Mali meets Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Monday, July 8th at Suez Stadium (Suez)
Mali is progressing very strongly in recent times, and at all levels, its youth teams are increasingly not just making their way to major international tournaments, including the world cups, but “lit up” there, advancing to the playoffs and sometimes not stopping at the first stages. And the main team of the country, to which this youth comes, accordingly raises their qualifications. At the current Cup of Nations, Mali progressed from the group, outranking Angola and the favorite of that group Tunisia, which is now quite strong. Mali managed to score 6 goals there.
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Ivory Coast is more titled and experienced than its rival is. The Elephants won the African Cup twice, and the last of them was won 4 years ago. In the current draw, the team ranked second in the group, letting the Moroccans take the lead. And Ivory Coast conceded 2 goals. Even Namibia managed to deliver the ball to the net of the Elephants.
I will not guess who will advance to the next round. There is some advantage of Ivory Coast due to its experience. There is no doubt that its squad is powerful. Footballers play in England, in France, in Germany, in Italy and not for the last clubs: Tottenham, Lyon, Milan... But Mali also has enough legionnaires from Trois, Reims, Nantes, Glasgow Rangers, Panathinaikos, Udinese, Porto, and even Sow from Dynamo Moscow. Currently, the rivals are basically equal in their qualifications. But Ivory Coast has problems in defense. Namibia scored it. Uganda, Zambia and even the Comoros scored in the friendly matches before the championship. Mali scored Ivory Coast in 3 of the last 4 games. It is also possible this time, Traore, Doumbia, Coulibaly, with the support of partners, will score the Elephants.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes
