analysing African sides with the same seriousness they afford Europe or South America.

As Thierry Henry said: if you do not watch African football, that is on you.

But do not mistake your lack of attention for a lack of tactical sophistication - @sjatfkb

[Melissa Reddy @MelissaReddy_]

9/10 African teams in the World Cup knockouts - the continent with the largest percentage of its teams through to this stage.

The signs were there ✨💪🏽

[Kofi A @Kofach]

Yessss!

[Formula 1 @F1]

HE’S DONE IT!!! 🤩

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA GRAND PRIX!!! 🏆🎉

#F1 #BarcelonaGP

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

“World-class team in a world-class stadium?” Second-tier team in a track-and-field stadium. West Ham United relegated to the Championship at the London Stadium. Fans have every right to be angry. They turned up. But where was the real leadership in the club? Or on the pitch in recent times (Bowen apart)? No urgency in the first half against Leeds. Taty and Bowen gave brief hope. But they couldn’t rise to the equation. Spurs survive.

Many reasons for West Ham’s demise: some iffy recruitment, some below-par coach appointments (Lopetegui, Potter), defensive issues, lack of direction from board, tensions between fans and Sullivan, as well as an unsuitable stadium (fans far from pitch, rental so difficult to generate money). Record losses. And revenue will be hammered by the drop.

Who gets sold? Fernandes and Summerville will be top of many clubs’ shopping list. And the loyal Bowen? Does Nuno stay? Will the fanbase want him to? Does Kretinsky make a move to take over? Would Sullivan sell anyway? So many questions. Who can provide the answers? Who will stand up to be counted?

West Ham need a reset, a rethink, improved recruitment and better leadership - on and off the pitch. Their fans deserve better. #WHULEE #WHU

[Phil Piercy @vanpiercy]

@DaleJohnsonBBC Is Pablo not being fouled by Trossard who’s not even looking at the ball? About 5 different fouls going on there, not clear and obvious. Another example of re refereeing the game for me Dale.

[LFCGS @LFCGS1]

@DaleJohnsonBBC Disagree - the person alleged to foul is also being fouled so where do you draw the line - also not clear and obvious- also inconsistent with the entire seasons reffing

[a patel @alaypatel4]

@DaleJohnsonBBC Bottom line it’s easier to skank West Ham than it is Arsenal because otherwise you’ll hear about it for the next 20 years. Correct decision would have been award a pen for the 5 other wham players being held . That would be a fair outcome based on the rules .

[TobyWrites @tobyasky]

Thierry Henry is a top guy.

Big Meeks is just like me, but I don’t have time to talk about it.

I’ve seen the worst, but nothing will ever take my joy.

I always do the opposite of what the devil expects me to do, consciously.

[Bayern & Germany @iMiaSanMia]

Vincent Kompany defends Vini Jr and criticizes José Mourinho for his statements after the game

[Kofi A @Kofach]

Losing Todibo is going to be more significant than the three points we lost today.

[SportsDokitor (Odogwu👆) @sportsdokitor]

“AFCON SMEAR CAMPAIGN”
(Same Game, Different Judgement)

A comment by Darren Lewis, a respected British sports journalist, deserves real credit. Paraphrasing his point:

We need to stop pushing the lazy narrative that what happened at the AFCON final is somehow a stain on all of African football.

When England fans vandalised Wembley after Euro 2020, it wasn’t framed as a failure of European football.

When Calciopoli exposed deep corruption in Italy and Juventus were relegated, it wasn���t used to discredit European club football as a whole.

When Steve Bruce led Sheffield United off the pitch during an FA Cup tie against Arsenal at Highbury, no one claimed it represented English football.

Yet, similar incidents at AFCON are quickly weaponised to question the legitimacy, organisation, and credibility of African football as a whole.

That double standard is the real issue, not the tournament.

Same game. Same problems. Different judgement.
AFCON isn’t the problem, the bias is.

[Kofi A @Kofach]

@yvonnekramo We were celebrating here! Especially after the dubious officating!

[Kofi A @Kofach]

Come on Senegal!Not my team, but the corruption and the disrespect trying a panenka penalty!

[Kofi A @Kofach]

@Dickinsonwriter @gilescoren I had the same problem.I had to phone cuatomer services as my discovery + account had not been activated by sky. I can watch the game now.

[Premier League Panel @PremLeaguePanel]

Kilman-Mavropanos CB partnership is so bad that even Nuno’s defensive organisation cannot save them. If West Ham do not sign two quality CBs in this window they are doomed. In typical West Ham style,they scattergun bought 2 strikers instead of 1 when money is also needed for CBs.

[The Overlap @WeAreTheOverlap]

“I don’t think they are ready for a black superstar!” 🗣️

A powerful response from @IanWright0 following Jude Bellingham’s recent criticism in the media.

Watch the full conversation now on The Overlap YouTube channel.

[Gary Al-Smith @garyalsmith]

Michelle Agyemang just gave us a new GIF for the meme-dom. Love eet.

https://t.co/z14S3t4bfr

[Kofi A @Kofach]

@Northygk01 It was terrible!

[Kofi A @Kofach]

That penalty shootout.....tense, but honestly lets make sure they practice before the semi final.....