AFCON: Supercomputer Predicts Winner between Nigeria and South Africa, Releases Draw Chances

AFCON: Supercomputer Predicts Winner between Nigeria and South Africa, Releases Draw Chances

  • Opta supercomputer has tipped the Super Eagles of Nigeria to defeat the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the AFCON semi-final match
  • The Super Eagles have a 54.7% chance of advancing to the final while Bafana Bafana has a 23.1% chance
  • The AFCON 2023 semi-final match will take place at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake on Wednesday, February 7.

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy.

Cote d'Ivoire - Opta supercomputer has predicted the winner of the semi-final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire.

Two giants of African football will confront each other today, Wednesday, February 7, for a place in the AFCON final.

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Supercomputer predicts winner between Nigeria and South Africa
Supercomputer tipped Nigeria to defeat South Africa in AFCON semi-final Photo Credit: @NGSuperEagles/@BafanaBafana
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The Super Eagles overcame the Palancas Negras of Angola courtesy of Ademola Lookman’s 41-minute goal in the quarter-final to advance to the last four of the competition while South Africa defeated Cape Verde in the quarter-final 2-1 on penalties.

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According to Opta Analyst, the supercomputer has predicted that the Super Eagles have a 54.7% chance of defeating South Africa and advancing to the final.

The Bafana Bafana have a slimmer chance of 23.1% of defeating the Super Eagles in the semi-final, while there is a 22.2% that the crucial tie might end in a draw and ultimately a penalty shootout.

Nigeria vs South Africa prediction:

Nigeria - 54.7% to win

South Africa - 23.1% to win

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Draw - 22.2%

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Legit.ng earlier reported that a former South Africa under-23 star, Junior Khanye, said the Bafana Bafana would lose to the Super Eagles.

Khanye said South Africa was very lucky to have gotten to the semi-final because their performance against Cape Verde in the quarter-final was the worst at the tournament.

The former Kaizer Chiefs star said the Bafana Bafana defence did very a good job against Cape Verde but it would be the end of the road for them against the Super Eagles on Wednesday, February 7.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.