On February 2, 2024, the football match between DR Congo and Guinea will take place. Here are our predictions and betting tips. On February 2, 2024, the game between DR Congo and Guinea in football will occur. Our predictions and betting tips for this match are as follows.
Our forecast for the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations game:
Notable Athlete (Cedric Bakambu):
Cedric Bakambu is known as one of the top strikers from Africa. He previously represented France at the 2010 UEFA U19 European Championship as a youth international. His biggest achievement in international play was when France defeated Spain in the tournament’s final.
Although he had previously played for France’s youth teams, Cedric Bakambu ultimately chose to play for the senior team of DR Congo. He made his first appearance for the Congolese national team against Cameroon and scored his first goal for DR Congo in a 2-1 victory over Angola on March 26, 2016. In terms of his professional club career, the speedy forward played for Sochaux from 2010 to 2014 and then transferred to Bursaspor on September 1, 2014.
Bakambu joined Villarreal in 2015 after scoring 13 goals in 27 games for a Turkish team. He has remained with the La Liga club since then, signing a five-year contract. The Congolese player’s first appearance for Villarreal was on August 23, 2015 in a match against Real Betis, which ended in a 1-1 tie.
Highlighted Team (Guinea):
Guinea’s national team, known as the National Elephants, is associated with the Guinea Football Federation. They have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the 12th time and will compete against teams such as Nigeria, Madagascar, and Burundi in the group stage of the tournament held in Egypt.
The Africa Cup of Nations has not been won by the National Elephants, although they came close to victory at the 1976 tournament held in Ethiopia. Guinea placed second in the final standings, with only one point separating them from champions Morocco.
The National Elephants don red socks, yellow shorts, and green socks during matches against their rivals, but their alternate colors are yellow and red. In their first international game in May 1962, Guinea was defeated 2-1 by Togo. The team’s largest victory was a 14-0 win over Mauritania in May 1972, while their most significant loss was a 6-0 defeat to Zaire in July 1972.