Guinea v Eritrea: Africa Cup of Nations preview
Guinea, 2nd in the Africa Cup of Nations table, host 4th-placed Eritrea, who arrive after a 0-5 home defeat by South Africa.
Guinea host Eritrea in the Africa Cup of Nations, with kick-off at 12 November 2026 16:00.
The match brings together the sides in 2nd and 4th place in the Africa Cup of Nations table.
Table positions
Guinea are 2nd with 3 points from 2 matches. Their record shows 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat, with 2 goals scored and 2 conceded.
Eritrea are 4th with 1 point from 2 matches. They have 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, scoring 1 goal and conceding 6.
Guinea's form
Guinea come into the match on the back of a 1-0 home win against Kenya. Before that, they lost 1-2 away to South Africa. That leaves them with 1 win and 1 defeat from their last 2 matches.
Eritrea's form
Eritrea's most recent result was a 0-5 home defeat by South Africa. Before that, they drew 1-1 away to Kenya.
Earlier still, Eritrea won 2-1 away against Eswatini, and before that they beat Eswatini 2-0 at home. Across their last 4 matches, they have recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The meeting
Both sides have faced Kenya and South Africa. Guinea beat Kenya 1-0 and lost 1-2 to South Africa. Eritrea drew 1-1 with Kenya and lost 0-5 to South Africa.
The defensive records differ in the table. Guinea have conceded 2 goals in their 2 matches, while Eritrea have conceded 6 in the same number of games.
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