Madagascar vs Tunisia
Madagascar will face Tunisia in the African Cup quarter-finals. Tunisia on paper is more favored, but Madagascar is ready to surprise.
As a debut team in the 2019 African Cup, Madagascar provided its own sensation. Come with makeshift players and without any experience at all, Madagascar is able to perform amazingly and is now ready to stare at the semifinals. Although their targets will be difficult to realize, with their performances in several previous matches Madagascar is ready to create their history.
Madagascar’s pace to the quarter-finals is quite surprising. They finished as Group B champions with a collection of 7 points from 3 matches. They outperformed one of the leading, Nigeria who they also beat 2-0.
Madagascar’s surprise continued into the last 16, where they managed to get rid of RD Congo through a shootout. The island nation in the Indian Ocean forced the game to 120 minutes with a score of 2-2. In fact, Madagascar had won twice before finally finishing the match by winning on penalties. Madagascar took the lead 4-2 in the tos – tosan with all of their players capable of scoring goals.
They will face a tough match in the quarter-finals where they will face a strong team, Tunisia. As in the previous round, Madagascar will again be the underdog team in this match given the quality of Tunisia that is more qualified. In addition, Tunisia also has considerable experience on the international stage, both at the African Cup and the World Cup.
However, if Madagascar is able to show performance – their performance as in the previous round it is not impossible they can create their history at the African Cup of Nations. But it needs to be stressed that Madagascar cannot overconfidence given that their opponent this time is Tunisia who holds 1 African Cup title and is also a contestant at the 2018 World Cup.
Our Prediction: 2
Odds: 1.95