Supercomputer predicts Nigeria AFCON 2023 winners

Nigeria is currently the frontrunner to win the 2023 AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, after the round of 16 matches ended and tournament favourites Senegal and Morocco were eliminated. Nigeria will play Angola in the quarterfinals on Friday in an attempt to get to the last four. According to the latest Opta supercomputer prediction, Nigeria is […]

Nigeria is currently the frontrunner to win the 2023 AFCON in Cote d’Ivoire, after the round of 16 matches ended and tournament favourites Senegal and Morocco were eliminated.

Nigeria will play Angola in the quarterfinals on Friday in an attempt to get to the last four.

According to the latest Opta supercomputer prediction, Nigeria is now the favourite to lift the trophy with a 28.8 per cent chance.

Senegal the overwhelming favourite lost in the round of 16 to the host nation, Cote D’Ivoire on penalties on Monday, January 29.

While semi-finalist at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Morocco was well beaten by South Africa on Tuesday, January 30.

Mali with 14.7% and Cote D’Ivoire with 13.5 make the top three favourite countries to win the 2023 AFCON tournament. The fourth favourite nation to lift the trophy on February 11 is Congo with 9.4% and Cape Verde with 8.8 chances. Others are South Africa with 8.7, Angola with 8.3 and Guinea with 7.8 chances of becoming the next AFCON Champions.

In the first pool, the Nigeria versus Angola game will meet the winners of Cape Verde and South Africa. In the other pool, the winners from Mali and Ivory Coast will face the winners from the DR Congo and Guinea games.