Fireworks, physical football and tight marking is just some of what should be expected in the second quarter-final game of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

It is a battle of pre-tournament favourites against co-hosts who have stunned their critics. The west Africans arrive at the knock out stage with a clean sheet and have so far proven to be the strongest side in the 28th edition of the continental flagship.

The central Africans, debutants though they are, have left both admirers and critics shell-shocked and after having crashed out pre-tournament favourites Senegal from the competition with a 2-1 victory, pre-tournament doubting Thomases have changed their minds and now believe that they will be able to give the Ivorians a good run on Saturday.

On paper the Elephants have won the game with a star-studded unit comprising of Chelsea’s Didier Drogba and Arsenal’s Gervinho, but the Nzalang Nacional could pose as a strong opposition coupled with the huge home support at their disposal.

Ivory Coast, it will be easy for them

well i hope they do not go into this tie over confident it may cost them.

They should treat the match as a tough one and play to win.

this will surely be one hell of a tough match,CIV living up to their favorite tag have indeed impressed so far by amassing solid points by conceding no goals so far in this tournament with 6 goals in 3 games so far!, they will have to work overtime to beat this E.Guinean side who will be playing for some last honor infront of their home crowd, it will be bloody.

The advantage of having good and experienced players like those of the Ivorians is that you can always dig deep and win the match when things get tough. That will decide the match. I expect the EGs to come out fighting but in the end, the Ivorians will win this match without sweat.

A classic example of the point I am making is Ivory Coast against Burkina Faso and Ghana against Mali. You can see the other teams really played virtually all the game but experience and maturity was the deciding factor.

CIV is heading home tonight.

Cote D'Ivorie should walk this one.
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see my yaya

this fugly Equatorial guinea player don come again today o

mehn if CIV wins they will break lots of hearts o

min silence for Egypt footie fans that died

Yaya!!!!!!!!!!

game on

first chance for drogba keeper catch am

muki, this one wey only you dey flex this thread sef.

My dr-o-gba go break net today.

gervinho wont change  

are you scared to shoot or pass

yes , yes lets go there

^
knew you would show up
gervinho dey vex me

cotedivore no dey joke o

mukina2:

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knew you would show up
gervinho dey vex me

sure , good game now , moreover always a pleasure watching with you

now thats more like it please show gervinho how to shoot

9ice shot

freekick CIV

My yaya

next time do not go short kick it use all ya long leg kick

heheheh see fine boy yaya  

yes!

Barry berra be careful with that frog kinda leap . . he should not forget last afcon o . .he got injured and lebeou wan kill persin

civ una score naaaaaaa

hand ball ref

arghhhhhhhh

which kind useless miss that na?

hahah he shoot am go over the bar

and another one

i wont be surprised if Equatorial guinea scores