Burkina Faso vs Egypt Prediction & Betting Tips - Africa Cup of Nations, Knockout stage

Prediction published on 31/01/2017, 02:21  by | Modified on 26/01/2018 at 04:12 in Football Predictions

Burkina Faso will be fighting it out with Egypt in the semifinalsof the Africa Cup of Nations after sailing through the quarterfinals with a 2-0victory over Tunisia. The Burkinabe had qualified for the knockout round afterwinning one and drawing in two of their group matches. Paulo Duarte’s team beatnew comers Guinea Bissau after holding both Gabon and Cameroon to 1-1 draws. ThePharaohs also coasted through their group matches beating both Uganda and Ghana and drawing with Mali. Inthe quarterfinals, the Pharaohs beat Morocco by a lone goal, which was nettedon the 88th minute by Mahmoud Kahraba. Egypt, who have won the AFCONseven times before look red-hot and although they have been advancing on slimvictories, their defensive form has been perfect in this year’s competition.Burkina Faso are yet to win the tournament, but they have outdone themselves inGabon, with their impressive win over Tunisia a clear indication that they areplanning to go the whole distance. In six matches against each other, Egypthave won four times, while matches ended in draws.