Egypt vs Zimbabwe
The 2019 African Cup will open with a match between hosts Egypt facing Zimbabwe at the Cairo International Stadium, in the city of Cairo. Egypt is quite seeded, especially they have a phenomenal player, Mohamed Salah.
Mohamed Salah will be the center of attention at the African Nations Cup this time. The success of the 26-year-old player brought Liverpool to secure the Champions League title this season, making the former AS Roma and Fiorentina player so reliable by the Egyptian public. The match against Zimbabwe will also be the first stage of Salah et al.
Salah clearly wants to give his country the best. Moreover, Salah also has another mission from this competition, which is to win the Ballon D’or title. If Salah succeeded in bringing Egypt to win the 2019 African Cup, then the chance to win the Ballon D’or title would be even greater.
Apart from Salah, Egypt is indeed considered the top seed at the 2019 African Cup. One factor is the matter of the host. In addition, Egypt’s performance has also been quite good lately. At least 5 of their last 7 matches in all the successful competitions they won.
Faced with Zimbabwe, Egypt’s chances of winning were very open. However, Egypt must remain vigilant considering Zimbabwe also comes with confidence. Successfully recorded 2 wins and only suffered 1 defeat from his last 5 matches in all competitions is proof of the formidable severity of Zimbabwe. Egypt was forced to be careful if they did not want to be embarrassed before their own public.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.22