Ghana (0) AH @ 1.82 Pinnacle 3/10
Well I say it every 2 years, but again I must say that I find a 3rd placed play off in this CAN absolutely pointless and pretty much a waste of time. But still the chance is there for us to bet on the game. In actual fact I do fancy Ghana quite strongly in this, largely because they are the host nation and there is more expectation on them to perform. Their fans will still turn up to support the team despite seeing them go out at the semi final stage. Ghana fought hard and were perhaps unlucky against Cameroon, badly missing their captain John Mensah. Coach, Claude Le Roy is expected to be offered a new contract which is a surprise, so he will want to end this tournament on a high note and put more effort into the match. For the Ivory Coast, well I feel this might be a chance to rest some players and give some other players in the squad a chance. I think for the elephants its going to be more difficult to be motivated, especially after having suffered so badly against Egypt. Anything can happen in these sort of games so probably the most sensible option is to take the 0AH line, and also to stake fairly small.