Their previous meetings puts Ivory Coast in the fore front, they are unbeaten against Morocco in their previous 6 games.

The Ivorians have won 3 of their last 6 games against Morocco and drawn 3 games.

Ivory Coast have conceded just 3 goals against Morocco, also they have only scored 6 against the Atlas Lion.

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Ivory Coast – will face Atlas Lion of Morocco at Stade d’Oyem in what seems like a must win game for the Ivorians. Place your Bet on NaijaBet.com 

The Ivorians were tipped among the favourites to win the competition by many pundits, but the first 2 games seems to be saying otherwise. They drew their first 2 games against Togo and DR Congo and are in the 3rd spot in group C behind Morocco and DR Congo.

The Ivorians have a hard task at hand as they face a well-organized Morocco in their final game of the group stage. Anything less than a win in this game will hinder the Ivorians from qualifying for the knockout stages

Morocco – showed a brave performance in their 2nd game as they came from behind to beat Togolese team 3-1. They are now in the 2nd spot in group C with 3 points to their name.

Morocco will be hoping to win the Ivorians to ensure their qualification for the nest round of the competition. However, a draw in this fixture can still put them through depending in result of Togo vs DR Congo.

Match Facts

Wilfried Bony and team captain Serey Die scored in the second group game against the DRC and will once again be key to Ivory Coast getting anything in the game.

Morocco have improved with each passing game in the competition as Herve Renard goes in search for a hat-trick of AFCON titles.

A draw might be good enough for the Morocco but they definitely won’t go into the game against Ivory Coast with that mindset as it may prove counter-productive.

NaijaBet Odd

As at this post Morocco  has 3.65 odd to win the match on NaijaBet  while Ivory Coast has 2.15 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.03.

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Zimbabwe surprised Algeria with a 2-2 draw in their AFCON opener, and Aliou Cisse has warned Senegal against underestimating them.

Senegal will look to defend their status as one of the favourites for Africa Cup of Nations glory when they take on Zimbabwe in Franceville on Thursday.

After beginning their campaign with a 2-0 victory over Group B rivals Tunisia, Aliou Cisse’s side know that another win will send them into the quarter-finals. NaijaBet 

Zimbabwe Coach Callisto Pasuwa will be sweating on the fitness of exciting midfielder Knowledge Musona who limped off in the game against Algeria.

Khama Billiat was brilliant against Algeria and will hope to continue in that form against a strong Senegalese side while skipper and midfield enforcer Willard Katsande will hope to lead by example again after scoring against Algeria.

Goalkeeper Rais M’Bolhi and striker Hilal Soudani are both out of the Stade de Franceville clash, while Leicester forward Islam Slimani is a doubt.

The Desert Foxes need the likes of Leicester star Riyad Mahrez to secure a win after drawing their opening CAN fixture 2-2 against Zimbabwe, while Tunisia’s 2-0 defeat against Senegal means there the Eagles of Carthage have no room for error this time around.

The point means Algeria’s fate remains in their hands, but they will be eager to take all three against a Tunisia side who were beaten 2-0 by Senegal on match day one and will be out if they lose again.

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Algeria – Mahrez will undoubtedly have Tunisia’s defence worried, but the impact of Slimani could be key. Place your bet on NaijaBet.com 

The Leicester City striker set up his team-mate for the opening goal against Zimbabwe and his aerial threat will likely prove a problem for a defence who conceded their second goal against Senegal from a corner.

Mali managed to win their only warm up friendly ahead of the African Cup of Nations 2-1 against Burkina Faso last Saturday, with that result making it three wins, one draw, and one defeat from their last six matches in all competitions.

Their qualification campaign was actually very good though, with them dropping just two points in their six matches and topping the group by five points over Benin below them. To be fair they did have a rather easy group, but it was still an impressive display.

Egypt have one major up and coming talent in Stoke midfielder Ramadan Sobhi, but they also have Mohamed Salah up front. The Roma striker notched five goals in qualifying and has scored 27 times in his 46 appearances for Egypt.

He has also managed eight goals in Serie A this season, so backing him to score anytime at 13/8 looks the best choice for our goalscorer predictions.

Team News

Egypt – will be defending a proud Africa Cup of Nations record when they kick off their 2017 campaign against Mali in Port-Gentil on Tuesday.

The Pharaohs have won the competition on each of their last three appearances in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and hold the overall record of seven titles.

Egypt have not qualified for the three editions since, but are back this time around after topping a tough qualifying group that included Nigeria.

Ghana will be keen to start the tournament on a high as they chase their first trophy since 1982, with Uganda back after a lengthy absence.

it will be dejavu from the 1978 finals in Accra where the two last met at Afcon. For Uganda it’s taken them almost four decades to return to the big dance, while the other team Ghana, has been an ever present danger to the rest of Africa. So it is ironical, especially for Uganda, that the Black Stars will once again be their opponents in Gabon. Place your bet with the champions on NaijaBet.com

Ghana are one of the tournament’s most decorated nations, with only Egypt having bettered their tally of four AFCON triumphs.

Team News

Ghana – hosted and won the Cup of Nations in 1963 and 1978 and also triumphed in 1965 in Tunisia and 1982 in Libya. Uganda came closest to glory in 1978 by finishing runners-up.

The Black Stars of Ghana are ranked ninth in Africa and 54th in the world.

Gyan is still missing a major trophy to cap his international career, however the 31-year-old is not only his country’s most-capped player, but also leads the Black Stars’ all-time goalscoring charts.

Uganda – Experienced attacker Geofrey Massa might remain Uganda’s biggest name in attack, but there is no denying Miya is the man to watch for the future.

They had to settle for second spot in their qualification section behind Burkina Faso, but pipped Botswana and Comoros to second place and booked their ticket for the finals in Gabon as one of the two best runners-up.

This is the first AFCON for Uganda manager Milutin Sredojevic

Matct Facts

This is Ghana’s 21st AFCON participation, a tally only bettered by Egypt (23) and Ivory Coast (22).

Ghana are the only team to have reached the semi-finals in each of the last five AFCON tournaments.

Uganda have lost 12 of their 16 AFCON games,winning three, draw one and lost one in their last five games.

Andre Ayew scored three goals and delivered two assists in six games at the 2015 AFCON, the joint-highest goal involvement alongside Wilfried Bony.

Uganda last qualified for the AFCON in 1978, when they were beaten 2-0 in the final by Ghana.

NaijaBet Odds

As at this post Ghana has 1.72 odd to win the match on NaijaBet while Uganda has 5.79 odd to win the match also, while the odd to draw the match is 3.19.