No one can blame Guinea fans for being excited at their team’s 1-1 performance versus mighty Ivory Coast in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday. Given the quality the Ivorians have in their squad and their big-game experience, very few fans actually expected Guinea to get anything out of the game.
It will not matter too much that the single point they managed to record vs The Elephants came against a team reduced to ten men by Gervinho’s sending off. Any result at all against a team of IVC’s standards is a good result, and it is one the Guineans will hope they can build on as they tackle the Indomitable Lions in their next game.
The Cameroonians, on other hand, hit what many will consider to be a snag against Mali in their opening game. Given the sensational style in which they coasted through the qualification round and the general reputation they command in as far as African football is concerned, The Indomitable Lions will look to put the opening result behind them as soon as possible.
If the Guineans do not keep their concentration for the full 90 minutes, this is a game in which they could be on the receiving end of a very embarrassing score line. As they showed during their group-winning performance during the qualifiers, Cameroon are a top African side that is ready to live up to their billing at this year’s tournament.
It is not all the time that a team completes the qualification phase without a single defeat even when placed in a group with a fellow heavyweight, like the Indomitable Lions were placed with Ivory Coast. As such, Saturday is a chance for the lions to roar and demonstrate fully their desire towards taking home the 2015 AFCON trophy.
Cameroon XI:
16 F. Ondoa
21 A. Chedjou
3 N. N'Koulou
12 H. Bedimo
6 A. Oyongo
17 S. M'Bia
4 R. Loé
13 E. Choupo-Moting
8 B. Moukandjo
10 V. Aboubakar
11 E. Salli
Guinea XI:
1 N. Yattara
10 K. Constant
4 F. Pogba
20 B. Sankoh
17 B. Fofana
3 Issiaga Sylla
5 F. Camara
8 I. Traoré
18 S. Soumah
12 I. Conté
2 M. Yattara
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