IVORY COAST VS BURKINA FASO 2010 AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS LIVE TIPS

Well, it certainly looks like one of the tournament favourites are having a much more difficult time hitting the net than many of us predicted. With the incredible match from yesterday setting a whole new standard for African football (seriously, 4 goals in 15 minutes!) we’re going to be facing the stark realization that maybe not every match is going to be an absolute blockbuster.
At the moment, with vuvuzuelas ringing, Cote D’Ivoire is being held to a 0-0 draw by Burkina Faso, tipped by the majority of bookmakers to be the basement team this time around.
Over at Blue Square, they’ve got live betting available on virtually every African Cup of Nations match. Many bookmakers won’t be offering up live betting on these fixtures, but you can get a great selection of in-play markets from Blue Square. You can choose from outright result, next goal, time of next goal, total goals, handicap, correct score, total goals odd/even, next goal scorer (with delicious odds), as well as penalties and team goals. There are plenty of selections available and the odds are quite generous.
The best way to get the awful events of the weekend out of our minds is to concentrate on the quality of football that we’re going to have on offer for the next month. So many world stars are involved in this one and I think we’re going to more dramatic games like yesterday’s fixture.
As it currently stands, outright betting on the Cup of Nations is suspended until the next round (bookmakers will be waiting to see all the results from the group stages before new odds are set) but you can still bet on Group Winners for Groups C and D. Nigeria and Egypt are very close together for Group C Supremacy with Nigeria listed at evens and Egypt trading at 11/10.
Cameroon is dominating Group D with Tunisia offering up some competition at 12/5. The Tunisians know how to play and could be a surprise package this time out.
My in-play tip for the Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso match is to back a 0-0 draw- it looks clear that Ivory Coast didn’t adequately prepare for the threat from Burkina Faso. Of course, a moment of Drogba magic could undo it all and he’s trading at 3/1 to score the deciding goal!