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Old 27-01-2008, 23:17
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Re: 28-31st Jan: African Cup Of Nations - 3rd Group Games

Well Kiko.....

Guinea v Namibia

Guinea weren't brilliant in their first game against Ghana, they probably deserved a draw but both defences were a shambles and they possibly got off lightly on occasions.

The game against Morocco also saw both teams defences on the fritz, the game could have gone either way, even before the sending off of Pascal Feindouno. Guinea were far better going forward but most of their best attacking play was through Feindouno, who also scored two of the goals. Needless to say, he'll be badly missed.

Namibia started the tournament in calamitous form, conceding early to Morocco and having to chase the game from there on. They created opportunities to score, in fact they did pull a goal back to make it 2-1, but whilst always chasing the game they left themselves open at the back.

The second game of the tournament against Ghana was a much fairer reflection of the way Namibia usually play. They defended resolutely, limiting Ghana to few chances in front of goal and could have even grabbed a draw thanks to chances created on the counter-attack as Ghana pushed forward.

Guinea need to win this, but could find the going tough against what is bound to be a resolute Namibian defence. Without Feindouno, Guinea are going to have to find someone else to dictate play. If they become desperate and push too many players forward, a defence that is already quite shaky could be exposed to a Namibian side which can create quite decent chances on the counter-attack.

Namibia to beat Guinea @ 17.00 (StanJames) - 1 point
Namibia (AH+2) v Guinea @ 1.92 (Canbet) - 3 points
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