AFCON 2023 – Betting Tips, Predictions and Odds for the Africa Cup of Nations

The Africa Cup of Nations is again, happening within the Ivory Coast who final hosted again in 1984. We’ll see gamers from all world wide representing their nations in a bid to knock Senegal off their perch as the highest staff in Africa. 

We preview the event under.

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Africa Cup of Nations

AFCON is the primary worldwide males’s affiliation soccer competitors in Africa and is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) and was first held in 1957. The event takes place each two years with Senegal taking house the trophy in 2021, beating Egypt 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw, with main-man Sadio Mane dealing the ultimate blow.

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Abstract of the Nationwide Groups

24 groups are set to take part in AFCON 2023 throughout six teams who will all play everybody as soon as, with the winners and runners-up from every group advancing to the spherical of 16 knockout together with the 4 greatest third-placed groups.

Regardless of their loss within the final version of the event, Egypt are probably the most profitable nation within the cup’s historical past, profitable the event seven occasions, thrice consecutively from 2006-2010. Cameroon and Ghana additionally be part of Egypt as groups which have received the title twice consecutively.

Cameroon holds the second-highest variety of victories within the event, boasting 5 wins, adopted intently by Ghana with 4 – their final triumph relationship again to 1982. Nigeria, thought-about West African rivals, have clinched the title thrice. Ivory Coast, Algeria (2019 champions), and DR Congo have secured the trophy twice every. Senegal is at the moment defending their sole Africa Cup of Nations title, whereas Morocco, the top-ranked nation on this yr’s competitors, has been topped champions solely as soon as in 1976.

Tunisia, Zambia, Sudan, Ethiopia, South Africa, and the Republic of Congo have every celebrated victory as soon as, including range to the listing of previous champions.

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African Gamers from the Premier League

Naturally, the person who leads the headlines is Mohamed Salah, and his absence from the Premier League may show to be an enormous blow for Liverpool ought to Egypt attain the latter levels of the competitors. With the ahead being joint-top of the Premier League scoring charts on 14, so soccer followers that reside in Merseyside and like the color crimson, might be secretly hoping that Egypt are despatched packing early within the competitors, significantly contemplating that league rivals Manchester Metropolis haven’t any absentees.

Chelsea may also be taking a success, with striker Nicolas Jackson set to make his AFCON debut for Senegal, hoping to assist his nation to defend the title they received in Cameroon. Jackson will miss a minimal of 4 matches so it will likely be fascinating to see how Armando Broja fares for The Blues and whether or not he can persuade Pochettino of a everlasting spot within the beginning XI.

Manchester United might be shedding their primary in André Onana, who has been somewhat polarising up to now this season, however no matter public notion, he’s a category keeper and might be a sore loss for The Purple Devils. He has nevertheless been granted permission to play in United’s league sport towards Tottenham on the 14 January, which consequently noticed him additionally play of their 2-0 win over Wigan within the FA Cup. Approaching a pivotal interval within the Premier League season, ten Hag’s staff will definitely really feel the results with out Onana, counting on keepers Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton.

Odds to win the Cup

Morocco at the moment lead the betting to win AFCON 2023 at 11/2, following a outstanding marketing campaign within the newest World Cup, the place they misplaced 2-0 within the semi-finals towards France. Defending champions Senegal at the moment sit in second at 6/1 to repeat their feat from the final version of the competitors. Algeria and hosts Ivory Coast are each at 7/1, narrowly in entrance of Egypt (8/1), Cameroon (9/1) and Nigeria (10/1).

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