Africa Cup of Nations: Semi-final
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt and Ghana are not the teams that betting websites were expecting to make the semi-final, so they will all be determined to show the football betting crowd in Gabon that their final four runs were no fluke.
Sure, none of them boasts a high-scoring ability like Tunisia and Senegal, but they are expected to provide highly-entertaining and hard-fought matches, especially with the tickets to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations at stake.
Burkina Faso vs Egypt
The big question for Burkina Faso in this game is if they can crack the Egyptian defence – a wall which no team was able to break so far in the tournament.
The Pharaohs haven’t conceded a goal in the competition, and their clinical display against Morocco shows that they have no intention of denting it. The seven-time AFCON Champions have also mustered a threatening frontline headed by Mohamed Salah, who had a couple of goal-scoring opportunities in the match against the Atlas Lions.
Burkina’s chance in the game can come in the counter, but they will need Prejuce Nakoulma to do his usual wizardry if they want to win.
This meeting should be close, but Egypt on Asian Handicap -0.25 @ 1.86 is a punt worth considering.
Cameroon vs Ghana
With both sides bragging an excellent defence, this game could go to the team who will be willing to take the initiative on offence.
Ghana have the scoring prowess of the Ayew brothers at their disposal, but Hugo Broos and his Cameroon outfit have more attacking options with the presence of Besiktas striker Vincent Aboubakar, FC Lorient’s Benjamin Moukandjo and AaB’s Christian Bassogog. Hence, they could use this as an advantage to fire home early.
Additionally, with the Indomitable Lions stopping Sadio Mane and Senegal the last time out, their confidence will undoubtedly carry over into this battle.
Though it is still hard to count Ghana out with manager Avram Grant at the helm, I think Cameroon just have too much advantage especially with Asian Handicap odds of +0.25 @ 1.76.
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