The home stage of the African Championship is coming to an end and the drama is in full swing. Tomorrow (Thursday) the last round games will be held in the 5th and 6th houses and only then will pictures that go up to the next stage be completed and we will find out if the reigning champion joins Ghana and surprisingly finishes her way in the competition at such an early stage.
House of the Lord
Ivory Coast – Algeria (18:00)
Who would have believed that the two would reach the final round when they were in danger of relegation – certainly the reigning champions Algeria who failed to win at all in the two opening rounds. Ivory Coast come to the meeting from first place at home with four points after a 2-2 victory over Equatorial Guinea and 2: 2 against Sierra Leone in the 90th minute, so a draw will guarantee them a ticket to the next round, but Algeria, who have not lost 35 consecutive games in all competitions Until it surrendered a sensational 1-0 to Equatorial Guinea, even before it parted ways in a weak 0-0 draw against Sierra Leone and now Riyad Mahraz and his teammates are on the verge of relegation and only a win will lift them to the quarterfinals, but it will be no easy task against the Elephants. Their last 14 games and astonishing stars like Wilfried Zaha, Nicolas Pepe and Sebastian Haller on offense.
Sierra Leone – Equatorial Guinea (18:00)
They were expected to be cannon fodder, but Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea reached the final round knowing that whoever won would advance to the quarterfinals. On the eve of the final round for Equatorial Guinea three points and Sierra Leone two, so whoever wins will surely take one of the first two places. A draw, however, is expected to give Equatorial Guinea the ticket to the next stage and likely result in the dismissal of Sierra Leone.
House F
Gambia – Tunisia (21:00)
The Gambia is at the top of the table after the first two rounds with four points in the balance, but is in complete equality with Mali and a total of one point above the third Tunisia. Therefore, a draw may be enough for both of them to qualify for the next stage in light of the fact that Tunisia has a wonderful goal balance after the 0: 4 over Mauritania. The Gambia, in any case, will qualify if it accumulates another point. The star of Tunisia is Wahbi Hazari from Saint-Etienne who has scored twice and cooked and his stated goal is to march his team to the next stage.
Mali – Mauritania (21:00)
The only team that has not scored a single point in the tournament is Mauritania, which will no longer advance to the next stage, but will try to spoil Mali, who is also likely to qualify for a stage in the event of a particularly surprising loss. Mali could have secured a place in the previous round if they had kept the advantage for a few more minutes, but Pendel in the 90th minute in a 1-1 draw against Gambia postponed the celebrations. Since a point is also enough for Mali and she meets an opponent who has won only once in her last 12 games, it seems that no drama is expected.