Friday, February 1, 2013
2013 AFCON quarterfinals FIXTURES-Decision time.
The 2013 Nations Cup quarterfinals has a blend of first timers
and some household names, nonetheless, this is Africa and, anything can happen! so here we gooal...
Cape Verde came from behind to beat Angola by 2-1 earning a ticket to the
quarterfinals while Ghana remained solid all through the group stage and while the
Black Stars have looked solid in defense, Cape Verde seems to be the perfect
match as they have looked extremely threatening in attack.
Host nation South Africa managed to pull through the group
stages of the Nations Cup to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002 when they progressed
in a 2-2 display against Morocco in the final fixture of Group A. Mali on
the other hand had quite a mellow sail and are prepared to advance and even go
for the win as their performance so far has given their nation hope and belief
that greatness can be achieved amidst a civil war.
Togo qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals
for the first time by drawing with Tunisia in an incident-filled Group D encounter.
Burkina Faso unlike Nigeria and Zambia undoubtedly had a clear chance of
advancing from their group C leaving Ethiopia in the bottom while Nigeria and
Zambia had to battle for the second spot of which Nigeria won, however, with
recent news that Alain Traore will be out of the competition due to a thigh
injury after he scored three goals in three games in the tournament, Burkina
Faso will have to work harder to earn their spot in the Semi-finals.
A lot of skeptics are already giving Sunday’s clash between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants away to Ivory Coast suggesting the Eagles do not stand a chance against the dynamic quartet that is Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure, Didier Drogba and Gervinho, but Nigeria has a lot to offer, yes they do, going by their last performance, Victor Moses may just have the answer.
Indeed it will be a battle between the new and old
African Favorites, we shall see.
Fixtures.
SAT
2 FEB 2013 - AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
- Ghana
VS Cape Verde- 17:00 at the Nelson
Mandela Bay Stadium
- South
Africa VS Mali -20:30, Moses Mabhida Stadium
SUN 3 FEB 2013 - AFRICA CUP OF
NATIONS
- Ivory
Coast VS Nigeria –17:00 Royal
Bafokeng Stadium
- Burkina
Faso VS Togo -20:30, Mbombela
Stadium
WED 6 FEB 2013 - AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
- Winner
QF 3vWinner QF 215:00
- Winner
QF 1vWinner QF 418:30
SAT 9 FEB 2013 - AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
- Loser
SF 1vLoser SF 218:00
SUN 10 FEB 2013 - AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS
- Winner
SF 1vWinner SF 218:00
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