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April 2041 A long wait for a fine win. All the success came from Lesothian nationals so it's not something to shout too much about. The league is now a 2 horse race Both games are within 5 days of each other. We have to wait 22 days for the first one.

March 2041 With each passing nation, the task becomes easier. That's my mantra before every game. The players look fairly non-plussed by the team talk. They think I am odd. Highlanders were seen off. Mohamed Franck getting the MoTM - he's from Comoros but hasn't scored yet. So we are getting excited, and he moves onto penalties straight away. Something that wasn't seen coming, a guy from Mayotte scoring 4 goals in a game, step forward Brian Lepretre. Based on where we are in the season, he may not play again. The league continues to be close, we lead by 2 but Linare have a game in hand. 3 left for us. Final game is home to Linare. Mayotte

February 2041 When a large part of your save is ticking off nations, so playing games, one or two game months are fairly boring. Especially when you have exhausted all types of recruitment to find the missing nations. I always prefer 3 games a week type scenario's and rotation rather than 1 every 3 or 4 weeks. 2nd v 3rd in the one game this month, the league is tight. The board are expecting promotion - there is part of me that isn't bothered as I'll find another Lesothian club fairly quickly I would hope, and then bring the players across, but this country will be over quicker if we are winning.

January 2041 Game at the start of the month, and a game at the end of the month, but with an active transfer window in between. A goalless draw and a 5-2 thriller. Nothing ticked off but debuts for Comoros, so that's all but 2 nations have played for me. We've doubled down on our Mayotte, Zimbabweans and Comoran's.

December 2040 We've reached that part of the season where everyone not getting game time gets annoyed. And they've started lining up... One is Marvin Engonga from Equatorial Guinea, he scored from the bench and picked up the MoTM award against Kick4Life. Since mentioning Linare in the previous month as "doing well", they've lost every game. So no surprises when they beat us. It's also the first game in 4 that we didn't tick anything off. Aguer Lobong has come to me a couple of times to tell me he hasn't settled, now he has ticked off the nation of South Sudan, he can leave. I'm heartless, I really am. Mauritania is not having much luck. Amadou wont be the one that does it. Equatorial Guinea South Sudan The remaining list for Africa

November 2040 I need to keep reminding myself, all I need to do here is tick off nations. No.67 came in the 3-3 draw against Highlanders. Reunion is done. Ryan Agathine, is a fine player from the Seychelles, he put in a stellar performance at DMC and scored too in the win at Lithabenang Golden. We ensured that we get a 100% record for the month, thanks to Saylee MacAuley doing the "stuff" from Attacking Mid. Lovely stuff. Linare look very good. We play them next month and on the last game of the season. Reunion Seychelles: Liberia

October 2040 After such success in Angola, not winning games of football feels odd. A defeat to start the month, was far from ideal. Matters are made worse by not scoring or getting the MoTM award. I also had one of my Zanzibar players retire with no warning - he never played but it's the principle of the thing. It mattered not as Ali Kheir scored against Mangau to tick off Zanzibar. Finally, defeat in the Cup, our Equatorial Guinea striker got off the mark, but it's a few games we will miss out on now. Zanzibar:

September 2040 The transfer window has slammed shut, and immigration has told me that they will not let anyone else through border control until January. But before this... 2 Niger players have come on board. 6 different nationalities in the starting lineup for the opening fixture of the campaign. CCX in the house. The most anti-climatic goalless draw imaginable. I won't try and write out our opponents in the other game of the month. I'll let the picture show that. Goals for Reunion, Man of the Match for Zanzibar. Building blocks. 91% of the African nations have played for us now. Everyone lining up to be next.

Pre Season 2040 It would appear I have stumbled upon the perfect mix of low-rep nations and no restrictions on foreigners. Our squad now has players from - (deep breath) - Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Liberia, Mauritania, Mayotte, Reunion, Seychelles, South Sudan, and Zanzibar. I am bugging people in Comoros, Egypt, Niger, Rwanda, and Tunisia to find options. There are a few players that will only talk to us if we get promoted which is fair enough. I am less worried about Tunisia and Egypt because they can be done at any point in higher leagues as they are strong nations. Henok Yosef (Eritrea) and Saylee Macauley (Liberia) are two players who have previously played for me and have both scored. We were missing that final link in Angola. The season will start in September so maybe one or two more?

Depends.. how old will he be in 2040? Actually... nope, will take him!

Comoros should be okay as the league is also loaded - it was either Comoros or Lesotho. There doesn't appear to be any restrictions in Lesotho so I am going a bit nuts on the 16 nations. Zanzibar and Rwanda are proving tricky right now though.

May 2040 Welcome to Lesotho. I have a simple mission. 16 nations to tick off in Africa. That is it. Currently there doesn't appear to be any restrictions in the league so it's time to go hunting.

February 2040 Do or die. 2 games. Away at Cabinda (13th) and Benfica Mambroa (18th) - if we can take it to the final day. Which we do. Tyhali ticks off Lesotho with a fine display. Away to an already relegated side. Benfica Mambroa scored twice early on and we were never in the tie. I managed to get 11 points but needed 2 more. On the plus side, we did tick off a nation. Lesotho The 2nd job hunt in a night... they do say never go back....

January 2040 Well, this is it, the big month, 7 matches. It could all be over this month. We have 2 nations that we can tick off. Malanje Sport Clube. THE place for the survival campaign to start. Shame we didn't get the memo. A man sent off against São Salvador do Kongo but we hang on to the 3 points. Real Sport Ginga are in the RED, sorry in the Relegation Zone as well, and despite the luxury of missing two penalties, we made it back to back victories, thanks to Alberto Mateus. One of our postponed games, meant we had a game in hand, and that started badly, 1-3 down but somehow we managed to sneak a 4-4 draw with the last kick of the game. It moves us off the bottom but means we travel next to the team at the top of the table. We played with ten men for 86 minutes against Renascer do Estoril and came out with a point, our Eritrean scoring. The month ends, home to Real Sambila and our entire forward line suspended. The boys are goal-shy at the best of times, take out our strikers and it was an uphill battle. We've closed the gap but it's 2 wins from 2 and pray now.

December 2039 continued Appearance fees have massively hampered our chances of signing randoms... these players want them. We can offer £15 - they want another digit adding on. We've managed to find 2 - a Lesothoians and an Eritrean - sounds like the beginning of a crap joke. We also have an Eswatinian for 1 game - the guy we had 8 years ago - before he goes back home. Would be a miracle if he can get a MOTM. Balls... It doesn't rain but it pours... Both the matches in December have fallen foul of the weather gods!

December 2039 After 5 months unemployed, I AM BACK.... in more ways than one. Returning to my first Angolan Club. They sit in the relegation zone in the 3rd tier, 6 points from safety with 8 games left. I've signed a 4-month deal. Time to go all BIG SAM on this club.

May and June 2039 I love a good two-legged Semi... Winning 5-0 at home meant that we could relax on our Tunisian travels. We boldly called to put our Tanzanian Centre Back up front to see if he could finally tick off the nation. And it worked! It's only taken him 112 games. I said that he would do it eventually. Al-Ahly in the final - victory should mean that we can move on as a Legend. As ever the international call ups have destroyed both squads. Pot luck, you take your chances and we have it all to do in the return leg. With less players available. It was always going to be tough but we didn't manage to get over the line BUT in #breaking_news Tanzania So Angola is now done. Time to find the next African nation to tick off the remaining nations. Offical..

April 2039 April is a quiet month. Just the odd Champions League game. The pirates of Penzance (or Orlando) came and went in a blaze of glory. Tunisian opponents in the Semi's Whoever is in charge next season has seen some Angolan strength added. Miranda is a Right Winger from Interclube, Gasper a Left Winger, and Nguele a Right Back. Mainly added for depth, if I am still not a Legend, then I shall continue but hopefully I will be and it'll be someone else benefiting.

March 2039 Our performances in the Champions League have not been as good this year, but we have still qualified for the Quarter Finals with a game or two to spare. An extremely late show against Al-Ahly with a double past the 90th minute for the win. A lorry load of FGNs leave at the end of the month

February 2039 Another title secured. Potentially my last one in Angola. The only last thing is can we sneak out a couple more nations before we relocate? Yes, we can. Peter Mphande is a 31-year-old AMC and hails from Malawi. A double and a MoTM against Club Recreativo e Desportivo do Libolo. Our 63rd nation. Progress in the African Cup set up a local derby and also a strong start to the Champions League group stage with a win and a draw. Another trophy, and local pride and the Angolan Cup is retained. Both my outstanding nations Hassan Said (Tanzania) and Saylee Macauley (Liberia) are playing as many minutes as possible. I am now the best manager Angola has ever seen Malawi

January 2039 New Year, Out with the old. 73 goals in 90 games was a fantastic return. But it's time to clear a slot for the FGN lads. In with the new? No. We had a Zimbabwean lined up but he turned us down for the U.A.E. It has finally happened though. A defeat in the league. Both goals were scored by former players - as we need just a point to clinch the title I had any nations needed to tick off in attacking positions. To say my mind is not on winning is an understatement!

December 2038 The first game of the month/night and a new nation ticked off. Central African Republic becomes #61 thanks to a Felix Bongotoutet double. Several debutants in the cup, 3 new nations premiered, a goal for one, but they were all overshadowed by a 16-year-old Angolan. The beauty of the Angolan Cup. We get to play B teams. Often they are poor. It certainly compared to us. It means we can blood random nations for ticking off. Somalia is in the bag! Liiban Sulub is a right winger, only 19 and it took him 4 games to do his job. Somalia Central African Republic

November 2038 Can this month be better than a treble nation? Unlikely. We've only got 2 that we are live with - Tanzania and the Central African Republic. The scouts are out in the 22 nations we are still to tick off in the hope that they find someone. Malawi, Somali and Liberia. We'll be able to register them from next month.

October 2038 After a routine league win, attention turned to the Cup, and could a rotated side progress and tick off a nation? Yes. James Sentamu from Uganda scored and got the man of the match award, so a total win all round. The cut-throat nature of this particular beast means that Moroccan Hicham El Boukhary is surplus to requirements already - he was unregistered and has been sold back to Morocco. We've lost money on the deal, but have ticked off the nation so I am happy. The African Champions League is also good for nations, Defensive Midfielder Michel Obambou-Ebane, Gabon, enjoyed it further up the field in the AMC role and grabbed a hat-trick as we knocked out Buffles from Benin. What a month. A treble. #60 Chad has gone. The player is rubbish, but if you put enough quality around him, often enough, it turns out ok. Noa Djibrine thank you. You may not play much more now. Uganda. Gabon Chad

September 2038 The opening phase of the Champions League is the perfect opportunity to tick off a nation. Straight off the bat, it's Nation #56. Well done, Hicham El Boukhary. Daniel Yakubu, the world hates you. A hat trick from Centre Back and gets pipped to the MoTM award. Yakubu has to wait for a couple more matches. A brace and an assist. Nation #57. The Super Cup is retained. On Penalties. We seem very good at these. A perfect month - technically. Morocco Nigeria