Ghana U23 vs Congo U23 Prediction: Favorites Ghana U23 to kickoff campaign with a win

The day two U23 match of the Africa Cup of Nations at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium will see Ghana take on Congo. Both teams will enter this match with the expectation of winning because they want to be in a better position going into the later stages. Which way will this game go?

With a 1-1 draw against Egypt U23, Ghana U23's winning streak increased to five games going into this tournament. But as of the start of this competition, Ghana's U-23 team had not lost a single game since 2022. In actuality, their most recent loss was to South Korea U23 in a scheduled friendly that lasted two games and ended with a final score of 2-1, with the first game ending in a 3-1 loss. However, thanks to their winning streak going into this competition, which included three victories over Mozambique U23 (twice, in games that ended 1-2 and 2-0, and once, in a 1-0 victory over Algeria U23), all in the AFCON 23 qualifying rounds, Ghana U23 were able to secure their place in Morocco. While we anticipate them to maintain their current performance, we anticipate Ghana U23 to make all efforts to begin this competition with a victory.

Despite widespread skepticism about how well this team would do in the qualifiers, Congo U23 fared well to secure their place in Morocco, thanks to a number of outstanding plays, particularly in defense. Despite being one of the underdogs in this tournament, Tunisia U23 was defeated in the qualification rounds, and thanks to their strong away goal performance, they managed to defeat a stern South Africa U23 opposition. Congo U23 are now anticipated to retain their defensive strength while also being powerful in attack going into this match, in which a win would be important.

Defensive play should be prevalent in this game, especially on the part of the Congo U23 team. The Ghana U23 team appears stable in the meantime, and I anticipate them performing well here. As a result, I anticipate Ghana U23 to win 2-0 with assurance.