The Africa Cup has already entered its decisive phase. Of the 24 teams that started two weeks ago, only eight teams survive after round of 16 qualifiers that took away big favorites like Nigeria or the Ivory Coast. There will be a new champion in the tournament that is being held in Cameroon after the premature elimination in group stage of Algeria. As you can see, this is a completely unpredictable event.
They are currently six of the 10 footballers who contributed the Spanish league they continue in contention materialized in three selections: Senegal, Equatorial Guinea and Morocco. Precisely this last group is the one with the greatest number of players in the Iberian championship with three Sevilla players like Bono, En-Nesyri and Munir defending the colors of the ‘Lions of the Atlas’ shirt. They will have a very complicated duel in the quarterfinals against another favorite like Egypt Mo Salahwho came down in the penalty shootout in the round of 16 against the Ivory Coast.
Although Morocco starts as one of the teams with the most Spanish representation, it is not the only one that has several players. Senegal has Loum, from Alavés, and Boulaye Dia, from Villarreal, as representatives for a quarter-final duel that will measure them against the Equatorial Guinea of the Cádiz player Akapo. The good thing about this game is that it will ensure that at least one member of the League reaches the semifinals of a tournament that has been ruling out other players from the Spanish competition who are already packing their bags to return.
It is the case of a Slime, representing Ghana, who did not get past the group stage. The same result reaped the central of Betis Mandi not being able to revalidate the title he garnered in 2019 with Algeria. In the round of 16, two Villarreal players fell by the wayside, such as Samu Chukwuezewho failed to prevent a surprising elimination of Nigeria at the hands of Tunisia. aurier He will also have to return to Castellón after falling to the Ivory Coast.
The Africa Cup is being one of the tournaments of more complicated digestion for the absence of goals and to show a button. In the round of 16, only 12 goals were seen in eight games, while in the group stage things were not much better. The championship, however, has allowed several names to become known to the general public such as Vincent Aboubakar, the tournament’s top scorer with five goals, or the promising Ablie Jallow, who is leading Gambia to a historic result with his presence in rooms.