Cape Verde vs Mauritania prediction, odds and preview

Cape Verde will look to continue their amazing run in this year’s Africa Cup of Nations when they take on Mauritania in a crunch last-16 fixture on Monday night.

The Blue Sharks entrenched themselves as leaders in Group B to earn a place in the knockout stages, beating Mozambique and Ghana and sharing the spoils with the Pharaohs of Egypt.

Mauritania however made history when they managed to see off 2019 winners Algeria in their final group game to book a place in the last-16.

Cape Verde have shown immense quality and attacking dominance over their opponents so far in this tournament and favourites ahead of this clash.

The Lions of Chinguetti will have to show defensive resilience and avoid any lapses in concentration if they want to achieve further success in this competition.

Gary Rodrigues is expected to be crucial for Bubista’s side and Bebe could play a part for the Blue Sharks should he pass the fitness test.

Meanwhile, Mauritania will hope the aggression of Ibrahima Keita pays off in this crunch clash.

The match starts at 17:00 GMT.