Sports Mole provides score predictions and previews for all of today’s Africa Cup of Nations matches, including Egypt vs Ghana.
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The second matchday of the Africa Cup of Nations is underway Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau faced off at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara on Thursday.
Neither team could pick up maximum points from their opening matches and both will be keen to start their AFCON campaign with all three points here.
We say: Equatorial Guinea 2-1 Guinea-Bissau
Both teams gave good accounts of themselves in their respective opening matches and we expect a hotly contested affair here. That being said, we just finished Equatorial Guinea to finish the job at the end of 90 minutes.
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It hosts the Africa Cup of Nations Ivory Coast will look to build on their win on day one and book a place in the knockouts when they meet Nigeria at the Ebibe Olympic Stadium on Thursday.
After an opening day 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea, the Super Eagles will go into the game looking to bounce back from their disappointing start and reignite their quest for continental glory.
We say: Ivory Coast 2-2 Nigeria
Ivory Coast head into this with plenty of confidence after their solid performance against Guinea-Bissau. However, we expect their defense to be tested on Thursday given Nigeria’s talented attacking unit led by Osimhen. We predict that both sides will nullify each other’s efforts and settle for a share of the spoils.
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Two of the continent’s most successful nations go head-to-head in Group B of the Africa Cup of Nations when Egypt take on Ghana at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny on Wednesday.
While both nations are favorites to get out of the group on paper, a disappointing outing on day one has put them under pressure to get the result here and we expect an action-packed contest.
We say: Egypt 2-1 Ghana
Having both failed to win their opening games, Egypt and Ghana know that Wednesday’s result is crucial to their push for a place in the knockout stages. Egypt are unbeaten in their last four games against the Black Stars and we’re backing them to take positives from Sunday’s draw and claim a narrow win at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny.
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