January 12, (THEWILL) - Gambia began their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 victory over Mauritania, thanks to a first-half strike in the second game of Group F of the TotalEnergies 2021 AFCON. It was a tight match between two of the more recent additions to the elite African football landscape, with […]
Guinea playmaker Morlaye Sylla then took the responsibility to score from the resultant free-kick in the 60th minute after Kwizera was penalised for his late tackle on advancing striker Yakhouba Barry and the goal was enough to send them to the last four of the tournament.
Despite losing at the quarter-final stage, coach Mashami has lauded the team’s overall display insisting they will learn from the mistakes that cost them a historic semi-final place.
“First of all, I want to congratulate Guinea for a hard-fought win, they are an organised team with and without the ball,” Mashami said as quoted by
Guinea and Zambia were the last two sides to book their places in the
African Nations Championship quarter-finals, after both drew their
concluding Group D games today.