Cape Verde vs South Africa – Africa Cup of Nations, 1/4 finals match| Date: Saturday, 3 February 2024 | Kick-off: 21:00 CET | Venue: Stade Laurent Pokou (San-Pedro)
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Cape Verde’s probability of success is estimated by bookmakers to be 34%, while South Africa’s are at 32%.
Both teams last met in the World Cup 2018 qualification, when the Islanders won 2-1 in both legs.
Both Cape Verde and South Africa have seen off the opposition with impressive composure throughout the tournament, and we anticipate another assured showing from them.
However, we expect South Africa to offer strong resistance against Cape Verde, as they did against Morocco.
Bafana Bafana players will be more motivated after beating Morocco. We predict South Africa to qualify for the AFCON semi-finals.
Prediction: South Africa to qualify
Given that Cape Verde and South scored in four of their last five H2H meetings, we expect to see that they will exchange goals here.
Both teams will manage to score in regular time.
We will pick – Both Teams to Score – Yes
Following their victory against Mauritania in the round of 16, Cape Verde maintained their good journey at the current 2023 AFCON.
Despite Mauritania making a historic first advancement beyond the group stage of the continental soccer showpiece, the Blue Sharks were able to claim a victory that was well-deserved thanks to a late penalty kick from veteran striker Ryan Mendes. This allowed Cape Verde to advance to the quarterfinals, which would match their best-ever performance at the African Cup of Nations.
To get to the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations, South Africa shocked Morocco by a score of 2-0, advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals.
Evidence South Africa’s Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored in the second half, whilst the Atlas Lions’ Achraf Hakimi missed a penalty.
Cape Verde: Vozinha; Joao Paulo, Lopes, Costa, Moreira, Duarte, Lenini, Monteiro, Jovane, Mendes, Bebe
South Africa: Williams, Mudau, Kekana, Mvala, Modiba, Sithole, Mookena, Tau, Zwane, Morena, Makgopa
TV Channel: Bein Sports