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Kafes & Flares
@kafesandflares.bsky.social
Co-host of the ThisIsMappa podcast on the NC Network. Come to me for your Cypriot football needs!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMIsrr7RDfefLnJz-2xQAvzevW7otL4Si&si=Q_SKXi0jl0g5smvu

Ran by Thassos
Pafos FC confirmed as worthy 2024/25 Cypriot League Champions!

The first in Cypriot football a team from the Pafos District has won the league. Only took them 90 years!

Well deserved, we're in control from the start of the league campaign.
May 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
And we have the confirmed matches for teams in Cyprus in the Playoff Knockout Round of the Europa Confernece League!

Celje vs APOEL
Omonia vs Pafos
December 20, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Sofronis Avgousti is on his 3rd job of the season after leaving Karmiotissa and the Cyprus National Team to take over Apollon for the 3rd time in his career.

4 games for the National Team after taking over end of September.

What are the odds of him being sacked by February?
December 19, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Cyprus are drawn in Group H of the Eurpean Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, and will play against Austria, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and San Marino

I mean... St least 6 points, surely?
December 13, 2024 at 4:19 PM
All that's left is the official confirmation that Apollon's head coach, Adrian Gula, has been relieved of his duties.

In the meantime, here's an updated @thisismappa.bsky.social image of the exit door in the Cyprus League by Stoiximan.

11 coaches gone after 13 games.
December 9, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Omonia Aradhippou 0-0 Nea Salamina

Nea Salamina are having a nightmare season so far, their form and their results have been poor compared to the last 2 seasons and that's why they're second from bottom.

Omonia Aradhippou cannot put the ball in the net. Ferrier missed when it was easier to score.
November 30, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Another head coach gone in the Cyprus League by Stoiximan. We're now on 10 coaches changing roles.

We're 11 games in.

This time, it's Omonia's turn to sack Dwight Schrute's twin brother Valdas Dambrauskas.

The Lithuanian took over in the summer and precided over 11 wins in 21 games.
November 29, 2024 at 4:02 PM
2 confirmed managerial hires this evening. The first, following the sacking of Chris Coleman, AEL have hired Marinos Satsias.

The other is MAURO CAMORANESI joining Anorthosis following their sacking of Giannakis Okkas. Camoranesi's debut will be against former employer Kamriotissa
November 27, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Absolute stupidity by the board of AEL Limassol as they announce the sacking of Chris Coleman.

Coleman had been at the club since the summer and precided over 5 wins and a draw in 12 games.

Mid-table was probably the best they were going to get this season. Good luck now.
November 27, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Anorthosis head coach Giannakis Okkas has been dismissed from his role following his side's 3-2 win over Paralimni.

He originally took interim charge of the club in March, and managed the team for 19 games altogether.
November 25, 2024 at 6:29 PM
I actually did it. I did a bitesize version of @thisismappa.bsky.social extra, where Stel doesn't have to listen to me jabber on. So now you have to.

Less than 20 minutes.

The negatives and positives of the last international break for 🇨🇾

youtu.be/DzRSly0wbTo?...
November 21, 2024 at 5:27 PM
The Cyprus Women's U19s have got some games over the next week or so as well!

The Charlies invading this team as well!

Players from the Chelsea FA Women's Academy, Liverpool, Bristol Rovers, the Chelsea Lionesses U19s and Holy Cross College!
November 21, 2024 at 11:09 AM
November 19, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Jason Puncheon has left FC Agia Napa as confirmed by the club tonight after 2 games and 22 DAYS.
November 19, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Cyprus playing a 4-4-2 tonight. What a time to be alive. It's the early 00's again!

GK: Demetriou
DEF: Karo Andreou Laifis Correia
MID: Artymatas Spoljaric Tzionis Loizou
FW: Kakoullis P. Sotiriou

Also, Anderson Correia, please stop.
November 18, 2024 at 7:19 PM
This was the last one I had before I got last season's away shirt!
November 18, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Non league football at it's finest in Cyprus.

Look at that view.

Game finished 6-2.
November 16, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Here we go! Cyprus vs Lithuania, and teamsheet is in.

Looks like a 4-3-3 with a makeshift right back in Karo, with Panayiotou, Andreou and Ioannou in defence, Charalambous, Artymatas and Kastanos in midfield, and a front 3 of Loizou, Kakoullis and Pittas.

Very strong line up.
November 15, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Every season, veteran Ethnikos Achna GK and team captain Martin Bogatinov becomes a chef for a couple of hours to raise money for the U19s team. This year, it's for upgraded medical supplies.

On This Is Mappa, we've taken to calling him Martin Burgertinov.

He's got you covered if you're vegan too!
November 15, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Moat clubs, when they announce a signing, they get professional photos done, with the player in the shirt, a ball, maybe they point to a badge.

Not at Karmiotissa.

Does anyone want some spare numberplates?
January 20, 2024 at 9:35 AM
I am not here to make fun of anyone's name. So i only offer congratulations to Norwegian coach Kjetil Rekdal on his appointment as Omonia's head coach.

Rekdal joins Omonia with experience in winning considering his one Norwegian Championship and 3 Norwegian Cups.
January 10, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Here's some of the posts from the Instagram account in question... it also looks like the account was posting normal football team account stuff until about 6 days ago...
January 10, 2024 at 8:35 AM