Guinea-Bissau embody Nigeria Tremendous Eagles’ tormentors in closing 25-man squad for AFCON 2023

The Djurtus have been the one group to defeat the Tremendous Eagles through the qualifying marketing campaign for the continental championship

Baciro Candé, the top coach of the Guinea-Bissau nationwide soccer group, has formally launched the ultimate roster of 25 gamers chosen to symbolize the nation on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations subsequent month, Soccernet.ng experiences.

The Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau discover themselves in Group A, the place they’ll share the stage with host nation Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.

Their journey begins with a conflict in opposition to the Elephants on January 13, adopted by a possible winner-takes-all assembly with the Equatorial Guineans on the 18th. Lastly, they face Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles of their third match.

For the problem forward, Guinea-Bissau coach Candé has chosen a squad of 25 gamers to defend the nationwide colors in Ivory Coast.

The chosen lineup includes three goalkeepers, eight defenders, seven midfielders, and 7 attackers.

Two of those gamers – Mama Baldé and Opa Sangante – should not unknown to Nigerians as they contributed to Guinea-Bissau’s shock 1-0 win over the Tremendous Eagles in March through the AFCON qualifiers.

Dunkerque midfielder Sangante supplied the help for Lyon ahead Baldé to attain the one objective of the encounter as Nigeria stumbled to a disappointing loss on the Nationwide Stadium in Abuja.

Nevertheless, the Tremendous Eagles returned the favour three days later as a Moses Simon penalty gave Nigeria a 1-0 win on the Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro in Bissau.

Nigeria would go on to win their 5 remaining video games within the group and qualify for Ivory Coast 2023 as probably the greatest groups and the highest attacking aspect.

The Tremendous Eagles will intention to come back out on high once more after they face Guinea-Bissau on matchday three on the AFCON.

The 2023 version of the match begins on January 13 and runs by way of to February 11, 2024.

Imhons Erons

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