Senegal are through to the final of the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2021. They defeated Burkina Faso 3-1 to set a date against either Egypt or Cameroon. Senegal, who have never won the Afcon, have a very big chance to win it now. Senegal are the current top rated football team in Africa according to the latest FIFA rankings.
Burkina Faso’s very good run in the tournament came to an end in the semifinal. They gave a very good account of themselves but the Senegalese team was just too tough for them to handle. The first half of the match ended goalless with Senegal just edging it. Senegal were unrepentant with their fast attack on the Burkinabes defence. They were finally rewarded as the Burkina Faso defence made critical mistakes which led to all 3 goals Senegal scored.
Burkina Faso should be proud of themselves. They had a good tournament. They will have a chance to claim third place as they will play the loser of the match between Cameroon and Egypt.
The countries into the semi final of Afcon 2021 are Burkina Faso, Egypt, Cameroon and Senegal.
Burkina Faso are the surprise semifinalists. They defeated highly rated Tunisia by 1-0. The Burkinabes will face Senegal in the semifinal. They have got a chance even though Senegal are the favorites to go through.
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In the second semifinal game, Egypt will take on Cameroon. Since that 1-0 loss to Nigeria in the first game Egypt have hit fine form, eliminating IvoryCoast and Morocco in the process. For me, Egypt are now favorites to win the competition followed by Senegal.
Cameroon will need to be at their very best to beat the Egyptians.
The Cameroonians have home advantage though and have been very good in the tournament so far. Egypt won’t find it easy at all but they are favourites to win.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were in the news again as they were surprisingly knocked out of Afcon by Tunisia. Tunisia restricted Nigeria to few chances and when they had theirs they scored. It was one of the worst performances of the super eagles in the knockout phase of this competition.
Burkina Faso were able to defeat Gabon only after 120 minutes of normal time winning 7-6 on penalties.
Gambia stunned Guinea, 1-0 while the Hosts, Cameroon, survived Comoros scare to finally win 2-1.
Senegal were too much for Cape Verde, downed them 2-0 while Morocco secured a hard fought victory over Malawi by 2-1.
The last two games of the second round produced no goals in normal and extra time.
Egypt defeated Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties while Equatorial Guinea sent Mali out after winning 6-5 on penalties.
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The Quarter Final pairings see Gambia vs hosts, Cameroon. Cameroon will fancy their chances but they will surely get a run for their money.
Tunisia will take on Burkina Faso. Tunisia are the favorites here but they must not underrate their opponents.
Egypt will take on Morocco, sadly one of these teams will crash out. This game is equally poised.
Senegal’s prize for beating Comoros is a Quarter final match against Equatorial Guinea. Senegal are favourites to go through
Now I won’t waste your time on this. When you want to purchase a laptop that is suitable for gaming, look out for these four hardware components.
Type of CPU and speed
Amount of RAM
Type of main Storage
Dedicated Graphics Processing Unit( GPU)
CPU should be a core I series. Like Intel’s Core i3 and above. On the other hand AMD 6 and above should be good for PC gaming. The more powerful the CPU, the better the gaming experience.
A laptop / PC for gaming should have at least 8GB of RAM. Most of the time 4GB isn’t adequate.
Laptops installed with Solid State Drive (SSD) will normally produce better gaming performance than the traditional Hard Disk Drives (HDD).
If you are serious about purchasing a gaming laptop then don’t purchase a laptop without a dedicated Graphics processor or GPU. A GPU with a dedicated memory of 1GB is a good start as you will be able to play a lot of mid range pc games and some highly CPU & GPU demanding games like Fifa, Resident Evil 3 Remastered and so on.
Note that gaming laptops are more expensive than Normal Laptops. All gaming laptops have a dedicated GPU while normal laptops don’t. A more advanced GPU will produce a better gaming experience.
Here are some of the latest gaming laptops for 2022
predator triton laptop
Predator Triton 500 SE:
Acer’s flagship machine supports up to Intel’s Core i9-12900HK processor and up to Nvidia’s new RTX 3080 Ti graphics chip. And up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM.
nitro 5 laptop
Nitro 5:
The model will be configured to AMD’s latest Ryzen 6000-series or Intel’s 12th Gen Core i7-12700H processors, Nvidia’s RTX 3070 Ti. It will have 32GB memory with a speed of 4800MHZ
Predator Helios
Predator Helios 300:
Acer’s Helios 300 is an Intel-only machine that can house up to Intel’s Core i9-12900H, Nvidia’s RTX 3080 graphics chip. It also supports up to 32GB RAM at a speed of 4800MHZ
Rog Zephyrus G14
ROG Zephyrus G14 and G15:
The G14 and G15 for 2022 is an all-AMD affair, it will possess up to the Ryzen 9 6900HS processor, paired with AMD’s Radeon RX 6800S graphics chip. Will support up to 32GB in total of fast DDR5 memory clocked at 4,800MHz
ROG flow x 13
ROG Flow X13:
This gaming laptop will be configured with up to AMD’s Ryzen 9 6980HS processor and up to the RTX 3050 Ti graphics chip. It will support up to 32GB RAM and up to a speed of 6400MHZ
ROG Zephyrus duo 15
ROG Zephyrus Duo 16:
One of Asus’ strangest and most powerful laptops. It features two screens ,16-inch 16:10 aspect ratio display and a half-height 14.1-inch touch panel display. IT can be configured up to AMD’s Ryzen 9 6900HX processor and Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti graphics chip.
Razer blade gaming laptop
Razer Blade 14:
Supports up to AMD’s Ryzen 9 6900HX processor and up to Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti. It tops out at 16GB of DDR5 RAM, though its 1TB NVMe SSD is replaceable.
Razer Blade 15 & Blade 17:
Will support up to Intel’s Core i9-12900HK, Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti. Both will support up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM.
Alienware x15 showcase
Alienware X14, X15, & X17:
Supports up to Intel’s Core i7-12900H, Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti. The X14 and X15 can be configured with up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at 5,200MHz but non removable. X17 supports up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at a slower 4,800MHz clock speed, and they’re replaceable.
Alienware M17 R5 Ryzen Edition:
Supports up to AMD’s Ryzen 9 6980HX processor, up to AMD’s Radeon RX 6850M XT graphics. On the other hand it can be maxed to Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti. In terms of RAM, this model supports up to 64GB of replaceable, dual-channel DDR5 memory clocked at 4,800MHz.
Areo 17 gaming laptop
Aero 16 & 17:
These creator-focused machines will support up to Intel’s Core i9-12900HK processor and Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti graphics. It will house up to 32GB RAM @ 16GB per channel.
Gigabyte’s Aorus 15
Aorus 15 and 17:
Both high end machines will support up to Intel Core i7-12700H and Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti graphics. They will be equipped with up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM clocked up to 4,800MHz.
Aorus 7 gaming laptop
Aorus 5:
This model will support up to Intel’s Core i7-12700H processor, and graphics of up to Nvidia’s RTX 3070. It will also be equipped with up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM clocked up to 3,200MHz.
Stealth GS 76 gaming laptop
Stealth GS77 and GS66:
These MSI Stealth gaming laptops will support up to Intel’s 12th Gen Core i7-12900H processor and up to Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti graphics chips. Will be equipped with 64GB RAM @ 4800MHZ.
Raider GE76 and GE66:
Both laptops will support up to Intel’s Core i9-12900HK processor and Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti graphics. They will also support up to 64GB max
Vector GP76 and GP66:
These laptops will be upgraded to support Intel’s Core i9-12900HK, with a RTX 3080 graphics chip.
Crosshair 17 gaming laptop
Crosshair 17 and 15:
This lineup willbuse one of Intel’s 12th Gen Core i9 processors with up to Nvidia’s RTX 3070 Ti graphics chip.
Sword gaming laptop
Sword and Katana:
MSI’s Sword and Katana are similar machines. The Sword comes in white, while the Katana is black with two size options (15.6 inches and 17.3 inches). Both will support up to Intel’s Core i7-12700H processor and up to Nvidia’s RTX 3070 Ti graphics chip.
