Football Previews

Argentina will end yet another competition without silverware, leaving Lionel Messi with yet another heartbreak on the international stage. The Argentines started this competition in a disastrous manner and it was only a matter of time before they exited the competition and that came in the semifinal. Facing fellow favourites Brazil who had home support, the Argentines were overwhelmed in ...

Nigeria and Cameroon renew their rivalry in this game but this game comes with less excitement than when the likes of Samuel Eto’o and Nwankwo Kanu played for the two sides. Cameroon came into this competition as defending Champions but they have not shown enough to suggest that they can retain their title here. Nigeria won their first two group ...

Uganda has emerged as one of the fastest improving sides in Africa in recent months and they will be looking to make even more of a statement of intent when they take on one of the favourites in this game.The Cranes raised some eyebrows when they beat Ivory Coast 2-0 in a pre-tournament friendly.  They started their competition strongly as ...

Chile has defied the odds to go this far and it is now a question of whether they have the legs to make history and become the first team to win three consecutive Copa America titles in this modern era. The Chileans came into this competition off the back of a poor run of form with many people writing them ...

Brazil face their biggest test in this competition as they look to win the Copa America on home soil in this game. Argentina have been perennial underachievers in this competition for the past few editions, losing the last two finals to Chile and they will feel that this is their biggest game, although there is still the prospect of meeting ...

Cameroon will be looking to confirm their place in the next round in one of the most unpredictable matchdays of this competition so far. The defending champions have been in good form so far winning one and drawing the other of their group games. They come here needing a point to progress to the next round but with three teams ...

Already qualified Morocco will be looking to all but confirm their place as the top team in this group when they take on this South African side who need a win to qualify for the next round. Morocco currently top the group after winning their first two group games by 1-0 score lines.  They haven’t been the most convincing side ...

Madagascar have been one of the surprise teams of this AFCON in Egypt and they come into this game with a real chance of progression to the quarterfinals. The little-known Island nation are currently second in group B after winning one and drawing one of the two matches so far.  They need a draw in this game to reach the ...

Uruguay will be looking to end their wait to win this competition by securing a place in the semifinals with a victory here. They have also not reached the semifinal stage since they last won the competition in 2011. With the likes of Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani on their side, it wasn’t surprising that they started their campaign with ...

Colombia and Chile have been two of the most impressive teams in this competition so far apart from Brazil and now it means that one of them will be eliminated here. Colombia won all of their group games beginning their campaign with a 2-0 victory over Argentina.  They followed that up with subsequent wins over Paraguay and Qatar and what ...

Argentina struggled to reach this quarterfinal as they needed a win in their last group game to reach this stage.  They had previously lost one and drawn one of their previous two. This is probably the last chance saloon for this generation of top Argentine players to win something for their country and no one should know that more than ...

Brazil are favourites to win the Copa America due to a number of factors that seems to put them as the best side in this continent. They were the most successful team from this region at the last World Cup and they have not been beaten since that quarterfinals defeat at the hands of Belgium. They also have home advantage ...

USA and Panama go head-to-head in what will be the best of the best in this group and fans expect Panama to give the USA a run for their money in this game. Both of these sides have won their first two games of this competition with the USA only ahead on goal difference. The USA come into this game ...

These two teams can clinch a place in the quarterfinals of this competition so they both have something to play for making this game one to keep an eye on. The Reggae Boyz come here with some confidence of getting another win as they did beat this very team the only time they have met in the Gold Cup in ...