There are eight teams left at the Africa Cup of Nations currently going on in Egypt, will begin their matches this Wednesday across stadia.
The Hosts Egypt and Morocco are some of the pre-tournament favourites that have been dumped.
After Thursday, there will be only four teams left to battle for the trophy.
NewsExtra24 sport analyst gives an account of the likely outcome of the quarter-final matches:
1. Senegal vs Benin: The Squirrels have performed so well to get to this stage of the competition, but it is likely they bid farewell to the tornament as Senegal, powered by Sadio Mane, will have enough to take the Terranga Lions through to the semi-finals.
2. Nigeria vs South Africa: These two teams have a history of tough clashes in the past and such is likely to repeat itself again as the Super Eagles are getting ready to fiercely slug it out with the Bafana Bafana in 90 minutes, or 120 minutes perhaps. At the end of the match, it is hoped that the Super Eagles should have seen off the Bafana Bafana.
3. Ivory Coast vs Algeria: This, for me, is the fixture of the round. Two African powerhouses going at each other for supremacy. However, it is hard to look beyond Algeria. They have won all their games so far, playing some slick, intense football.
4. Madagascar vs Tunisia: The North Africans have gotten this far by sheer experience, Remember Mudagascar walloped Nigeria with 2 goals to nil and then the Tunisia Round of 16 clash against Ghana made for compelling TV. And it is that experience, that will see them send debutants Madagascar packing.
