AFCON contenders clash as Algeria tackles Ivory Coast

The clash in Malabo between two teams who took part in last year’s World Cup is the headline game of the last eight as the three-week tournament enters the knockout stage.Ghana, another of the African sides who featured in Brazil six months ago, also play Guinea in Malabo in an earlier game.Algeria, the leading African […]

The clash in Malabo between two teams who took part in last year’s World Cup is the headline game of the last eight as the three-week tournament enters the knockout stage.
Ghana, another of the African sides who featured in Brazil six months ago, also play Guinea in Malabo in an earlier game.
Algeria, the leading African team in the FIFA rankings, have continued their marked improvement over the last 12 months, including taking Germany to extra time at the World Cup.
Since then five wins out of six in Nations Cup qualifying have been followed by victories in the group stage over South Africa and Senegal.
But Ivory Coast, who got off to a slow start before eliminating Cameroon in a crunchy game on Wednesday, are now brimming with confidence.