At 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 25, the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals once again appeared cold, Guinea lost 0-1 to the Gambia, which is only ranked 150 in the world, and missed the quarterfinals for three consecutive years. In addition, guinea lost to the Gambia for the first time in its history, and a 15-year spectacle was born.
According to the latest edition of the FIFA rankings, Guinea ranks 81st and the Gambia 150th, a showdown between two underdog brigades.
In the 70th minute, Moussa Barrow received a direct kick from his teammate, preemptively entered the box, and calmly pushed the left foot to break the goal, 1-0! The 23-year-old Moussa Barrow currently plays for Serie A powerhouse Bologna, where he is the Gambia's number one star.
In the 86th minute, Enjie swung his elbow during a scramble to hit the opponent, received the second yellow card, was expelled by the red card, and the Gambia played one less person.
In the 91st minute, Guinea almost equalised, but unfortunately two consecutive shots hit the goal frame.
In the 93rd minute, conte, who came on as a substitute, counter-fouled in front of the field, and the same 2 yellows turned 1 red out of the field, and the two sides became 10 to 10! In the end, Guinea lost 0-1 to the opponent.
This 0-1 has made Guinea quite depressed. First, for the first time since 2007, they lost to the Gambia. Second, in the last 3 African Cups, Guinea has been able to break through from the group stage smoothly, but all of them have been eliminated in the first round of the knockout round. Third, Guinea reached the African Cup of Nations knockout round for the fifth time, and the result was that it was difficult to find a five-game defeat and a win.
Guinea regretted being out, the whole team was very disappointed, they bowed their heads and left the field, and perhaps the most speechless was Mauriba. The data shows that he contributed 7 passes, 4 interceptions and 5 fouls in the whole game, all of which were the highest in the team, and the famous rating agency SofaScore scored 8.8 points for him, but unfortunately failed to lead the team to win.
It is worth mentioning that Mauriba, who was born in barca's youth academy, joined RB Leipzig for 16 million euros due to dissatisfaction with the poor treatment of the contract extension. As a result, Mauriba met Waterloo in the Bundesliga and made only two appearances in half a season. He could have become a Spanish citizen, but eventually chose to play for Guinea in order to shine in the Africa Cup of Nations so that other teams could come to the door.
Unfortunately, Moriba's abacus did not start, played 4 games and returned home, the data is 0 goals and 0 assists!
So far, the African Cup of Nations top 8 has given birth to 3 seats, namely Burkina Faso, Tunisia and the Gambia. According to the schedule, Burkina Faso and Tunisia are competing for a place in the final four, while the Gambia is waiting for the winners of Cameroon and the Comoros, and they are likely to meet with the five-time champion Cameroon, which is definitely a difficult challenge.