Highlights: Guinea 2-1 Eritrea | Africa Cup of Nations 2026-28
Guinea beat Eritrea 2-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations, with goals from Mohamed Soumah and Yakhouba Gnagna Barry before Maill Lundgren replied for the visitors.
Guinea beat Eritrea 2-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations 2026-28 season. The match kicked off at 17:00 on 12 November 2026, with Guinea listed as the home team and Eritrea as the away team. Guinea led 1-0 at half-time.
How the match unfolded
Mohamed Soumah opened the scoring for Guinea in the 13th minute with an assist from Aguibou Camara. That was the only goal of the first half.
Two of the match’s three goals came after the break. In the 53rd minute, Yakhouba Gnagna Barry scored the winning goal for Guinea with an assist from Morlaye Sylla, putting the home side 2-0 up.
Eritrea pulled a goal back in the 83rd minute. Maill Lundgren scored with an assist from Nahom Netabay to make it 2-1, which remained the final score.
Cards
Each side received one yellow card.
Match statistics
Guinea had 55% of possession to Eritrea’s 45%. The two teams were level on attempts, with 12 shots each and 5 shots on target each.
Eritrea won 7 corners to Guinea’s 2, and they also recorded more dangerous attacks, 57 to Guinea’s 52.
Next match
The two sides meet again in their next match, with Guinea and Eritrea scheduled to face each other on 16 November 2026.
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