African Cup of Nations betting

The African Cup of Nations is a thrilling tournament that takes place every two years and offers plenty of brilliant betting opportunities.

The only people who don’t seem to like it are Premier League managers who can lose star players for a few weeks every January.

However, for football fans, seeing the likes of Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto’o compete in the African Cup of Nations is something to relish – especially if you’re Egyptian.

African Cup of Nations betting has focused on Egypt in recent years

Having not won the tournament since 1987, Egypt returned to the forefront of African football in 2006 when they went all the way to the final before defeating the Ivory Coast on penalties.

That was a special triumph for Egypt as it was played on home soil – but more success was to follow.

They won consecutive titles in 2008 and 2010 with a tight 1-0 win over Cameroon in the 2008 final, before beating Ghana in the 2010 final thanks to a solitary late Gedo strike.

They may not boast the household names of Cameroon and Ivory Coast, but Egypt are a force to reckoned with in the African cup of Nations betting and are always well worth keeping an eye on.

The Nigeria African Cup of Nations betting odds need to be approached with caution

Thanks to the brilliant 1994 Nigerian team that won that year’s African Cup of Nations and made it to the quarter-finals of USA 1994, Nigeria are always heavily fancied in the African Cup of Nations betting.

However, they have often failed to perform and have recently acquired a nasty habit of crashing out at the semi-final stage.

In four of the last five tournaments, the Super Eagles have fallen at the semi-final stage, meaning backing against them in the final four could be a great way of taking advantage of the African Cup of Nations betting.