What this tournament has shown, more than anything else, is the value of cohesion, of having a well-drilled side that knows its plan.

THIS has been the tournament that restored the glee to the Cup of Nations.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA is not a football nation. Or at least, that’s what everybody said before the start of the 28th Cup of Nations, which the tiny former Spanish colony is co-hosting with Gabon.

WHAT comes after the last-chance saloon?

ACCORDING to FIFA and the Ballon d’Or voters, the coach of last year was Pep Guardiola.

THERE’S something a little awkward about the Brazilian reverence for Neymar.