Africa Cup of Nations Masterplan

Better late than never here is the way I thought the African Cup of Nations would work out. This is how I predicted a week before the tournament kicked off:

Group A
1.) Ivory Coast
2.) Egypt

Group B
1.) Cameroon
2.) Angola

Group C
1.) Tunisia
2.) South Africa

Group D
1.) Ghana
2.) Nigeria

Quarter finals

Ivory Coast v Angola = Ivory Coast
Tunisia v Nigeria = Nigeria (revenge for last times final)
Cameroon v Egypt = Egypt (N. African countries always do well at home and hey you need a upset somewhere)
Ghana v South Africa = Ghana (Ghana steps up to the challenge)

Semi Finals

Ivory Coast v Nigeria = Ivory Coast (World cup qualifiers have more unity in camp)
Egypt v Ghana = Ghana (home advantage only takes you so far)

Third Place

Nigeria v Egypt = Egypt (Egypt is at home and Nigeria isn’t interested in 3rd)

Final

Ivory Coast v Ghana = Ghana (like a Chelsea striker can win an international tournament!)

What I didn’t count on
Eto’o taking things personally.
South Africa being crap.
DRC playing the best football.
Guinea pulling rabbits out of hats.

I love this game!