Equatorial Guinea take on the visitors Botswanain the round 3 match of Africa Cup of Nations qualification. The match will be played on Friday, February 24th at Nuevo Estadio de Malabo (Malabo).
The Equatorial Guinea national team shook up all of Africa with their last performance in this tournament. The team managed to reach the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup! That's a fantastic result. But the most interesting thing is that the coach decided to rejuvenate the squad for this qualifying cycle. Literally all of the forwards haven't played ten matches for the national team. This already affected the game against Tunisia, where Equatorial Guinea was only able to take one shot on target against their opponent! In the next match, the National Lightning barely won against Libya. Two beautiful goals were scored, an own goal and a penalty. In Africa, this is normal.
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Botswana haven't made it to any decent tournaments for a very long time. Occasionally, the country's best club can show something in the African Champions League, but that's about it. The Zebras constantly experience crises in their game, and once again, the coach was replaced during the qualifiers. But the game isn't working out at all, and there are problems with scoring goals. In the match against Libya, there were no real chances. They managed to hold out heroically against Tunisia, playing purely on the counterattack. The tactic worked, so the team won't be ashamed to play in the same style away. The Zebras have not scored in four consecutive away games, considering only the main team.
Botswana have already accustomed everyone to the fact that the team plays solely on defense. And how passively the team performs in away matches. In friendly matches at the end of last year, the Zebras failed to score against South Africa and the Angola national team. In these matches, the team only took two shots on target in total! It's a terrible indicator. As for the opponent, they play as pragmatically as possible at home. Currently, Equatorial Guinea has a streak of ten official matches at home without a total score of over 2.5 goal. It's quite logical to assume that the team will play in their style today. And in Africa, such a game cannot be high-scoring.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
