Senegal – Morocco. Forecast and announcement for the final of the African Cup of Nations

The final of the Africa Cup of Nations will be held on January 18, with Senegal and Morocco competing for the trophy. The start of the battle is scheduled for 21:00 Kyiv time.

Senegal

The Lions of Teranga have only won the continental championship once in their history, but the upcoming final will be the third in the last four African Cups. Senegal went undefeated throughout the tournament. At the group stage, they defeated Botswana and Benin with the same score of 3:0, and against DR Congo, such results were enough for the first place in the quartet.

In the playoffs, they first beat Sudan with a score of 3:1, then coped with the unyielding boys from Mali – 1:0. The semi-final was against “old friends”, the national team of Egypt, the match was not spectacular, but Senegal played more actively and managed to win in the end, thanks to Mane’s goal – 1:0. Camara and Diao will miss the final due to injuries, but Diarra and Koulibaly have a series of yellow cards.

Morocco

“Atlas Lions” also won the Africa Cup only once, and they did it a long time ago. Now is the perfect time to take the second title, they have reached the final, they are playing at home, they have a good squad. The Moroccans were also undefeated in this tournament.

The team confidently won the group, scoring 7 points, beating Comoros – 2:0, Zambia – 3:0, and drawing with Mali – 1:1. In the playoffs, they modestly beat Tanzania, only 1:0, and then dealt with Cameroon – 2:0. Nervous was the semi-final against Nigeria, where they managed to win only in a penalty shootout, after a goalless draw, although the Moroccans played better than the opponent. I would like to mention separately Braim Diaz in the team, he has already scored five goals in the tournament, with a high probability that the Real player will become the best scorer of this African Cup. Unaha will miss the match due to injury, Se is questionable.

Personal meetings

In face-to-face confrontations, the Moroccans won more often, they won 14 times and lost five times, six more meetings ended in a draw. The last meeting took place last year, in the semi-finals of the African Nations Championship, when the Moroccans won a penalty shootout.

Forecast

Bookmakers GGBET evaluate the chances of the teams with very decent coefficients: 3.97 for Senegal and 2.43 for Morocco. And which forecast to choose is up to you. Play with the best odds, get instant payouts and support your favorite team with us.

At stake is the title of the best team in Africa, additional motivation is definitely not needed here. The Moroccans are small favorites, no matter what, they will be supported by the home crowd. I strongly doubt that the game will be productive, the fate of the meeting can be decided by one goal or a series of penalties. I am betting here on a total of less than 2 goals at 1.66.