✅ Head-to-Head Dominance – Central Africa has won the last two meetings against Madagascar without conceding a goal (3-0 & 2-0), showing their clear upper hand in this matchup.

✅ Momentum from Recent Win – Their 2-1 victory over Cameroon in December proves they can step up against strong teams. That confidence boost will be crucial.

✅ Madagascar’s Inconsistency – Madagascar has lost 3 of their last 4 games, including a 1-0 defeat to Eswatini.