Egypt – Ivory Coast. Prediction for the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations

On January 10, the Adrar Stadium will host the quarter-final match of the African Cup of Nations, in which the national teams of Egypt and Ivory Coast will play. The match will start at 21:00 Kyiv time.

Egypt

The team can count the last selection cycle as an asset. She was one of the first, both on the Black Continent and in general, to secure the right to return to the World Cup by early winning the first place in her qualification group. On the other hand, they spoiled their mood a little in December, when they failed the Arab Cup. There were several draws and, in the decisive match, 0-3 against Jordan – and relegation after the group stage.

On the other hand, at the African Cup of Nations, the team was filled by those who know how to make a difference, Marmoush and, above all, Salah – and therefore they clearly wanted to show themselves against the background of the conflict in Liverpool. It was Mohamed’s goals that made it possible to win over the first opponents, Zimbabwe and South Africa. So the exit to the playoffs was secured even before the scoreless draw with Angola. Despite the rest of the leaders, with Benin in the first round of the playoffs, they missed a victory in regular time. But nothing, they pressed the opponent in extra time, finishing 3:1. And again the captain put the full stop.

Ivory Coast

The national team hosted the CAN last time – and won it extremely dramatically. This was Fae’s first achievement as a coach, and he took over right during the tournament. And in 2025, he finally brought the Ivorians back to the World Cup – they won then the first place in their group in a very persistent race with Gabon: 26 points against 25!

Of course, they went to Cannes with the hope of defending the title. And so far they have not made any fatal mistakes. The team beat Mozambique (1:0) and Gabon (3:2) by one goal in the group stage, with a draw against Cameroon between these matches. And in the 1/8 finals, Burkina Faso was not particularly noticed, with a final score of 3:0.

Statistics of personal meetings

In seven matches played over the last twenty years, the national teams have two victories in regular time. But at the CAN-2022, after 0:0 in the round of 16, the Egyptians advanced on penalties.

Forecast

Bookmakers GGBET evaluate the teams’ chances with very decent coefficients: 3.72 for Egypt and 2.46 for Ivory Coast. And which forecast to choose is up to you. Play with the best odds, get instant payouts and support your favorite team with us.

Bookmakers have a little more faith in the Ivorians and expect a boring match. But both of them have great players in the attack group – they will score a total of more than 1.5 goals (coefficient – 1.61).