The possibility of watching Ghana, a perceived African football heavyweight either bid the Nations Cup farewell or dramatically advance to the round of sixteen is one of the reasons that makes their match against Comoros the highlight match of the day.Four games are set to be played on Tuesday across four different venues with the clash pitting the tepid Ghana and Comoros set to attract more attention due to the fact that they must win and pray that Gabon loses to Morocco in order to qualify to the knockout stages.https://t.co/ocLZ9cbMV0— Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) January 17, 2022 Ghana lost their opening pool C game to Morocco and went on to squander their lead to eventually settle for a one all draw against Gabon in their second match that ended dramatically end after one of their player Benjamin Tetteh punched unleashed a fierce face punch on Aaron Boupendza.The Milovan Rajevac coached side takes on Comoros who will only be fighting for the pride of the country at the Roumde Adjia Stadium looking to score as many goals as they can and pray that Gabon loses to Morocco.1.28 Ghana 5.30 Comoros 12.0This will be the first encounter between Ghana and the Comoros at the Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana have only won one of their last eight Africa Cup of Nations games (D4 L3), failing to score in half of those matches.Comoros could become the fifth team to fail to score a single group stage goal in their debut Africa Cup of Nations tournament, after Burundi (2019), Gabon (1994), Sierra Leone (1994) and Mozambique (1986).Ghana have just one point so far in this year’s edition (D1 L1) – they’ve never failed to win at least one group stage match in all their previous 22 appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Black stars last failed to progress from their AFCON group in 2006.Nine of Ghana’s last 13 goals (70%) at the Africa Cup of Nations have been scored by brothers André (5) or Jordan (4) Ayew. After netting his 10th AFCON goal against Gabon, André Ayew is looking to score in consecutive matches in the competition for the first time. Kick off 22:00 hrs
Senegal vs MalawiAnother giant that is in desperate search for three points is Senegal who are second in group B with four points, a tally similar to the of Guinea. Senegal are set to tackle Malawi who are third in the pool with three points at the Kouekong Stadium.12.0 Malawi 4.70 Senegal 1.37The Teranga Lions have not scored a goal in open play so far in the tournament and will look to set the records straight when they face Malawi. A late Sadio Mane penalty in stoppage time ensured victory over Zimbabwe, before Senegal managed only a draw in their second game against Guinea. A point might be enough for Malawi to record a historical place in the second round for the first time in their history. But it would be a tough mission against a highly rated Senegal side. Kick off 19:00 hrs
Gabon vs MoroccoGabon will be looking to floor the ruthless Morocco and join them in the next round. Should they win, they will lock Ghana out. The match will be staged at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium.6.50 Gabon 3.50 Morocco 1.70Gabon who will still miss the duo of Mario Lemina and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is second in this group C, with four points, thanks to a victory over the Comoros (1-0) and a draw with Ghana (1-1) in the previous matchdays. It is now time to confirm and a simple draw would be enough to qualify for the second round. The Atlas Lions lead the group with a winning streak after beating Ghana 1-0 and Comoros 2-0. The Maghreb team is thus already qualified for the next phase of the competition, an objective that Gabon is also on track to achieve. Kickoff 22:00hrs
Zimbabwe vs GuineaZimbabwe whose fate is already sealed after losing the past matches to Malawi and Senegal will be looking to salvage something and at least give the country something to smile about.The Southern African representatives have now failed to go past the group stage in all their five AFCON appearances and will just play fir honor and avoid losing all their group games.8.00 Zimbabwe 3.70 Guinea 1.58Syli Nationale on the other hand started the tournament well. A win over Malawi and holding favorites Senegal to a barren stalemate meant that Guinea are on four points and almost secured their place in the next round.Nabi Keita colleagues have shown courage and entertaining football that they would like to repeat against Zimbabwe to guarantee their qualification, and why not top the group. Kickoff 19:00hrs