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[caption id="attachment_965710" align="alignnone" width="1024"] YAMOUSSOUKRO, IVORY COAST - JANUARY 23: Kaba Diawara of Guinea looks on prior to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations group stage match between Guinea and Senegal at Stade Charles Konan Banny de Yamoussoukro on January 23, 2024 in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)[/caption]
In the buildup to the highly anticipated clash in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16, Guinea's coach, Kaba Diawara, emphasized the critical need for his team to elevate their effectiveness against Equatorial Guinea.
In a press conference held on Saturday, Coach Diawara meticulously dissected the impending duel between Guinea and Equatorial Guinea.
Acknowledging Equatorial Guinea's formidable performance in the group stage, Diawara particularly highlighted the impressive display by Nzalang Nacional.
Finishing second only to Nigeria but ahead of football powerhouses Ivory Coast, the host country of the 2023 AFCON, Equatorial Guinea emerged as a force to be reckoned with.
“I think the formula is to win these matches,” Diawara said.
“We studied them, they had a good group stage but we know very well, having been in this situation, that the group stage and the decisive matches have nothing to do with each other. There, our AFCON begins.
“Just showing up with the way we're playing at the moment and trying to be us, on the other hand, a little more effective because in fact, that's what we're missing, every time we say it but it's is really an area of progress for my team. We have to manage, if we score first, to try to take cover and that's what we're going to try to do. Afterwards if we don't succeed, we shouldn't concede a goal and if it goes up to 120 minutes, we will go. We prepared well,”
In the buildup to the highly anticipated clash in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations round of 16, Guinea's coach, Kaba Diawara, emphasized the critical need for his team to elevate their effectiveness against Equatorial Guinea.
In a press conference held on Saturday, Coach Diawara meticulously dissected the impending duel between Guinea and Equatorial Guinea.
Acknowledging Equatorial Guinea's formidable performance in the group stage, Diawara particularly highlighted the impressive display by Nzalang Nacional.
Finishing second only to Nigeria but ahead of football powerhouses Ivory Coast, the host country of the 2023 AFCON, Equatorial Guinea emerged as a force to be reckoned with.
“I think the formula is to win these matches,” Diawara said.
“We studied them, they had a good group stage but we know very well, having been in this situation, that the group stage and the decisive matches have nothing to do with each other. There, our AFCON begins.
“Just showing up with the way we're playing at the moment and trying to be us, on the other hand, a little more effective because in fact, that's what we're missing, every time we say it but it's is really an area of progress for my team. We have to manage, if we score first, to try to take cover and that's what we're going to try to do. Afterwards if we don't succeed, we shouldn't concede a goal and if it goes up to 120 minutes, we will go. We prepared well,”