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Benin national football team
Africa Cup of Nations | Group Stage
Jun 29, 2019 at 9pm UK
 
Guinea-Bissau national football team

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Michel Dussuyer backs Benin to avoid upset against Guinea-Bissau

Michel Dussuyer backs Benin to avoid upset against Guinea-Bissau
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Benin earned a creditable 2-2 draw against one of the pre-tournament favourites Ghana in their opening game.

Benin head coach Michel Dussuyer believes his team are ready to beat Guinea-Bissau and give themselves a chance of qualifying for the next round of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The Squirrels earned a very creditable 2-2 draw against one of the competition favourites Ghana in their opening Group F game, with Mickael Franck Pote scoring both goals.

Benin, who will be boosted by the return of Stephane Sessegnon from suspension, face a different challenge on Saturday when they play an opponent ranked 118th in the world by FIFA and Dussuyer expects his side to deal with the expectation.

"I respect Guinea-Bissau and it won't be an easy game. All my players are ready physically and mentally to win the next match," he said at the pre-match press conference.

"We have to play a better game against Guinea-Bissau in order to qualify for the next round. There's no pressure on us and we want to leave our mark on this tournament."

Guinea-Bissau lost their opening match 2-0 against Cameroon and are the only team in the group without a point but, despite their defeat, head coach Baciro Cande felt there were positives to take.

"We'll play with the same strategy we played with against Cameroon. We hope to take the points against a good team," he said.

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Group A

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Q Equatorial Guinea flag Eq Guinea32107
Q Nigeria Nigeria32107
Q Cote D'Ivoire flag Ivory Coast31023
4 Guinea-Bissau flag Guinea-Bissau30030

Group B

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Q Cape Verde flag Cape Verde32107
Q Egypt Egypt30303
3 Ghana flag Ghana30212
4 Mozambique flag Mozambique30212

Group C

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Q Senegal flag Senegal33009
Q Guinea flag Guinea31114
Q Cameroon flag Cameroon31114
4 Gambia flag Gambia30030

Group D

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Q Angola Angola32107
Q Burkina Faso flag Burkina Faso31114
Q Mauritania flag Mauritania31023
4 Algeria Algeria30212

Group E

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Q Mali flag Mali31205
Q South Africa South Africa31114
Q Namibia Namibia31114
4 Tunisia Tunisia30212

Group F

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Q Morocco Morocco32107
Q DR Congo flag Congo DR30303
3 Tanzania flag Tanzania30212
4 Zambia flag Zambia30212


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