Who will win AFCON 2024? Prediction, odds, best bets as Ghana, Egypt, Senegal contest 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, set to be contested through January and February of 2024, will bring all the best players across the continent together for its international tournament in the Ivory Coast.
Senegal are looking to become the first back-to-back AFCON title winners since Egypt completed their three-peat in 2010, while Morocco will hope to stake their claim as the best African nation following a historic run at the 2022 World Cup.
Hosts Ivory Coast triumphed back in 2015 but have fallen on tough times since, and could look to use their hom advantage to spark a national team turnaround as they eye improvement heading into 2026 World Cup qualification.
There are seven nations back in the competition after missing out in 2021, as South Africa, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, Mozambique, DR Congo, and Namibia all return. That comes as the likes of Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Malawi, Sudan, Gabon, Zimbabwe, and Comoros failed to qualify.
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Prediction: Morocco (+550 on DraftKings)
It's certainly no shock to see the highest-ranked side and betting favourites chosen as likely winners, but there's plenty of reason as to why.
Morocco became the first African nation to ever reach the World Cup semifinals in 2022, led by the exceptional goalkeeping of Yassine Bounou, and they have a host of other players serving key roles for their clubs. Sofiyan Amrabat is still getting his legs under the table at Manchester United, but knows his national team role well, and Achraf Hakimi is undoubtedly a world-class full-back at PSG.
Picking a favourite isn't a bad ploy. Senegal triumphed three years ago as the highest-ranked side in the
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