This is one of the sensations of this African Cup of Nations. Before returning to Guinea this weekend, Equatorial Guinea flew through Group A of the competition. Yet placed in a very tough group, with Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea finished the group phase with 7 points.
Better yet, the Equatorial Guineans first stood up to the Nigerians (1-1), before scoring 4 goals against Guinea-Bissau (4-2), then again against Ivory Coast (4-0). ). A demonstration against the host country, which once again allowed the captain of “Nzalang Nacional”, Emilio Nsue, to shine.
Author of a double against Ivory Coast, the 34-year-old striker had already scored a hat-trick during his team’s prolific victory against Guinea-Bissau. The current top scorer in the competition will therefore meet Guinea in the round of 16.
The national Syli qualified in third place in its group C. After a draw against Cameroon (1-1), the Guineans went for a capital victory against the Gambia during their second match ( 1-0), before losing to the Senegalese title holder (0-2). Serhou Guirassy’s teammates, returning from injury, will face the Equatorial Guineans for a place in the quarter-finals.
The match between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea in the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday, January 28. The meeting will be broadcast live on BeIN Sports 2 and will be followed live with commentary on leparisien.fr
