The Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro will be the venue for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final clash between Cape Verde and South Africa on Saturday, with kickoff slated for 20:00 GMT.
Key Highlights
Cape Verde have been the tournament’s surprise, exceeding expectations and football predictions at every turn. They topped group B, which contained Ghana, Egypt, and Mozambique.
In their last group stage clash against Egypt, they had nothing to play for, having sailed to the last 16. Trailing 2-3 in the 93rd minute, Cape Verde showed significant fighting spirit to equalize via a Bryan Teixeira strike.
They made it to the quarters with a 1-0 win against Mauritania with a late penalty. They will need to raise their game for the clash against South Africa.
South Africa, who started the tournament in Ivory Coast slowly, pulled out one of the biggest upsets when they eliminated Morocco, the football pick pre-tournament favorites after their achievements at the Qatar World Cup.
Bet hereBafana Bafana showed composure and courage in their build-up play against a Morocco side with talent like Sofyan Amrabat, Achraf Hakimi, and Noussair Mazraoui.
South Africa’s Makgopa put South Africa ahead with a slick finish before Teboho Mokoena’s late free-kick sealed their passage to the quarters.
The win over Morocco also highlighted the transformation of South Africa from dark horses to genuine contenders ahead of their clash against Cape Verde.
Injury Report
Neither side has reported fresh injury worries ahead of their quarter-final clash on Saturday.
Prediction
Cape Verde and South Africa will fight to a draw in the quarter-final in normal time, extra time and/or penalties will be required to separate them.
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