Guinea take on the visitors Senegal in the round 3 match of African Cup of Nations group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, January 23rd at Charles Konan Banny Stadium (Yamoussoukro).
Guinea has already shown that it shouldn't be underestimated. On the continental stage, the National Elephants are not particularly prestigious. They have never qualified for the World Cup, and on the African level, they only reached the CAN final once, almost half a century ago, in Ethiopia in 1976. There were times when the team did not qualify for the Cup at all or was eliminated after the group stage. In the last two tournaments, they finished in the Round of 16. Currently, they have assembled a decent squad, with Gerassi, who performed well in the Bundesliga for Stuttgart, standing out. However, the group was challenging. Nevertheless, even an early exit by Kamano did not prevent Naby Keita and company from starting with a draw against Cameroon, with the latter scoring while being a man down. Gambia was defeated with a single goal from Kamara.
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Senegal have been highly regarded for a long time. However, they only managed to win the African Cup of Nations for the first time in their history on the last occasion, beating Egypt in the final through a penalty shootout. A few months later, they went through the same method against the Pharaohs in the decisive match for the right to play in the World Cup. Even without the injured Sadio, the team advanced from the group stage at the World Cup in Qatar. For the current tournament, they brought an optimal squad led by their captain. There were many speculations about the fact that the winners of the CAN (the previous 6 editions!) fail in the next such competition. However, the Senegalese started with great confidence, defeating Gambia 3-0, with the first goal coming as early as the 4th minute. They also convincingly beat Cameroon: Sarr scored the opening goal in the 16th minute, and they wrapped up the game with a final score of 3-1.
In August-September 2022, the teams faced each other in the final of the African Cup of Nations qualification. At that time, they exchanged minimal home victories, both ending 1-0. In the penalty shootout, once again, the Teranga Lions came out on top. Both teams have achieved their goals in the group stage. In the final match, they can simply play for their enjoyment, so let's bet on the total over 1.5 goals in the end.
Prediction for the match: Over 1.5 scored goals.
