Crystal Palace - Barnsley

Africa, Women's AFCON. The champions PAR face off against ambitious Ghana. PAR is a well-balanced team, able to adapt to opponents, and they can punish with their attacking game, which is one of the best in the tournament. They can also be more pragmatic if needed. I think this will be a game where they won't need to show a lot of pragmatism, but rather focus on their attacking abilities. First and foremost, they are the favorites and everyone is waiting for them, but Peru. The next thing to note is that Ghana is not a very defensive team, they like to play open football and they have a lot of young players without much tournament experience, especially in defense. There could be some problems there because while their attacking may be young, there is still a lot of talent and experience, while in defense there is less talent and their most experienced defender is already 36 years old. It will be very difficult for her to handle a game against a top African team like PAR. I think Ghana will struggle the most in defense and will have to push forward, whether they want to or not, in order to try and at least get some points in this game. This could open up the game and we can expect at least three goals, with PAR scoring at least a couple of them.

Africa, Women's AFCON. Champions PAR meet ambitious Ghana. PAR is a well-balanced team, able to adapt to opponents, and if given space, they can punish with their attack, which is one of the best in the tournament. If necessary, they can also be more pragmatic. I think this will be a match where they won't need too much pragmatism and will need to showcase their attacking abilities. They are the favorites here and everyone is only waiting for Peru, but the other thing is that Ghana is not a very defensive team, they like to play open football. They have a lot of young players without experience in these tournaments, especially in defense, so there could be problems. Their attack is also relatively young, but they also have a lot of experience and talent. So while their defense may be lacking in talent, their attack has an abundance of it. Their most experienced and best defender is already 36 years old, and it will be very difficult for her to face a top African team like PAR. I think Ghana will struggle the most in defense, and whether they like it or not, they will have to attack at some point and try to score at least some points in this match. This should open up the game and it's likely that there will be at least three goals, with at least a couple coming from PAR.