Egypt vs Cape Verde Prediction: Salah to lead the Pharaohs to victory

The African Cup of Nations qualifying encounter between Egypt and Cape Verde at the Cairo International Stadium. The only meeting between these teams ended in a 2-2 draw in January. How will this unfold?

Egypt were held to a 1-1 draw in their last fixture and will hope to end on the winning side in this one. In that encounter, Egypt played Guinea Bissau and needed to come from behind to take a point in a World Championship qualifier, thanks to Mohamed Salah's 70th-minute strike. In the meantime, Egypt's recent matches saw them win two, one against New Zealand. However, this side lost to D.R. Congo and Croatia in other encounters. 

Cape Verde's last encounter was in the World Championship qualifier, and they won. In that encounter, this team played Libya, and a 1-0 win was enough to secure maximum points for them, thanks to an early 10th-minute Diney Borges strike. In the meantime, that win was Cape Verde's third in recent encounters, as they also defeated Guyana and Equatorial Guinea in that run. In the meantime, it is worth noting that Cape Verde lost to South Africa and Cameron in recent encounters and are the underdogs in this fixture.

Despite the lone meeting between these teams ending in a draw, I feel Egypt have this one to win. Cape Verde have been strong in recent times, especially with their AFCON performance. However, I feel this Egypt team at home has what it takes, especially with Mohamed Salah's Premier League form into this encounter.