Equatorial Guinea and Sudan both appear into this Accumulation E accoutrement analytic for their aboriginal credibility at the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations afterwards adversity defeats on Matchday One.
The appointment will be played at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca on 28 December, with admission at 16h00 bounded time (15h00 GMT).
This will be the aboriginal affair amid the two nations at the Africa Cup of Nations finals.
Their alone antecedent encounters came during accomplishment for the 2019 AFCON, with Equatorial Guinea acceptable both matches.
The aboriginal affair on 8 September 2018 saw Equatorial Guinea affirmation a 1-0 home achievement in Bata, Emilio Nsue scoring the absolute ambition in the 30th minute.
The acknowledgment accoutrement on 22 March 2019 in Sudan concluded in a 4-1 abroad win for Equatorial Guinea. Saif Tere gave Sudan a 15th-minute lead, but an Nsue brace from the amends spot, forth with goals from Pablo Ganet and Pedro Obiang, completed the turnaround.
Neither ancillary progressed to the 2019 AFCON finals in Egypt, with Senegal and Madagascar finishing advanced of them in the condoning group.
PAST MEETINGS
OVERALL Equatorial Guinea: P2 W2 D0 L0 GF5 GA1 GD 4 Sudan: P2 W0 D0 L2 GF1 GA5 GD-4
AFCON ONLY No antecedent AFCON meetings
Equatorial Guinea – Key Statistics
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Began the clash with a 2-1 accident to Burkina Faso.
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Took the advance through Marvin Anieboh afore acceptance alert in second-half abeyance time.
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Anieboh denticulate Equatorial Guinea’s second-ever headed ambition at AFCON, afterwards the aboriginal adjoin Senegal in 2012.
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It was Anieboh’s aboriginal all-embracing ambition in his 22nd appearance.
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His ambition was Equatorial Guinea’s alone attempt on ambition adjoin Burkina Faso.
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The defeat apparent the aboriginal time they accept absent an AFCON bout afterwards scoring first.
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In their aftermost two AFCON defeats, the acceptable ambition has been conceded eight account into second-half abeyance time.
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Have absent their aftermost two AFCON matches, including the 2023 Round of 16 accident to Guinea.
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The alone added time they absent afterwards AFCON matches was in 2012 adjoin Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire.
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A defeat would see them lose alternating accumulation amateur at AFCON for the aboriginal time.
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A defeat would additionally mark their aboriginal run of three afterwards AFCON losses.
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Failure to win would beggarly starting an AFCON afterwards a achievement in their aboriginal two amateur for the additional time, afterwards 2015.
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Record in additional accumulation games: P4 W3 D1 L0.
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They accept never absent their additional accumulation bold at AFCON.
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Beat Senegal 2-1 in their additional accumulation bold in 2012 and drew 0-0 with Burkina Faso in 2015.
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Have won their aftermost two additional accumulation games, adjoin Algeria in 2021 and Guinea-Bissau in 2023.
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After accident their aperture bold in 2021, they recovered to win their abutting two accumulation matches.
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Have absent four of their aftermost six AFCON matches, accepting absent alone four of their aboriginal 14.
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The accident to Burkina Faso concluded a five-game best run in AFCON accumulation matches.
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Have denticulate in their aftermost six AFCON accumulation games.
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Had a amateur beatific off in their aftermost two AFCON matches, Basilo Ndong in this clash and Bikoro in 2023.
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Recorded aloof 33% control adjoin Burkina Faso.
Sudan – Key Statistics
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The defeat to Algeria continued Sudan’s winless run at AFCON to eight matches (D4 L4).
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Have denticulate in aloof one of their aftermost bristles AFCON games.
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Their aftermost AFCON achievement came adjoin Burkina Faso in the accumulation date in 2012.
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That charcoal their alone win in their aftermost 17 AFCON matches.
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Have absent their aftermost three AFCON matches.
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Last absent four in a row back accident all three accumulation amateur in 2008 and their aperture bout in 2012.
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Failed to account in their aperture AFCON bout for a fourth afterwards finals.
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Have conceded three goals in six of their aftermost 11 AFCON matches.
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Five of their aftermost 11 AFCON defeats accept been by a 3-0 scoreline.
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Lost their aperture accumulation bold for the third time, afterwards 2008 and 2012.
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In 2008 they absent all three accumulation games, while in 2012 they recovered to ability the quarter-finals.
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Salah Adil’s red agenda adjoin Algeria was Sudan’s aboriginal AFCON sending-off back 2012.
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Sudan had ahead gone three AFCON matches afterwards a red card.
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Coach Kwesi Appiah has now bootless to win his aperture bout in all three AFCON tournaments he has coached.
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The accident to Algeria was the heaviest defeat Appiah has suffered as a drillmaster at AFCON.
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In antecedent tournaments, Appiah’s teams accept won or fatigued their additional accumulation games.