AFCON 2023: Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

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Published at :January 26, 2024 at 3:22 PM

Modified at :January 26, 2024 at 3:23 PM

Round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations is set to be underway on 27th January

A place in the last eight of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will be at stake when Equatorial Guinea and Guinea face off on Sunday evening. Equatorial Guinea have not often participated in AFCON finals, but the few times they have, the boys have made a name for themselves.

The Elephants are making their fourth appearance at the finals of the competition and progressed to the quarter-finals on all three previous occasions. Juan Micha’s side will be looking to continue that streak on Sunday, but Guinea stands in their way.

Not many people will expect Guinea to go into the next round of this tournament but they will give a tough challenge to their opponents and this will be a mouthwatering clash.

Kick-Off:

Sunday, 28th Jan 2024, 10:30 PM (IST), 05:00 PM (GMT), 12:00 PM (EST)

Stadium: Stadium of Ebimpe

Form

Equatorial Guinea Form (All Competitions): W-W-D-D-W

Guinea Form (All Competitions): L-W-D-W-L

Players to Watch

Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea)

A strong, physical player, he is also known for his versatility. He has been the best player for his team and currently, he is the leading goalscorer in the tournament. He will be a big threat to the opponent as he is in fine form and especially very good inside the box.

Naby Keïta (Guinea)

Even though he has not been able to perform as many people expected and he recently came back from injury, he will surely give his all in this knockout fixture. He will be a key player for them and as his experience will be very much required for this type of big game.

Match Facts

Equatorial Guinea have scored at least one goal for 5 consecutive matches.
Equatorial Guinea haven’t lost in their last 11 games.
Equatorial Guinea win 40% of halftimes, Guinea win 38%.

Injury and Team News

With his five goals at this tournament so far, Emilio Nsue has now overtaken Juvenal Edjogo-Owono in Equatorial Guinea’s all-time goalscoring list by eight goals. The 34-year-old will make his 40th appearance for the national team on Sunday and could be joined in the final third by Iván Salvador, who has already scored two goals at this tournament and Jannick Buyla.

Serhou Guirassy has been struggling with an injury, but the Stuttgart man was able to play over 60 minutes against Senegal last time out. His availability for the match is still in doubt.

Head-to-Head

No matches so far.

Predicted Lineup for Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Predicted Lineup (4-4-1-1):

Owono(GK); Ndong, Coco, Fernandez, Akapo; Miranda, Bikoro, Ganet, Salvador; Pepin, Nsue

Guinea Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Kone(GK); Sylla, Camara, Sow, Conte; M,Diawara; Camara, Keita, Conte; Guirassy

Match Prediction for Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea

Equatorial Guinea are the team to watch. The Elephants have the services of the top scorer at this tournament in Emilio Nsue and humiliated hosts Côte d’Ivoire 4-0 in their last game. They will go into the next round of the tournament.

Prediction: Equatorial Guinea 2-1 Guinea

Telecast for Zambia vs Morocco

India – FanCode

UK – Sky Sports

US – beIN Sports

Nigeria – NTA

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Manav Chowdhury

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