Who will win the 2023 Africa Cup of nations? Theβ Opta ” Opta supercomputer has presented its forecasts for the 2023 African Cup of nations as the tournament’s host Ivory Coast looks to topple defending champion Senegal.
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday, with 24 teams competing to crown the continent’s Kings.
Ivory Coast is hosting the tournament-which was postponed due to weather concerns after it was originally scheduled for last summer-against Guinea-Bissau, with Nigeria, Egypt and Ghana also in action on the opening weekend.
Predictions for the 2023 Africa Cup of nations
Senegal have big chances, with the giant Opta giving the Lions of Tiranga a 12.8% chance to defend the trophy.
Ivory Coast was given a 12.1% chance to become the first winner on home soil since Egypt in 2006.
Morocco (11.1%) is the third supercomputer candidate after becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup in 2022.
Algeria is the fourth candidate with a 9.7% chance of glory, while Egypt (8.5%), Nigeria (8.1%), Cameroon (7.4%), Tunisia (6.3%) and Ghana (5.3%) are the other teams with hopes above 5%.
