Game figuresFT: Egypt 2-0 DR Congo.#AzamUTV #AFCON # AFCON2019 # Egypt2019 #Sports # TotalAFCON2019 #EGYPT #DRCONGO #EGYCOD

Game figuresFT: Egypt 2-0 DR Congo.#AzamUTV #AFCON # AFCON2019 # Egypt2019 #Sports # TotalAFCON2019 #EGYPT #DRCONGO #EGYCOD

⚽ 🇲🇬MAD vs BDI🇧🇮

MAD🇲🇬
23 Adrien Melvin (Goalkeeper)
20 Romain Metanire (Defender)
21 Thomas Fontaine (Defender)
5 Pascal Razakanantenaina (Defender)
22 Jerome Mombris (Defender)
6 Marco Ilaimaharitra (Midfielder)
13 Anicet Abel (Midfielder)
15 Ibrahim Samuel Amada (Midfielder)
2 Carolus Andria (Forward)
9 Faneva Andriatsima (Forward)
12 Lalaina Nomenjanahary (Forward)

BDI🇧🇮
1 Jonathan Nahimana (Goalkeeper)
6 Karim Nizigiyimana (Defender)
14 Omar Ngandu (Defender)
19 Frederic Nsabiyumva (Defender)
22 Christophe Nduwarugira (Defender)
8 Gaël Duhayindavyi (Midfielder)
5 Gael Bigirimana (Midfielder)
7 Fiston Abdul Razak (Midfielder)
10 Shassiri Nahimana (Midfielder)
17 Cedric Amissi (Midfielder)
18 Saido Berahino (Forward)

Kenya still have a long, hard road ahead if they are to come anywhere near matching the success they have enjoyed in athletics on the football field, coach Sebastien Migne said on Wednesday.

Kenyan, known as the Harambee Stars, are taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations for the sixth time and have won only one match out of 15 – beating Burkina Faso 3-0 on their last appearance in 2004 when they had already been eliminated.

They have never got past the group stage and have never qualified for a World Cup.

Migne said that travelling to other countries had made him aware of the gap between the popularity of football in Kenya and elsewhere.

“Kenya was until now not a country of football,” he told reporters. “During the qualifying competition we went to Ghana and I saw kids everywhere in the street playing football. In West Africa, they are everywhere.

“I lived for three years on Oman and, from four o’clock in the evening on the beach, on all the coast you have small games of football.”

This was not the case in Kenya, however.

“You can go along the coast, which is wonderful, but it is difficult to see a football match,” he said.

However, things were starting to change. When Kenya hosted Ethiopia in their decisive qualifier in October, a game they won 3-0, Migne said that the stadium was full two hours before kick off and thousands of fans were left outside.

“We have to go step by step because we have some talented players,” he said. “The Harambee Stars are becoming important for the Kenyan people – we are on the way but the road will be long to get to the top 10 in Africa.

Kenya face East African neighbours Tanzania on Thursday in a key match for both sides, who lost their opening games against Algeria and Senegal respectively.

Migne admitted he was disappointed with their performance.

“We’ll enter the pitch tomorrow to try to show our qualities, to start our game from the first second,” he said. “I believe in my team and we have some qualities. I think for the next game we will be there. It will be important to learn quickly.”

Migne said his team must not throw away their chance after such a long absence from the tournament.

“We were absent for 15 years so we cannot miss this event. We need to be alive, to feel all the moment. I hope tomorrow you will see another face of my team,” he said.

“Tomorrow, the players will to try write history and win the first game with something at stake during the final of CAN – and after that everything is possible.”

Game figures.

FT: Nigeria 1-0 Guinea.

The next match is Uganda vs Zimbabwe at 1:00 pm

#AFCON # AFCON2019 # Egypt2019 #Sports # TotalAFCON2019 #NIGERIA #GUINEA #NIGERIAGUINEA #NGAGUI

After missing Senegal’s opening Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) match against Tanzania, forward Sadio Mane is expected to make his long-awaited first appearance of this year’s tournament when they face Algeria in Group C on Thursday.

The 27-year-old, who is taking part in the event for the third time, sat out the Tanzania game through suspension for the accumulation of yellow cards during the qualifying competition.

Mane, scorer of 22 league goals for Liverpool last season, could find himself short of match rhythm, having played only one competitive game – the Champions League final in Madrid on June 1 – since the English Premier League season ended on May 12.

He told France Football magazine this week that he would happily trade the Champions League medal he won with Liverpool for a first-ever African title for his country.

“It’s up to us to achieve something big,” he said. “Of course we are among the favourites, we will not hide it.

“To win for my country, which has never won a CAN, would be magnificent. I am even ready to trade a Champions League against a CAN. The return to Dakar would be extraordinary. It would be my craziest dream.”

Mane, who has scored 16 goals in 60 appearances for Senegal, has never really shone at the tournament.

He played two matches in 2015 when his side went out in the first round and, two years ago in Gabon, scored two goals but could not prevent a quarterfinal elimination against Cameroon, missing the decisive penalty in the shootout.

Coach Aliou Cisse was reserved about Mane’s return, saying only: “The return of Sadio Mane can give us a boost – having a player like Mane is a plus for the team. He’s one of our leaders and he’s ready.”

Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi dismissed suggestions that the match was a personal duel between Mane and Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez.

“This is coming from the journalists, not from us,” he said. “The players don’t have this feeling.

“Riyad Mahrez knows he is one very good player inside a group, inside a team, that is what he is feeling. I am sure (Egypt forward) Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane feel the same thing.

“He is one of the many good players we have in the team and that is as far as it goes.”

⚽ 🇳🇬NGA vs GUI🇬🇳

NGA🇳🇬
16 Daniel Akpeyi (Goalkeeper)
22 Kenneth Omeruo (Defender)
20 Chidozie Awaziem (Defender)
6 Leon Balogun (Defender)
2 Ola Aina (Midfielder)
8 Oghenekaro Etebo (Midfielder)
18 Alex Iwobi (Midfielder)
7 Ahmed Musa (Midfielder)
4 Wilfred Ndidi (Midfielder)
15 Moses Simon (Midfielder)
9 Odion Ighalo (Forward)

GUI🇬🇳
12 Ibrahim Kone (Goalkeeper)
18 Mikael Dyrestam (Defender)
6 Simon Falette (Defender)
5 Ernest Seka (Defender)
3 Issiaga Sylla (Defender)
13 Ibrahima Cisse (Midfielder)
4 Amadou Diawara (Midfielder)
8 Naby Keïta (Midfielder)
16 Ibrahima Traoré (Forward)
21 Sory Kaba (Forward)
10 François Kamano (Forward)

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Riyad Mahrez and Sadio Mane resume an English Premier League rivalry on Thursday on a different stage when Algeria and Senegal clash at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Algerian winger Mahrez was part of the Manchester City team that pipped Senegalese forward Mane and his Liverpool teammates in a thrilling title race last season.

Now the stars swap the Etihad Stadium and Anfield grounds of their clubs for the 30 June Stadium in Cairo, and a Group C showdown likely to decide who tops the final standings.

While both countries seem sure to qualify for the round of 16, topping the table would theoretically offer less formidable opponents in the first knockout stage.

Here, we preview a Group C double-header that includes an east African duel between Kenya and Tanzania, plus a Group B meeting of newcomers Burundi and Madagascar.

Algeria v Senegal

While supporters, the media and publicists focus on Mahrez and Mane, Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi is less happy with that situation.

“I am not in favour of highlighting individuals over teams,” said the former Manchester City midfielder. “We must put less emphasis on Riyad.”

Belmadi was much happier when recalling a winning start for his team with Baghdad Bounedjah and Mahrez scoring in a routine 2-0 victory over Kenya.

“Collecting maximum points from our first match meant a lot because Algeria have a history of poor starts at the Cup of Nations.”

Mane returns after a suspension ruled him out of the 2-0 win over Tanzania and coach Aliou Cisse says he is happy, particularly with the half-volley goal of 20-year-old Krepin Diatta.

Kenya v Tanzania

Tanzanian lawmakers who travelled to Egypt for the Senegal match returned home unhappy with the diet and allowances of the national squad coached by former Nigeria star Emmanuel Amunike.

“It is important for our footballers to have enough food to face a team like Senegal,” said parliament speaker Job Ndugai.

“Taifa Stars, the national team, is the government team. The government has to invest money in the national team,” added Juma Nkamia from the ruling party.

Opposition member Pascal Haonga said: “Paying a derisory per diem is partly responsible for the loss. According to our information, they each receive $100 (88 euros) instead of 300.”

Amunike had a different take on the defeat: “We lacked the experience and quality of Senegal, made a lot of mistakes and were naive.”

Burundi v Madagascar

This battle of countries making their first appearance at the Cup of Nations has huge significance for both the Burundian Swallows and the Malagasy Barea (prized cattle).

Ordinarily, it would be a dead-rubber given that Nigeria and Guinea are expected to occupy the top two positions in Group B and secure automatic qualification for the round of 16.

But with four of the six third-place teams in Egypt also advancing after the tournament was expanded from 16 teams to 24, Burundi and Madagascar have it all to play for.

Burundi were a well-organised outfit when losing 1-0 to a late Odion Ighalo goal for three-time champions Nigeria in Mediterranean city Alexandria.

Madagascar impressed going forward but were often suspect at the back when exceeding expectations by drawing 2-2 with Guinea, who lacked star Naby Keita for most of the match.