Taking place at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, in Abidjan, it is a challenge between very balanced teams, and in the last three clashes between them, the balance is one victory each and a draw.
On September 12th of last year, the South Africans won at home, 1-0, in a friendly match, on October 8th, 2005, for the CAF qualifiers, the result was a two-ball draw, in a match that took place on Congolese territory.
These two teams also met on September 5, 2004, in the DRC, with the hosts winning 1-0 in the CAF qualifiers.
After winning the title in 1996, in the edition it hosted, South Africa was unable to achieve the “double” as was the objective in this 34th continental competition, and achieving third position could be the salvation of honor. .
The South Africans lost to Nigeria in the semi-finals, 2-4, on penalties, after a 1-1 draw in regular time and extra time.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) suddenly has an unexpected chance of repeating its Nations Cup victory, 55 years later.
Having won in the distant years of 1974 and 1968 gives the Congolese a status that they do not justify today, at a time when they are competing in their 19th Nations Cup.
In 1974 he won the CAN as the former Zaire and, in the same year, he participated in the World Championship in West Germany as the sole representative of the continent, but since then he has not been successful and did not even qualify for the last continental tournament in Cameroon, two years ago.
To reach this stage, DRC secured passage to the semi-finals after beating Guinea 3-1 in a quarter-final match, but was eliminated by Côte d`Ivoire, with a 0-0 defeat. 1.
The final of the event will be played on Sunday (11) between Côte d`Ivoire and Nigeria, starting at 9 pm, at the Ebimpé Olympic stadium, in Abidjan. MC
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