Equatorial Guinea rescued this year’s tournament by agreeing to act as hosts after the late withdrawal of Morocco due to Ebola fears. PHOTO: AFP
The curtain-raiser to the competition in the country’s largest city, Bata, will be followed later on in the day by a meeting of the group’s other two sides, Burkina Faso and Gabon, who clash again after battling it out in qualifying.
Equatorial Guinea rescued this year’s tournament by agreeing to act as hosts after the late withdrawal of Morocco due to Ebola fears, and their fans will now expect Nzalang Nacional to match the exploits of three years ago, when they beat all the odds to reach the last eight of the same competition on home soil.
“We want to surprise a few people. We will take things one game at a time and try to do well for the people of the country who are all behind us,” said Guinea coach Esteban Becker.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 17th, 2015.
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