AFCON
Super Eagles’ Group B Afcon opponents, Guinea-Bissau test skills with Cameroon
Super Eagles’ opponents at the Garoua centre of the Africa Cup of Nations, Guinea Bissau are taking on Cameroon to gauge what should be expected from the Super eagles when the competition kicks off on January 9.
Though seen largely as the ‘dark horse’ of the group, the ambitious West African are banking on their game with the hosts, who are one of the super powers of African football to test what should be expected from Egypt and Nigeria.
According to Cameroon Tribune, the host nation had named Guinea Bissau as one the teams the ‘Indomitable Lions will meet before the opening match of January 9th.
Two other matches are also on the card for the hosts. Cameroon Tribune further reported that Guinea Bissau are determined to have a decent outing at the tournament and this explained why they opted to play the hosst to keep them in good shape ahead of the matches against the big teams in group D.
Guinea Bissau who made their debut in the 2017 edition recognised how difficult it will be difficult to make it out of the group stage.
Hence a match against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon is seen as booster when they eventual play the likes of Nigeria and Egypt during the main tournament.
The match is scheduled for the 3rd of January at the Olembe stadium venue of the opening match.
Guinea Bissau will open their campaign at the tournament against Sudan and three days later play Egypt before the match against Nigeria on the 19th of January.
According to Libya’s news outlets, there are palpable fears in the Libya national team which faces successive crises and trying to avoid early elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series.
The team which faces the Super Eagles this week has been plagued with players’ absences occasioned by injuries and boycotts.
The coach recently appointed has revealed the names of players refusing to represent the national team.
In a press conference held on Saturday, Coach Nasser Al-Hadhiri remarked that the absence of several players were due to real injuries.
In that class are Ahmed Al-Tarbi, a defender of Ahli Tripoli; Mohammed Al-Tabbal of Al-Nasr club and Ali Youssef who also suffered the injury while playing with Tunisia’s Club Africaine.
If the Libyan national team sticks to plans, the players are expected to have arrived in Nigeria ahead of their Thursday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying duel in Uyo.
With most players drawn from the domestic league, the national team had daily training sessions in Tripoli under coach Nasser Al-Hadhiri and his assistants Akram Al-Hammami and Abu Bakr Al-Hark.
However, according to media sources in Libya, the team faces injury worries even though the absence of Victor Osimhen in the Nigerian squad is being celebrated.
Even though it did not mention the injured Libyan players, Libya Al-Ahrar Channel reports that replacements were found in Al-Tahadi FC defender, Mohammed Khalil and Al-Nasr midfielder, Abdullah Abdul Rahim as well as Al-Akhdar winger, Faraj Ghaidhan. They take the places of the absent regular players.
Franck Mawuena who recently renewed his contract with Remo Stars has received a call-up to the Togolese squad for this week’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. He had previously featured in the Belgian League.
He was part of the Remo Stars squad that finished second in the Nigeria Premier league last season. He scored six goals.
Togo will be away to Algeria on Thursday before hosting the reversed fixture on 14 October.
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