AFCON
You ain’t seen nothing yet, boasts Equatorial Guinea, coach after holding Nigeria to a draw –
After the draw against Nigeria, it was clearly evident that Equatorial Guinea head coach, Juan Micha was not enthused.
He intends to continue the work to achieve his objectives in this edition of the Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire 2023.
Equatorial Guinea earned a valuable point on the second day of Group A.
The Nzalang Nacional were able to resist the offensive might of the Super Eagles, largely thanks to the great form of goalkeeper Jesus Lazaro Owono Ngua, who was subsequently named Man of the Match.
In a post-match press conference, Micha refused to see this result as an achievement. “I think this selection that I lead is prepared day by day to compete in this tournament… I am lucky to know the details of football having been a high level player,” he said.
He added his teammates intend to keep their heads on their shoulders and not plunge into euphoria after this encouraging result.
“Our mission is not complete, we still have a lot to do. We are in a group stage, this is the first match. We will try to reach the next stage before seeing what happens next.”
Equatorial Guinea will face Guinea-Bissau on Thursday for the second game. A victory against the Djurtus will allow Micha and his men to have a step in the round of 16.
During its three previous participations, the Central African country has always managed to get out of the group stages.
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The hopes of Libya securing a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ticket seem to have gone up in smoke. This is the sequel to the 2-1 defeat that Rwanda inflicted on the Benin Republic on Tuesday evening.
With the result, Libya’s position is further cemented at the bottom of the table. Nigeria, even with an outstanding match, still leads with seven points.
They are followed by Benin Republic who have six points. Rwanda followed with five points.
The star men were Innocent Nshuti and Djihad Bizimana who scored in the space of two minutes as Rwanda came from behind to defeat Benin 2-1 at Amahoro Stadium on Tuesday, October 15.
Rwanda’s defeat of Benin Republic is not just their first win in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series, the victory terminates a 12-year winless streak against the Cheetah of Benin.
It is also a renewal of their hopes of qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. But they still have two more games to play.
The German made two changes from the side that started against Benin last week as Samuel Gueulette and Emmanuel Imanishimwe came in for Kevin Muhire and Claude Niyomugabo respectively.
The press release on Tuesday by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) may have lifted a burden off Nigeria as the match with Libya is considered postponed rather than the Super Eagles refusing to play.
The continental body remarked that the matter would be referred to the competent CAF bodies.
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