DR Congo vs Ghana Prediction & Betting Tips - AFCON

Prediction published on 27/01/2017, 11:00  by | Modified on 06/11/2017 at 09:13 in Football Predictions

DR Congo and Ghana will are booked to play each other in thequarterfinals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The Congolese advanced toknock out round after topping their group following two wins and one draw. Congobeat Morocco 1-0 in their opening match of the tournament before before settlingfor a 2-2 draw with defending champions Ivory Coast in the second fixture. Theythen demolished Togo 3-1 in their last match of the group. Ghana, who have wonthe continental championship four times in 20 appearances were second in theirgroup, behind Egypt. They started the tournament by beating Uganda and Mali 1-0before losing 1-0 to the Pharaohs. Black Stars coach Avram Grant may have toconsider a replacement for experienced captain Asamoah Gyan, who suffered aninjury in their last group match. It had initially been suspected that Gyan hadtorn a hamstring but after tests it was reported that the injury was not as badas it was initially feared. In Gyan’s absence, Jordan Ayew is expected to leadthe hunt for goals, as Firmin Ndombe Mubele heads the quest for a win on theother end.