Kenya vs Ivory Coast Prediction: Africa champions remain unbeatable

Bingu National Stadium will host the World Cup qualifying encounter between Kenya and Ivory Coast. Both teams are on an unbeaten run and will hope to keep that run. Which side wins here?

Kenya will look to return to winning ways following a 1-1 draw with Burundi in their last qualifying encounter. In that game, Duke Abuya did put Kenya in the lead, but an 85th Abdallah Sudi strike for Burundi denied Kenya maximum points. However, prior games to that draw saw Kenya pick up consecutive wins against Seychelles, Malawi and Zimbabwe. In the qualifier, Kenya is seated 3rd in Group F standings with 4 points.

Ivory Coast were brilliant once again, and last week against Gabon, Ivory Coast secured a 1-0 win. In that encounter, Seko Fofana's 36th-minute strike was all Ivory Coast needed to take maximum points, while the remaining minutes of the game ended with no goals. However, Ivory Coast have won three of their last five matches, while they have not suffered a defeat in their last seven encounters. 

Ivory Coast have consistently shown they are up to the task game by game, and they remain the undisputed favorite here. However, Kenya have won three and drew one of their last four matches, which is an impressive one into this game. We could witness goals here, but Ivory Coast as the favorites; I am backing them to take maximum points.