Guinea and Gambia will be back in action battling for a place in the in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter finals this week at Kouekong Stadium (Bafoussam). Match day is set for 24th January 2021 at 19:00 EAT.
The Syli National booked their spot in the round of 16 with a second-place finish in Group B. Guinea has only won their first match in the group stage in the tournament. They were out of the competition in the group of 16 in the last season and will look to go further up in this season.
Guinea wrapped things up in the group stages with a surprise 2-1 defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium last time out. In that game, Guinea managed 63% possession, 16 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Naby Keïta (49′). Zimbabwe got 11 shots with four of them on target and goals by Musona (26′) and Kudakwashe Mahachi (43′).
Meanwhile, Gambia will feel delighted by their performance so far as they cruised through the group stages in what is their first-ever appearance at the tournament. Gambia finished second in Group F behind Mali to qualify for the knockout rounds. Gambia is unbeaten in their matches this year and the one draw in the match stopped the team from earning a 100%-win tally.
Gambia heads into this game following 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations win against Tunisia in their last fixture. In that game, Gambia had 31% possession, 10 shots with three on target and a goal scored by Ablie Jallow (93′). Tunisia got 19 shots with three of them on target.
Guinea vs Gambia head to head
This will be the first meeting between these two sides in the Africa Cup of Nations competition.
Home
- Zimbabwe 2-1 Guinea
- Senegal 0-0 Guinea
- Guinea 1-0 Malawi
- Rwanda 0-2 Guinea
- Morocco 3-0 Guinea
Away
- Gambia 1-0 Tunisia
- Gambia 1-1 Mali
- Mauritania 0-1 Gambia
- New Zealand 2-0 Gambia
- Kosovo 1-0 Gambia
Guinea team news
Guinea will have to do without captain Naby Keita after the Liverpool midfielder picked up an injury time yellow card for foul language against Zimbabwe.
Gambia team news
Gambia has fully fit squad at its disposal.
Prediction and odds
We should expect a difficult game as both teams battle for a place in the semifinals in a game that will hand either side supremacy over the other and both sides have been showing excellent performances in their recent matches.
- Draw
- Gambia Win
- Double Chance 1/2
