The 36 group encounters produced 89 goals, and there were no scoreless results until the last group phase games. An average of 2.47 goals per game is an excellent output, considering the heat and low humidity in Cote d’Ivoire. The highest margin of defeat honour went to the hosts, Cote d’Ivoire and Namibia, while former champions, Algeria and Tunisia, had the ignominy of finishing bottom of their groups. 9s at the tournament, it is 34-year-old Emiliano Nsue from Equatorial Guinea who leads the scorers’ chart with five goals. Round of 16 fixturesNigeria (6) vs. Cameroon (7)Namibia (27) vs. Angola (28)Mali (6) vs. Burkina Faso (10)Senegal (2) vs. Cote d’Ivoire (8)Morocco (1) vs. South Africa (12)Cape Verde (14) vs. Mauritania (22)Egypt (5) vs. DR Congo (13)Equatorial Guinea (18) vs.


Source:   The North Africa Journal
January 25, 2024 09:58 UTC