The boys of Aboubakar Souleymanou were beaten by Orapa United FC of Botswana 2-1 in the first leg preliminaries in Gaborone on Saturday October 16, 2021.
Thanks to their result against the Brave Warriors, Guinea lead their group that also parades Zambia and Tanzania.
Notwithstanding their good start, Gnagna made it clear that it is still very early to rate them amongst the tournament’s favourites.
“As a team, we must treat every match like a final because this will help us reach our goal,” he continued.
“I am also glad that we have very passionate fans that came to the stadium on Tuesday and cheered for us.”
Guinea will earn a place in the quarter-final should they defeat the Chipolopolo in their next outing on January 23. Zambia made a winning start to the competition, defeating the Taifa Stars 2-0 courtesy of second-half strikes from Collins Sikombe and Emmanuel Chabula.
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Tanzania wonder goal in vain as Guinea, Zambia advance at CHAN Douala (AFP) – A wonder goal from Baraka Majogoro was not enough to keep Tanzania in the African Nations Championship as Guinea and Zambia secured the last two quarter-finals places in Cameroon Wednesday.
Tanzania were eight minutes away from topping Group D when Victor Kantabadouno levelled for Guinea in a thrilling 2-2 draw in Douala.
It was a heartbreaking result for the Tanzanians, who improved in every group match under Burundi-born coach Etienne Ndayiragije, and especially defensive midfielder Majogoro.
Majogoro struck on 23 minutes with a goal sure to be a contender for the best of the tournament.
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