This is who our writers predict to win the AFCON 2019:Benedict Ngwenya says:Egypt 4/1The record seven-time champions are playing on their own backyard and the last time they hosted the tournament in 2006 they came up…
The second encounter in Group F sees a David vs Goliath match as powerhouse Ghana take on minnows Benin in Ismailia on Tuesday night. AFCON 2019 Ghana vs Benin
Tuesday 25 June
Ismailia Stadium
22:00To Win Ghana 6/10Draw 26/10Benin 47/10GhanaGhana have been installed as…
Africa Cup of Nations holders Cameroon will play Guinea-Bissau in a Group F clash in Ismailia on Tuesday. AFCON 2019 Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau
Tuesday 25 June
Ismailia Stadium
19:00To Win Cameroon 6/10Draw 26/10Guinea-Bissau 47/10 CameroonCameroon are the defending champions after winning their fifth title in 2017…
Mali and Mauritania will square off at Suez Stadium after the dust settles with Tunisia and Angola doing battle earlier in the evening. The betting suggests that Mali should dominate proceedings but Mauritania have proven to be no pushovers…
Group E has an exciting mix of teams, each more than capable of advancing to the next round. Tunisia and Angola will get their respective campaigns underway on Monday evening with the North African’s favourites to get off the…
What a way for South Africa to kick-start their 2019 AFCON campaign, taking on 2015 winners, Ivory Coast. It’s one of two so-called tough games for Bafana Bafana in what is considered to be the group of death alongside…
Group D action gets underway with somewhat of a David vs Goliath fixture between Morocco and Namibia on Sunday. The Atlas Lions are one of the favourites for the tournament in many pundits’ eyes, but not the bookmakers, surprisingly.…
The Lions of Teranga are expected to hit the ground running in their opening Group C encounter as they face a Tanzanian team coached by one of Africa’s fast-paced wingers in Emmanuel Amuneke. Senegal are amongst the tournament favourites…
Algeria ended the World Cup qualifying campaign with a nightmare of four defeats in six matches and missed out on a trip to Russia. The Desert Foxes backed it up with a couple of fine displays in recent African…
The second Group B fixture of Saturday certainly looks a bigger mismatch than the first fixture. Guinea head into the encounter as heavy favourites against a Madagascar side who are probably just happy to be participating in the tournament…
Nigeria will certainly be looking to get their 2019 AFCON campaign off to a winning start when they go up against Burundi in Alexandria. With memories of the failure to qualify for the last edition still fresh in the…
The likes of Denis Onyango, Godfrey Walusimbi and Allan Kateregga will be looking to propel underdogs, Uganda, to greatness while the likes of West Ham’s Arthur Masuaku, FC Porto’s Chancel Mbemba and Anderlecht’s Yannick Bolasie will be looking to…