Madagascar meets D.R. Congo in the Africa Cup of Nations 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Sunday, July 7th at Alexandria Stadium (Alexandria)
Madagascar has amazed football fans. In the last round of the group stage, it beat the national team of Nigeria (the favorite of the group) and took the 1st place. And before that, Madagascar won the Burundi team and tied with Guinea. As a result, it received Congo, which took 2nd place among the teams that finished 3rd in their groups only due to a good goal difference.
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As we know, Congo played in the group where Egypt, Uganda and Zimbabwe were rivals. Congo managed to take 3rd place, having hammered Zimbabwe in the last round, and a good goal difference opened the way to the playoffs.
This is probably the weakest pair of participants in the first round of playoffs. And perhaps one of the most equal. Despite the fact that Congo literally squeezed into the playoffs, and Madagascar won its group, it is the Leopards who are leading here with a slight margin. The reason for this probably lies in greater experience. Still, DR Congo is a regular guest of African cups (truth be told, it was called Zaire previously). The team took 4th and 3rd places and even won 2 Cup of Nations, but it happened a long time ago. And Madagascar is a debutant of the final stages of the African Cup. Nevertheless, it looked much better than its rival did. At first glance, the Madagascar team gave the initiative in all 3 matches, but at the same time, it competently defended and punished their opponents for the slightest misstep. Surely, it will not change its tactics in the upcoming match. Statistics are on DR Congo’s side: it won Madagascar in 3 last matches in a row. But the last time rivals met 3 years ago, and during that time, Madagascar progressed a lot. Now it has quite experienced, as for Africa, footballers, who play for FC Paris, Grenoble, Clermont, Troyes, Reims, Ludogorets, Charleroi, Mouscron... And these guys are boozy. They have already written 2 light pages in the history of their football: they made their way to the ACN and progressed from the group. And now they are quite capable of at least not losing in the regulation time.
Prediction for the match: Madagascar to win with +0.5 handicap
