The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations lastly will get underway as we speak, after a Covid-enforced delay of 1 yr, as hosts Cameroon face Burkina Faso.
Cabo Verde and Ethiopia are the opposite nations in Group A, with these groups assembly later within the night.
Neither of the opening fixture’s nations are thought-about among the many absolute front-runners to win, with Cameroon round fifth-favourites for total glory within the match on house soil.
They’ve loads of established gamers in Europe, although the one Premier League-based particular person on this sport is Aston Villa’s Bertrand Traore, representing Burkina Faso.
Right here’s all the things you might want to know forward of the sport.
When is the match?
The primary sport on the AFCON kicks off at 4pm GMT on Sunday 9 January, 2022.
The place can I watch it?
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Predicted line-ups
CAM – Onana, Fai, Moukoudi, Ngadeu, Tolo, Hongla, Gouet, Anguissa, Ngamaleu, Aboubakar, Toko Ekambi
BFA – Koffi, Kabore, Tapsoba, Dayo, Yago, Blati Toure, Sangare, Bertrand Traore, Guira, Bayala, Konate
Odds to win match
Cameroon 4/6
Draw 11/4
Burkina Faso 29/5
Newest odds to win AFCON
Senegal 7/2
Algeria 9/2
Egypt 6/1
Ivory Coast 8/1
Cameroon 9/1
Nigeria 10/1
Morocco 11/1
Ghana 16/1
Prediction
The hosts will anticipate to get off to a constructive begin and gasoline optimism that they will make the nation proud with a run deep into the competitors. Cameroon 2-1 Burkina Faso.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
