A supercomputer has indicated that Ghana has a 5.3 % chance of winning the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
The AFCON kicks off on Saturday, with 24 teams competing to be crowned kings of the continent.
The tournament was pushed back due to weather concerns in Ivory Coast after originally being scheduled for June 2023.
The host Ivory Coast will get the competition underway against Guinea-Bissau at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan(20:00).
The Blackstars will begin their Group B campaign against Cape Verde on Sunday at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan (20:00).
According to the Opta Supercomputer, Egypt have a 47.2% chance of topping Group B.
Ghana is given a 32.1% ahead of Cape Verde(12.5%) and Mozambique(9.1%).
AFCON 2023 Predictions
- Holders Senegal are our favourites, with the Opta supercomputer giving the Lions of Teranga a 12.8% chance of defending the trophy.
- Ivory Coast are assigned a 12.1% chance of becoming the first home victors since Egypt in 2006.
- Morocco (11.1%) are the supercomputer’s third favourites after becoming the first African side to reach the FIFA World Cup semi-finals in 2022.
- Algeria are fourth favourites 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 rated above 5%.
Story By: Princeton Wiredu
