Betting: Value bets for AFCON Round of 16 (Day 1)

Mr Genius Tips 06:00 - 23 January 2022

Jim Allevinah in action for Gabon

The Africa Cup of Nations enters the Round of 16 stage. We take a look at the matches to begin the Round of 16.

Burkina Faso vs Gabon

The Stallions came through Group A in second place and they face the Panthers of Gabon in their Round of 16 match.

The Panthers have done quite well without captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and are in the Round of 16 due to their commitment and resilience in a group which included the Black Stars of Ghana.

Burkina Faso is back in busy at the AFCON 2021.

Burkina Faso have not scored a lot of goals, so do not expect a goalfest against Gabon

Prediction

There is no second chance in this stage and I think both teams would be cautious at the start so we don't expect a goal extravaganza.

Match tip: 1st half Under 1.5 goals @ 1.30 odds.

Nigeria vs Tunisia

The west Africans are probably the team to beat so far. Their performances have left fans and critics drooling alike and it remains to be seen if they can perform on the big stage.

The Super Eagles have been one of the more exciting teams at AFCON so far

Tunisia represent their best shot at quelling any doubters and having rested both Joseph Aribo and Ola Aina they would be back to their best 11. Tunisia would welcome AFCON star Wahbi Khazri to the team from his COVID isolation.

This game presents a repeat of the third place match from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Prediction

Tunisia isn't much of an underdog and with the quality in both teams attack we see the over 1.5 goals option @ 1.57 odds a banker.