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Chad and Sierra Leone lock horns at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in neutral Ivory Coast on Wednesday for their penultimate game in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Ranked 177th in the world, Les Sao are winless in their campaign after four games, drawing and losing twice each. They have only two points in the bag, and sit at the bottom of the Group G standings. Having never qualified for the AFCON tournament proper before, it seems like their wait for a debut is set to continue.
Interestingly, Kevin Nicaise's side are the only team who haven't scored a single goal in the AFCON qualifying campaign thus far, having drawn a blank in every game.
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Meanwhile, Sierra Leone are just above them with two more points. They need a win here to keep their qualifying hopes alive and remain on the coat-tails of Zambia, who are on seven points right now. Sierra Leone take on Zambia on the final day of qualifying.
The Leone Stars, ranked 56 places above Chad, are looking to qualify for the fourth time in their history. They were last seen at the AFCON finals in the 2021 edition, but went out in the group stages after struggling.
Chad vs Sierra Leone Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be just the third clash between the sides in history.
- Chad beat Sierra Leone in their first very encounter on 10 October 2015: a 1-0 win in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. The sides drew 0-0 in their next game in September this year.
- The Leone Stars have failed to score a goal in both their encounters with Chad so far.
- Les Sao are ranked 177th in the world. Their rivals are 56 places above them.
- In 10 games this year, Amidu Karim's side have won only twice: a 2-1 win over Djibouti in the FIFA World Cup quailifers, and a 1-0 victory vs Ivory Coast in the AFCON qualifiers.
Chad vs Sierra Leone Prediction
The Leone Stars are still in the mix to qualify and could come flying out of the blocks here in search of all three points.
Their hosts don't really have an incentive left to fight for besides their own pride, but given their poor run of form, this could end in a defeat for them.
Prediction: Chad 0-1 Sierra Leone
Chad vs Sierra Leone Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Sierra Leone to win
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5 goals
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No
