AFCON 2023: Guinea-Bissau’s coach Baciro Candé vows to beat Nigeria on Monday
The head coach of Guinea-Bissa’s Wild Dogs, Baciro Candé,
has vowed to secure a historic Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) win for the country in their last Group A game against Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Monday.
Having lost their first two games of the group 2-0 to hosts Côte d’Ivoire and 4-2 to Equatorial Guinea, which ultimately means they are out of the tournament, Candé said his team is ready for a win tomorrow.
During the pre-match press conference on Sunday, Candé admitted that he expects the game against Nigeria to be a difficult one but the team will do everything to have a good game tomorrow.
“We are excited to play a good match tomorrow,” he told reporters on Sunday. “We have one match to close the first phase of the competition and we will do everything to have a good game tomorrow.”
He added: “It will be difficult but we will do everything possible tomorrow. “We want to have our first AFCON win tomorrow.”
Speaking further, Candé, who oversaw Guinea-Bissau’s surprising 1-0 win over Nigeria in the qualifying phase of the tournament in Abuja, said Guinea-Bissau players are mentally prepared to win tomorrow.
“I trust in my team, we want to have a good performance. Mentally we are strong, we are here because we are here because we are good. We have a good qualifying phase.
“We know it will be very difficult but we are prepared to get the win tomorrow,” he said.
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