Our prediction for this Africa Cup of Nations 2024 match:
Ethiopia and Cape Verde face each other in Yaounde in a highly-anticipated AFCON game. Ethiopia take part at the Africa Cup of Nations finals for the first time since 2013 when they collected only one point in total in the group stages. Wubetu Abate’s troops did well to beat Sudan 3-2 in their final game before the tournament opener, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Sunday’s clash.
A man to watch in Wubetu Abate’s team will be Getaneh Gebeto, who has netted 31 goals in 59 appearances for the national team. The Blue Sharks, on the other hand, continue to rely on former Lille ace Ryan Mendes. Cape Verde were producing fine displays in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, and seeing that they are more of a team than Ethiophia, we are tempted to put our money on the nominal visitors.
Highlighted Player (Garry Rodrigues):
Garry Rodriguez is a Cape Verde international who was born in Rotterdam on November 27, 1990. Rodrigues started his youth career at his hometown club Feyenoord and in 2007 he moved to Real SC. The pacey winger made his senior debut as a XerxesDZB player during the 2009/2010 season and after scoring two goals in 15 appearances in the league, he left the club in 2011.
The Cape Verde footballer played for the likes of Rostocker, Boshuizen, Den Haag, Dordrecht, Levski Sofia, Elche and PAOK before joining Galatasaray in 2017. Rodrigues quickly established himself as a first team regular at Gala and he played an important role in Fatih Terim’s team that won the Turkish Super Lig in the 2017/2018 season.
Speaking of his international career, Garry Rodrigues made his debut for Cape Verde national team in August, 2013 against Gabon. The Galatasaray winger represented Cape Verde at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.