After two days of rest, the quarter-finals of CHAN 2020 begin this Saturday. Arrived at the head of group A in front of the Cameroonian host, Mali opens the ball against Congo. The local Eagles will have to assume their status as favorites against the Red Devils who entered the competition badly but who invited themselves to quarterback by sending home a big chunk, Libya (1-0).
The second poster of the day promises to be hot between Cameroon and DR Congo, which will clash in a regional shock. After the pre-match controversy on the 13 new positive tests for Covid-19 within the Congolese delegation, it will be necessary to concentrate on the ground. At this level, these two title contenders still have their work cut out for them, they who did not qualify in serenity and who still have a lot of progress to make in the game.
On Sunday, title-holders Morocco will continue to defend their crown by facing Zambia. After finishing at the top of Group C and finally regaining their offensive strike force against Uganda (5-2), the local Atlas Lions will have to hold their rank against an opponent eliminated at this stage of the competition during the last two editions. Finally, the last quarter will oppose Guinea, who started strong in the tournament before qualifying on the wire, to Rwanda, qualified at the last minute after their stunning success against Togo (3-2). Note that like the group stage, these quarters will all take place in the presence of the public (25% of the capacity of each stadium has been authorized) and will mark the entry into service of the VAR.
The quarter-finals program (local and French time, i.e. GMT +1)
Saturday January 30
5 p.m., Mali-Congo, at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundé
8 p.m., DR Congo-Cameroon, at the Japoma Stadium in Douala
Sunday January 31
5 p.m., Morocco-Zambia, at the Reunification Stadium in Douala
8 p.m., Guinea-Rwanda, at the Stade de Limbé
