Guinea vs Namibia Prediction & Betting Tips - African Nations Championship

Prediction published on 19/01/2021, 08:04  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 20/01/2021 at 09:13 in African Nations Championship Predictions

Guinea begin their African Nations Championship with a group game against Namibia. The other two countries in this group are Zambia and Tanzania (who play before this match) with the top two going into the quarter finals. Guinea are ranked 73rd in the latest FIFA world list, that's 46 above their opponents. They were knocked out in the group stages of the 2018 African Nations Championship, disappointing after finishing fourth in 2016. Only players who are with clubs in Guinea can take part in this tournament, that means several are missing from their usual squad. Liverpool's Naby Keita and Francois Kamano from Lokomotiv Moscow are notable absentees. They are unbeaten in their last six internationals, the most recent being a 1-1 draw away to Chad. Guinea caused a surprise in the qualifying for this event, knocking out Senegal, though they needed a penalty shoot-out to do that. 

Namibia had to come from behind to get past Madagascar in their qualifying group. Their preparation for these championships were cut short when there was an outbreak of coronavirus in their camp. They will hope to do as well as in the 2018 African Nations Championship when reaching the quarter finals. They do not have a good record against Guinea though with five defeats and a draw in their last six games. Their squad also has several ommissions due to the qualification rules. They face a tough task here though and the tip is for Guinea to get the win.