Guinea-Bissau coach Baciro Candé assured fans and delivered a 1-0 shocking win in Nigeria in their match day three African Cup of Nations Group A qualifier.

Following the Super Eagles’ uninspiring 1-0 loss to Guinea-Bissau in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, Guinea-Bissua topped the group ahead of hosting Nigeria.

Mama Balde’s first halt goal secured a comfortable win for the Djurtus. As a result, boosted their qualification hopes of reaching the continental showpiece for a second consecutive time in Ivory Coast, having appeared at the delayed edition in Cameroon last year.

Under the supervision of coach José Peseiro, the Super Eagles have failed to win three straight games.

The three-time African champions suffered earlier friendly defeats at the hands of Algeria (2-1), Portugal (4-0) and Guinea Bissau 1-0.

Meanwhile, Guinea Bissau departed Nigeria immediately to continue preparation at home ahead of hosting Nigeria on Monday.

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Guinea Bissau coach Baciro Candé has assured Nigeria of a tough encounter in their Group A African Cup of Nations Match day three qualifiers in front of its fans at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja.  The kick-off in Abuja is 5 pm. 

Cands’s side finished bottom of Group D at the AFCON in Cameroon after defeats to Nigeria, Egypt and a goalless draw with Sudan. 

Two teams with brilliant start to their respective TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns face off on Friday when Nigeria entertain the challenge of Guinea-Bissau.

Nigeria with maximum points from their opening two qualifiers, while the visitors remain unbeaten heading into the clash at Abuja National Stadium.

“We shall do everything possible to beat Nigeria in Abuja as revenge for the loss inflicted on us the last time we clashed at AFCON in Cameroon,” Baciro Cande was quoted as saying.

“We gave it our best but lost at the AFCON in Cameroon. The quality of the Super Eagles gave them the victory.

“But we have improved, and we have learnt from our errors. This time, we will ensure we don’t repeat such again.”

Nigeria led the group after wins against Sierra Leone and São Tomé. Guinea-Bissau in second won against São Tomé and played to a 2-2 draw against Sierra Leone in their opening two matches.

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