2 pts Ivory Coast/Ivory Coast double result, (4/6 general,
8/11 Paddy Power) African Cup of Nations (4PM Eurosport)
Many people are surely going to have all eyes on Manchester
United v Arsenal at 4PM on Sunday, but African football afcionados will have
their eyes on the Ivory Coast kicking off their last attempt to win the Nations
Cup with their “Golden generation”, kicking off against Sudan.
Herve Renard’s all-star side are hot favourites to win the
tournament despite past failures and they should have little trouble
dispatching Sudan’s entirely domestic squad. One of the most fascinating
aspects of their game too will also be the defence – Third favourites and
tournament tips Senegal were beaten entirely on the counter attack by Zambia of
all teams yesterday - but a team that
has let in just three goals in their last 5 matches shouldn’t be troubled much
by Sudan, despite the fact that their qualifying campaign was rather
impressive.
In four of their last 6, the Ivoirians have led at the half
time break, so backing the double result maybe the way to go.
2 pts Burkina Faso, (13/8 Paddy Power), 1 pt 2-1 Burkina Faso (10/1 Bet365) African
Cup of Nations (7PM Eurosport)
With the Ivory Coast set to take the beating, today’s result
for Burkina Faso and Angola is massive and it may be that Paulo Duarte’s side
have the slight edge. It’s argued in the team by team preview that they could
struggle in the tournament but the European experience of Lyon’s Backary Kone
and Auxerre’s Alain Trarore, along with Rennes’ Johathan Itroprope, could see
them edge out the Angolans today if able to make the opportunities they have
count.
In what could be a fairly scoring game, maybe adding the 2-1
correct score in the “home side’s” favour could prove to be a touch of value.
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