The Djurtus have by no means made it previous the group stage of the continental championship however will look to rewrite the document books this month

A delegation of Guinea-Bissau’s gamers, coaches, and federation officers have landed in Cote d’Ivoire forward of their opening match on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Soccernet.ng studies.

Guinea-Bissau have made their approach to Abidjan six days earlier than they commerce tackles with hosts Cote d’Ivoire on January 13 within the first match of the thirty fourth version of the AFCON.

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The Djurtus will sq. up in opposition to Equatorial Guinea on matchday two earlier than locking horns with Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles of their closing Group A sport.

The Bissau Guineans have a horrible document on the continental championships, the place they’ve by no means certified for the knockout rounds after three makes an attempt.

In the meantime, the Tremendous Eagles will look to place the ending touches to their preparation for the AFCON with a pleasant match with Guinea tomorrow, Monday, January 8.

The Nigerian nationwide workforce has been in a closed coaching camp in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the place coach Jose Peseiro has been perfecting his methods for the challenges forward.

Earlier on Sunday, the Super Eagles forced a 12-nil defeat down the throat of a neighborhood UAE membership in a pleasant performed behind closed doorways, with Ademola Lookman scoring 4 targets and Victor Osimhen netting a brace.

Guinea will provide a stiffer problem than that once they sq. up in opposition to the Eagles contained in the Baniyas Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Nigeria have solely received one among their final 4 video games in opposition to the Guineans – a 1-0 triumph earned courtesy of a Kenneth Omeruo strike on the 2019 AFCON in Egypt.

The Tremendous Eagles will depart Abu Dhabi after that pleasant match and return to Lagos earlier than jetting out to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire’s capital, the place they are going to play their group matches.

Nigeria’s first match on the AFCON is a difficult tie in opposition to giant-killing Equatorial Guinea on the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara on January 14.