Somalia vs. Eswatini Africa Cup of Nations – Match Evaluation
Near a month after the earlier version, the qualification course of for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations commences this week.
Somalia will tackle Eswatini within the first leg of the preliminary spherical on Wednesday.
Match Preview
These two groups clashed within the preliminary spherical of the 2023 AFCON, which noticed Eswatini emerge victorious with a 5-1 mixture rating, securing their place in Group B alongside Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, and Togo.
Regardless of a valiant effort, Dominic Kunene’s staff did not advance to the primary draw, ending on the backside of their qualification group with three factors from six matches.
Eswatini made it to the COSAFA Cup quarter-finals final 12 months however holds a poor total document, with only one win of their final 15 matches throughout varied competitions. This consists of losses in each of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers final November.
In the meantime, Somalia enters the qualifiers because the thirteenth lowest-ranked staff globally and the second lowest within the CAF area, solely forward of Seychelles (excluded from the competitors) and unranked Eritrea.
Somalia is but to qualify for the AFCON or the FIFA World Cup however has participated in quite a few qualifying matches for each tournaments.
Their first-ever victory in a World Cup qualifier got here in September 2019 once they defeated Zimbabwe 1-0 within the first leg tie.
Current sport time for the Ocean Stars has been restricted, with underwhelming performances within the few matches performed.
In 2023, they suffered defeats in all 4 video games, together with losses of their World Cup qualifiers towards Algeria (3-1) and Uganda (1-0) final November.
Eswatini has received each earlier encounters between these groups, scoring 5 targets and conceding only one.
Current Kind
- Somalia: LLLLLL
- Eswatini: LDDLLL
Attainable Lineups
Somalia: (4-4-2)
Yusuf;
Mohamed; Elmi, Ismail, Ibrahim;
Jama, Abdi, Ilyas, Ahmed;
Hassan, Abatari
Eswatini: (4-5-1)
Shabalala;
Manana, Mabelesa, Silenge, Thwala;
Matsa, Mkhonto, Ndzinisa, Ginindiza, Matsebula;
Magagula
Prediction: Somalia 0-2 Eswatini
Though each groups rank low within the area, Eswatini has performed extra soccer lately and achieved notable outcomes, resembling holding Burkina Faso and South Africa to attracts whereas defeating Namibia inside the final 12 months.
They’re anticipated to outperform Somalia on this match.
- Prediction: Eswatini Win
- Betting Tip: Beneath 2.5 Targets
