The 29th Africa Cup of Nations football championship enters the last eight stage Saturday today, after 12 days of intense group and cross group encounters.
From today and tomorrow, i.e. 2nd and 3rd February, the quarterfinals will be played to decide which teams enter the last four stage of the semi finals starting 6th of February.
The teams playing the quarters are as under:
2nd February:
South Africa vs Mali - Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Ghana vs Cape Verde - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
3rd February:
Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria - Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Some of the biggest names in the African Cup of Nations will go head-to-head on Sunday when Ivory Coast and Nigeria fight to stay on track for their first title in two decades. Ivory Coast have been consistent in their display throughout the tournament winning 2-1 against Togo, 3-0 against Tunisia and coming from two goals down to pull a 2-2 draw against Algeria in their final group game.
The 7-8 penalties loss to Zambia in the final game of AFCON 2012 still lingers on the minds of the Ivorians and nothing will stand in their path in the quest for their second AFCON title, not even the steel their West African rivals bring to the fore.
Burkina Faso vs Togo - Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
After the first 24 games of the competition, Africa has been served with some 49 goals already in the competition. Fans will now sit back and hope the entertainment continues when the quarter final games kick off on Saturday, February 2 in Port Elizabeth.
Reference: Think Football
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