The group stage of the African Nations Cup, currently underway in Cameroon, ended with several surprises, most notably the exit of Algeria (the defending champion) and Ghana from the first round, and the Comoros and Gambia qualified for the round of 16 with their first participation.
After the tournament witnessed a record participation of the Arabs, with 7 teams, only 4 of them succeeded in securing their seats in the round of 16: Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Comoros, after Mauritania and Sudan, in turn, exited from the group stage.
And 3 of the representatives of the Arab football will be facing severe tests, as they witness the early final between Egypt and Côte d’Ivoire, while the Moroccan team will face a much easier confrontation against Malawi, and if Egypt and Morocco pass the obstacle of the round of 16, it is expected that the quarter-finals will witness an expected Arab confrontation between them, which will be The first since their meeting in the same role in 2017 in Gabon, which the Pharaohs won 0-1.
The Tunisian team will have to play a very difficult confrontation against Nigeria, next Sunday, and if it skips it, it will be on a date with the winner from Burkina Faso and Gabon. As for the Comoros team, it will have a date with a new dream of achieving a surprise against the Cameroon team, and if it reaches the round of 8, it will face The winner of the Guinea-Gambia match, here are the matches:
Sunday:
18:00: Burkina Faso – Gabon
21:00: Nigeria – Tunisia
Monday:
18:00: Guinea – Gambia
21:00: Cameroon – Comoros
Tuesday:
18:00: Senegal – Cape Verde
21:00: Morocco – Malawi
Wednesday:
18:00: Côte d’Ivoire – Egypt
21:00: Mali – Equatorial Guinea.