Eq Guinea vs. Guinea (Sunday, 5.00pm)
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Sunday's round of 16 action in the Africa Cup of Nations will kick off with Equatorial Guinea taking on Guinea at Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan.
The winner of this match will progress to the last eight, where they will face either the seven-time champions Egypt or two-time winners Congo DR on February 2 at this venue.
We say: Equatorial Guinea 2-0 Guinea
With the exception of Senegal and Morocco, Equatorial Guinea were possibly the most impressive team in the group stages of the competition and have the chance to send out a clear message to the big hitters remaining in the competition with a victory in this one.
Guinea have the experience advantage at this stage of the competition, but we feel that will not be enough to overcome The National Thunder in this match.
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Egypt vs. Congo DR (Sunday, 8.00pm)
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The fourth match in the round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations will see Egypt take on Congo DR at Stade Laurent Pokou on Sunday evening.
The winner of this match will move on to the quarter-final, where they will face either Equatorial Guinea or Guinea, who square off earlier in the day in Abidjan.
We say: Egypt 2-1 Congo DR
The seven-time AFCON champions have been far from impressive in this tournament, and there will be a fair few nerves heading into this match. While Congo DR have not set the stage alight in this competition, they have shown tremendous resilience and will likely try to keep this match level for as long as possible, which could open up gaps in the Egyptian defence on the counter-attack.
This match could easily go the distance, but we are backing the Egyptians to progress when all is said and done.
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Barney Corkhill
