Our prediction for this Africa Cup of Nations 2024 match:
Cameroon
Match Time & Date:
15/01/2024
12:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Guinea
Cameroon will look to make a flying start to their 2024 Africa Cup of Nations campaign when they face Guinea in their opener. The Indomitable Lions played out a 1-1 draw with Zambia in their last warm-up game and they face yet another tough challenge against the Syli National. Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo has been left out of the squad, while Bayern Munich forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has been omitted. As a result, all eyes will be on Vincent Aboubakar and Toko Ekambi in Sunday’s clash.
Guinea, on the other hand, did well to beat star-studded Nigeria in their last friendly and they are surely capable of making life difficult for the Cameroonians. Stuttgart forward Serhou Guirassy, who has been scoring goals for fun in the Bundesliga this term, is a major doubt after picking up a minor injury in the friendly against the Super Eagles. Taking everything into account, both teams should be happy with one point from the Charles Konan Banny Stadium showdown.
Highlighted Player (Karl Toko-Ekambi):
Karl Toko Ekambi is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Angers as a striker. Ekambi was born in Paris on September 14 1992, but he does not represent les Tricolores on the international stage. The 183-cm-tall attacker plays for Cameroon and it has to be noted that he made his senior debut for les Lions Indomptables in a 3-2 win over Burkina Faso back in June, 2015.
Ekambi came as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match, replacing fellow attacker Mengolo. The Cameroonian footballer played for Paris FC during his youth career and he made his first-team debut for the capital club on April 26, 2011 in a 2-2 draw with Beauvais. Karl Toko Ekambi scored 21 goals in 66 appearances for Paris from 2010 to 2014 and at the end of the 2013/2014 season he joined Sochaux.
After netting 25 goals in 72 appearances for the club, in the summer of 2016 Ekambi signed a contract with Angers which expires on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Guinea):
Nicknamed the National Elephants, Guinea national team are affiliated to the Guinea Football Federation. Guinea qualified for their 12th Africa Cup of Nations and they will face the likes of Nigeria, Madagascar and Burundi in the group stages of the tournament in Egypt.
The National Elephants have yet to win the Africa Cup of Nations, but they were on the verge of going all the way at the tournament in Ethiopia back in 1976. Guinea finished the final round in second place in the standings, only one point behind champions Morocco.
The National Elephants wear red socks, yellow shorts and green socks when welcoming their rivals, whilst their away colours are yellow and red. Guinea suffered a 2-1 loss to Togo in their first international game (May, 1962). The African side recorded their biggest win against Mauritania (14-0) on May, 1972), whilst a 6-0 loss to Zaire (July, 1972) is considered the biggest defeat in the history of the national team.
