Mohamed Bayo broke the hearts of Equatorial Guinea on Sunday evening with just seconds left on the clock to snath a late 1-0 victory for Guinea in a TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d’Ivoire Round of 16 clash played at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ebimpe.InformationGuideNigeria
The Guinea derby had all the ingredients of a knockout encounter, with both sides having a go at each other from the onset.
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With both sides creating chances, a golden opportunity was presented to Equatorial Guinea just after the hour mark when Ivan Salvador was fouled in the box for the in-form Emilio Nsue to step up but saw his penalty denied by the woodwork to the relief of Guinea.
The missed penalty would have been a huge advantage to Equatorial Guinea who were a man-down following the sending off of Frederico Nchama.
With just a few seconds before the end of the ninety minutes, a swift build up by Guinea concluded with Ibrahim Diakite sending a delightful ball into the area which was cleverly headed into the near post by Bayo to seal a place in the quarter-finals for the seventh time in 14 appearances.NYSC Portal
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Kaba Diawara – Guinea coach
“This victory means a lot. We knew the historic nature of the match. We knew that since 1976, Guinea had not won a knockout match. It’s a feeling of pride. There was a lot of criticism, but I knew this group had quality and we proved it today. Everyone prepared well. It’s a group that we built piece by piece and it’s a reward for them and for us also the coaches.JAMB Result
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Juan Micha – Equatorial Guinea coach
“I think our team was at a good level. We played until the end. We fought until the end but that’s also football. I congratulate the opposing opponent. I think we had control at the start of the match but when you have a key player sent off, it becomes difficult, especially if you have an opponent who is putting pressure on you. They scored a goal in the last minute, which demoralized us but I congratulate my players, they were good in the match”.JAMB Portal
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Guinea wins for the first time in a direct elimination match at CAN CAF TotalEnergies since 1976
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