AFCON 2019 Round Of 16 Matches; Nigeria Set To Face Cameroon and More

South Africa and Tunisia filled the final two places in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon 2019) last-16 draw on Tuesday after a tense finish to the group stage in Egypt.

Already-qualified Mali defeated Angola 1-0 in Ismailia through an Amadou Haidara thunderbolt to win Group E and eliminate the losers from the competition.

Tunisia could only draw 0-0 with debutants Mauritania in Suez but the point secured second place behind Mali.

Angola’s defeat meant South Africa sneaked into the knockout phase, joining Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Benin as the best four third-place teams.

Mali will face the Ivory Coast in the round of 16 while Tunisia meet Ghana, who are chasing a seventh consecutive top-four finish in the Cup of Nations.

The highlight of the round is the clash of defending champions Cameroon and Nigeria, who have won the competition eight times between them.

Hosts Egypt, Algeria and Morocco, the three countries who finished first in groups with perfect three-win records, all face opponents who came third.

The Complete Last 16 Draw

July 5: Uganda vs. Senegal (Cairo)
July 5: Morocco vs. Benin (Cairo)

July 6: Egypt vs. South Africa (Cairo)
July 6: Nigeria vs. Cameroon (Alexandria)

July 7: Madagascar vs. DR Congo (Alexandria)
July 7: Algeria vs. Guinea (Cairo)

July 8: Mali vs. Ivory Coast (Suez)
July 8: Ghana vs. Tunisia (Ismailia)

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Posted: at 3-07-2019 06:52 AM (4 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Whoever expect d eagles to get to final will hav to watch d match close to any hospital that hav good medical equipmnt bcos even if they miraculously jump pass d cameroon, they are goin to face Egypt in quater final accordin to the groupin

Posted: at 3-07-2019 08:16 AM (4 years ago) | Upcoming