Cameroon vs Burkina Faso Odds: Aboubakar to break the shackles for the hosts

The Africa Cup Of Nations , Cameroon 2021 begins on Sunday 9th January and here at BettingOdds.com we will have extensive coverage including pre tournament prop bets and match previews building up to the final which takes place on the 6th February. 

The action gets underway on Sunday afternoon with the hosts getting the show on the road against a Burkina Faso team who are certainly no mugs. The Stallions are unbeaten in seven and have drawn twice with the holders Algeria. Cameroon will be looking to get off to a winning start though at the brand new Olembe Stadium in Yaounde. The kick off is at 4pm and the match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK. We've picked out two tips for you for the opening game which you can find below.

The last four clashes between these two countries have ended in under 2.5 goals and the last two games have seen only one goal scored. The opening games of major tournaments are often dour, low scoring affairs and the AFCON has form for it. Neither side has a prolific scorer so I think this game will likely be settled by a single goal.  With that in mind iIve combined the heavily odds on unders bet with Both Teams not to score to give us odds a fraction over 6/5 at value kings SBK.

If any player is likely to break the deadlock here, it's Vincent Aboubakar who was featured in our Top Goalscorer article. The 29 year old is Cameroon's second highest ever scorer with 25 national goals. He scored three goals in their AFCON qualifying campaign and is on penalty duty for the Indomitable Lions. At 4/1 he looks a decent punt for our first goalscorer bet. 

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