Ivory Coast vs South Africa is one of the most exciting matches in this series of the African Cup, which will be played this evening, starting at 17:30, to play on “Al Salam Stadium”, there where we expect the gaps to be missed.
Côte d’Ivoire is one of Africa’s most important nationalities, with high expectations at every tournament it takes. It has three World Cup entries in 2006, 2010 and 2014, also playing in 22 African Cup editions, triumphing in two of them, the last time in 2015. At the previous edition, the last two years , disappointed, being eliminated from the group stage, finishing third, under Morocco and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the preliminaries for this year’s tournament, the Ivorian national played in a group with Guinea, Rwanda and Centrafricana, where she finished second with 11 points, managing three wins and two draws, losing once in these games 12 goals, receiving seven less. It is worth mentioning that in the last 12 disputed games, Ivory Coast has lost only one time, with Uganda. He also has a good morale before the start of the tournament, given that he comes after a 1-4 success with Zambia.
Probable team Ivory Coast (4-3-3): Gbohouo – Aurier, Kanon, Traoré, Coulibaly – Seri, Dié, Kessié – Pepe, Bony, Zaha
Trainer: Ibrahim Kamara
Injury: None
Suspend: does not exist
Next opponent: Morocco (June 28, 2019)
South Africa is a weaker national, both in terms of value and experience, and it can not boast significant performance over the years. Like his opponent, he played in three world tours in 1998, 2002 and 2010, but took part in only ten African Cup editions, the first time in 1996, when he won the trophy, playing a final and a semifinal, in 1998 and 2000 respectively, but since then modest, most often eliminated in groups. South Africans also finished second in the Preliminary Group, under Nigeria, but over Libya and Seychelles. With this he managed three victories and three draws, confrontations in which he scored 11 times, winning only two goals. Before the start of the tournament, Stuart Baxter’s national team played at the COSAFA Cup, where he finished fifth. Coming after a friendly with Ghana, in which the goals were missed, the two draw, score 0-0.
Probable team South Africa (3-5-2): Keet – Hlatshwayo, Hlanti, Mkhwanazi – Mkhize, Furman, Zwane, Mokotjo, Maela – Tau, Mothiba
Trainer: Stuart Baxter
Injury: None
Suspend: does not exist
Next opponent: Namibia (June 28, 2019)
Cote d’Ivoire is the favorite in this dispute, with a much stronger bout, but South Africa is a team capable of trouble, so we avoid bets on the soloists and count on the gap, starting from the premise will score at both gates.
Betting Prediction: Over 1.5 goals
Odds: 1.5
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