Mali vs. Equatorial Guinea: Preview and betting tips

Mali and Equatorial Guinea will face each other in the eighth round of the African Championship. Mali managed to advance from first place in Group F, while their opponents Equatorial Guinea finished second in Group E.

Mali had some good matches in their group. They managed to win twice and draw once with Gambia, who they finished ahead of in the table thanks to a better score. Their score is 4: 1.

Equatorial Guinea also managed to win twice out of three matches, but lost one. With six points, they finished in second place. However, its score is not very dazzling. Its players managed to score only 2 goals and concede 1.

Mali is doing very well and will be looking to build on this dazzling form in the eighth round. Equatorial Guinea did not show convincing performances, so they will not be the favourite in this duel, but on the contrary the underdog.

It may be interesting to watch the 22-year-old Ibrahima Kone from Mali, who has been able to make a name for himself in every game he has played in the tournament. With three goals scored so far, he ranks second among the top scorers.

However, even if we can find a goal scorer like Kone in Mali, we can’t find a goal scorer like Kone further down the roster in either team. African championship is very poor in goal scoring, we don’t expect anything else in this match.

Both teams have only scored one goal in the tournament and solid defense will be their cornerstone in this match as well. Kone can be instrumental in Mali scoring a goal, while Equatorial Guinea have not had any strikers in the tournament.

Mali will go into the match as clear favourites to go for the win. Equatorial Guinea will try to resist, but without quality in attack they have little chance of progressing.