Nigeria vs Ivory Coast Prediction & Betting Tips (11 February)

The few absences that could be considered worrying, including those of Boniface (Leverkusen, 12 goals including tax), Ndidi (Leicester, 53 salts) and Umar Sadiq (11 salts), were quickly forgotten thanks to a highly qualitative group. All the players are apparently available to play in this final. Despite remaining silent so far in the competition, Victor Osimhen is certainly the providential man of this team, often setting the tone in state of mind and aggression. He relies on young talents to support him, like Lookman (Atalanta Bergamo), scorer against Cameroon then in the quarter against Angola, becoming his nation's top scorer in 2024.

Chukwueze (AC Milan ), Simon (Nantes, 3 league goals this season) and Onyeka (Brentford) already starting in the quarter-finals should restart this evening. Well present on the match sheets, attackers Iheanacho (5 goals in the Championship) and Terem Moffi finally returned to this CAN, converting their two penalties against South Africa.

Nigeria are the owners of an incredible recent record when it comes to both scoring and conceding during the same match, with each of their previous nine top-flight fixtures subscribing to this model. What’s more, eight of the last ten league games involving Ivory Coast have followed the same pattern, meaning that a repeat performance seems likely.