Minuto 56
Guinea's wasted attempt.
Minute 55
Guinea's set-piece
Minute 52
Guinea Change
Enter
Seydouba Cissé
Out
Francois Kamano
In
Aliou Baldé
Out
Morlaye Sylla
Minute 51
DR Congo did not get off to a good start, losing the ball easily and failing to create any dangerous chances.
Minute 48
The equalizer escapes Guinea in a great play that reached the small area, where the number 14, Morlaye Sylla, shot, but goalkeeper Dimitry Bertaud made a good save.
Second half gets underway
The ball is rolling again at the Pentecost Martyrs Stadium.
Minute 46
The first half ended with a score of DR Congo 1-0 Guinea.
Minute 44
Samuel Moutoussamy tried to beat the goalkeeper on the left side with a low shot, but the ball was well saved by the keeper.
Minute 40
Guinea attacks with several players, but this means that when they lose possession of the ball, the Democratic Republic of Congo takes advantage to attack with speed on the counter-attack.
Minute 38
So far, both teams have had four shots, but only one of them has been on target.
Minute 33
Although Guinea were trailing, they did not give up and François Kamano found space to shoot, but his shot sailed over the DR Congo goal.
Minute 30
DR Congo continues to press now from set pieces, after Guinea's goalkeeper had some trouble catching the ball.
Minute 27
Gooooool for DR Congo, a great goal from outside the box from the inside by Edo Kayembe, who surprised the Guinea goalkeeper.
Minute 23
First corner kick in favor of Guinea, a shot by François Kamano.
Minute 20
In the last 4 minutes there were a lot of fouls and this made the game slow and tight in the middle of the field.
Minute 17
In these minutes, Guinea had more possession of the ball and pressed more in the DR Congo field.
Minute 14
The player from Guinea has a very deflected shot.
Minute 13
Foul in favor of Guinea
Minute 12
Both teams use the flanks to cross and take advantage of the height of their players.
Minute 9
Yet another shot from DR Congo, this time from number 10, Théo Bongonda
Minute 8
The match started with both teams trying to score a goal.
Minute 4
First shot to the post by number 9, Samuel Essende, from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Minut 3
The Democratic Republic of Congo starts with more intensity, with the first shot, but deflected.
The game kicks off
The ball starts rolling at the Pentecost Martyrs Stadium in the match between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea.
DR Congo lineup
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Guinea's lineup.
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Ethiopia at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Their best performance came in 1962, when they hosted and defeated the United Arab Republic (Egypt) in the tournament. In 1957, in Gabon, they were runners-up and in 1959, they finished third.
Tanzania at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Taifa Stars, as Tanzania is known, have only participated three times in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. These editions took place in 1980 in Nigeria, in 2019 in Egypt and in 2023 in Ivory Coast. On all three occasions, the team remained in the group stage.
In the other Group H clash
The other two teams in Group H, Tanzania and Ethiopia, played to a goalless draw at the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium.
Upcoming matches of the national team of Guinea in the qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations:
September 10.
Guinea vs Tanzania
October 7.
Guinea vs Ethiopia.
October 15.
Ethiopia vs. Guinea.
November 11.
Guinea vs. DR Congo
November 19.
Upcoming matches of the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
September 9.
Ethiopia vs. DR Congo.
Oct. 7.
DR Congo vs. Tanzania.
Oct. 15.
Tanzania vs. DR Congo.
November 11.
Guinea vs. DR Congo.
November 19.
DR Congo vs. Ethiopia.
Top scorer in DR Congo.
He started in 2004 at the Bel'Or club, and then, between 2005 and 2007, he played for T. P. Mazembe. He then moved to Belgium to play for R. S. C. Anderlecht and Standard Liege.
On July 3, 2010, he signed for A. S. Monaco F. C. On January 27, 2011, his loan to VfL Wolfsburg was confirmed to fill the gap left by Edin Džeko.
On June 22, 2013, his move to Dynamo Kiev of the Ukrainian Premier League was made official for €10 million.
On August 31, 2015, Mbokani was loaned to English club Norwich City.
On August 31, 2016, Mbokani was loaned to English club Hull City. Mbokani made his debut on September 17, 2016, when he came off the bench, after 77 minutes, as a substitute for Abel Hernandez in the 4-1 home loss to Arsenal.
Guinea's top scorer
Ibrahima Kandia Diallo
He played his entire career with Conakry II, with whom he was national champion five times and won the 1972 African Champions Clubs Cup, retiring in 1973.
He played for Guinea from 1960 to 1973, making 56 appearances and scoring 33 goals, the most for the national team. He was also part of the national team that participated in the 1968 Mexico Olympics.
Charles Paquille, Guinea coach.
Charles Paquille played as a striker for FC Pugetois and EFC Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël before starting his coaching career.
He first coached at EFC Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël, then was assistant coach of the Guinea national team from 2022 to 2023.
In July 2023, he was appointed coach of the Guinea U-23 national soccer team, replacing former Guinea international Morlaye Cissé.
On August 4, 2024, Charles Paquille was appointed coach of the Guinea A national team following the dismissal of Kaba Diawara.
Sébastien Desabre, técnico del RD Congo.
Previously, he held managerial positions at ES Cannet-Rocheville, ASEC Mimosas, Coton Sport and Espérance de Tunis. He also coached Ismaily SC in the Egyptian Premier League. He has also coached Recreativo do Libolo, Dubai Club, JS Saoura and Wydad AC.
In 2022, he was appointed coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo national soccer team, replacing Argentine Hector Cúper, after the country failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. His contract will last four years, with the goal of guiding the African side to the 2026 World Cup.
At the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, the African team finished fourth after losing the bronze medal final to South Africa.
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Argentina: 13:00 h.
Bolivia: 12:00 h.
Brazil: 13:00 h.
Chile: 12:00 p.m.
Colombia: 11:00 a.m.
Ecuador: 11:00 a.m.
USA (ET): 12:00 P.M.
Spain: 6:00 p.m.
Mexico: 10:00 a.m.
Paraguay: 12:00 p.m.
Peru: 11:00 a.m.
Uruguay: 1:00 p.m.
Venezuela: 12:00 p.m.
Ethiopia, the group's rival.
It was one of the three teams that participated in the first African Cup of Nations in 1957, along with Sudan and Egypt.
They won the 1962 Africa Cup of Nations, being the hosts. Since that time, they have not been able to maintain the level. At youth level, Ethiopia played in the 2001 U-20 World Cup in Argentina and was eliminated in the first round.
Tanzania, the group's rival.
The island of Zanzibar, which is part of Tanzania (and was an independent nation until 1964), is also an associate member of CAF and has played matches with other nations, but is not eligible to participate in the World Cup or the Africa Cup. See Zanzibar national soccer team.
Recently, Tanzania has spent more money on improving the team. Tanzania beat Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup and lost 4-0 to Senegal.
Call-up of the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
History of the DR Congo national team
It is the successor of the Zaire national soccer team, which qualified for the 1974 World Cup finals, the first Central African team to qualify for a World Cup ^(1) It has been a member of CAF since 1962 and FIFA since 1963.
The Football Federation of the Democratic Republic of Congo was founded in 1919, when the country was not yet independent. The national team played its first match in 1948, then known as the Belgian Congo, against the team from Northern Rhodesia, today's Zambia. In that match, the national team achieved a 3-2 home victory.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been affiliated with FIFA since 1962 and has been a member of CAF since 1963. Their first official match took place on April 11, 1963 against Mauritania in the L'Amitié Tournament, played in Dakar, Senegal. The Democratic Republic of Congo won the match by a score of 6-0.
The Democratic Republic of Congo achieved its first international success at the 1968 African Cup of Nations, held in Ethiopia, where it defeated Ghana 1-0 in the final.
History of the Guinea national team
The national team's first international match was in 1962 against Togo, losing 1-2. Eight years later, it participated in the 1968 Olympic Games, but failed to advance beyond the first round after an initial 1-3 loss to France. They then overcame Colombia 3-2 and ended up being thrashed by Mexico with a score of 0-4. After this, in 1970 they participated in the African Cup of Nations, being eliminated in the first round after being defeated 1:4 against the United Arab Republic. Afterwards, it obtained two draws, first 2:2 against Congo-Kinshasa and then 1:1 against Ghana. Four years later, they took part in the African Cup again and were again eliminated in the first round after losing 1:2 to Zaire. They then beat Mauritius 2:1 and drew 1:1 with Congo. In 1976 they took part in the African Cup again and this time they were able to achieve a better result: they started with a 1-1 draw against Egypt, beat Ethiopia and Uganda 2-1, with the same result in both matches. Thus, they advanced to the Final Group of the tournament, where they drew 1-1 with Nigeria, beat Egypt 4-2 and drew 1-1 with Morocco, obtaining the second place in the tournament.
Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations.
In Guinea's 14 appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations, its best result was a runner-up finish in Ethiopia in 1976
DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has participated 20 times in the Africa Cup of Nations and has won it twice. The first was in Ethiopia in 1968, when they were still called the Republic of Congo. The second, in Egypt, in 1974, already as Zaire.
It has also obtained two third places: the first, in Burkina Faso in 1998, already as Democratic Republic of Congo; and the second, in Equatorial Guinea in 2015.
Group
1.- Democratic Republic of the Congo
2. Guinea
3. Tanzania
4. Ethiopia
Last matches of Guinea
February 2, 2024.
DR Congo 3-1 Guinea
March 21, 2024.
Guinea 6-0 Vanuatu.
March 25, 2024.
Guinea 5-1 Bermuda.
June 6, 2024.
Algeria 1-2 Guinea.
June 10, 2024.
Guinea 0-1 Mozambique.
Last matches of DR Congo
February 2, 2024.
DR Congo 3 - 1 Guinea
February 7, 2024.
Ivory Coast 1-0 DR Congo.
February 10, 2024.
South Africa 1-0 DR Congo.
June 6, 2024.
Senegal 1-1 DR Congo.
June 9, 2024.
DR Congo 1-0 Togo.
History of clashes
In the last five meetings between DR Congo and Guinea, the Leopards, as DR Congo is known, have won every match;
August 16, 2005.
RD Congo 3-1 Guinea
February 3, 2016
RD Congo 2-1 Guinea.
November 13, 2016
Guinea 1-2 DR Congo
November 11, 2017
RD Congo 3-1 Guinea
February 2, 2024
RD Congo 3-1 Guinea
Stadium
It is the home stadium of the DR Congo national football team and of the AS Vita Club and DC Motema Pembe of the DR Congo Football Championship. The stadium has a capacity of 80 000 spectators, although sometimes the crowd can reach 100 000 in some matches
The Stade des Martyrs was called Kamanyola Stadium when it belonged to the former country of Zaire. Its construction began on October 14, 1988 and ended on October 14, 1993. It was inaugurated on September 14, 1994, in a match between the Zaire Leopards and the Malawi national football team.
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