{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mathematical 7","provider_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7","title":"The lush, green grass of AFCON 2025! - Mathematical 7","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"T6HgsLy55L\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/the-lush-green-grass-of-afcon-2025\/\">The lush, green grass of AFCON 2025!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/the-lush-green-grass-of-afcon-2025\/embed\/#?secret=T6HgsLy55L\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The lush, green grass of AFCON 2025!&#8221; &#8212; Mathematical 7\" data-secret=\"T6HgsLy55L\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/mathematical7.com\/m7\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/CAN-2025-in-summer.webp","thumbnail_width":1580,"thumbnail_height":953,"description":"AFCON 2025 has ticked most of the boxes in the measure of a great African football festival even in the first week since it started.   The low attendances at many of the matches are probably the only \u2018set back\u2019 so far.   The opening ceremony was beautiful, simple in execution and culturally rich in content. The pyrotechnics were brief but beautiful took. The ceremony definitely ranks amongst the best that I have seen in the AFCON history.   Beyond that, the various stadia, in Rabat, Casablanca, Mac Fez (where I probably scored the best goal of my career in 1984), and so on, score very high also, in architectural design and state-of-the-art facilities. They are all masterpieces built with a future in mind - the 2030 FIFA World Cup!   The quality of football has been good. However, in the first week it has lacked the level of drama of the 2024 AFCON in Abidjan that produced suspense and dramatic results in several of the early games worthy of an OSCAR.   By the time I am writing this, the Super Eagles have played only one match, against the Taifa Stars of Tanzania. By the time you are reading me, however, they would be playing the second match, against Tunisia.  I pray they survive, even with a drawn game."}