Beaten during the first two days, Guinea finally launched its CAN 2025 qualifiers by winning (4-1) over Ethiopia, defeated by a hat-trick from Serhou Guirassy. With a new coach and an efficient scorer, Syli can still dream of qualification.
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A coach or a scorer? Finally, we can wonder what Guinea really needed, beaten twice in two days by DR Congo (0-1) and the Tanzania (1-2). Results which ended up costing the place to Charles Paquille replaced at short notice by former coach Michel Dussuyer. But, Syli had lost these two matches without Serhou Guirassy injured or in the recovery phase. This Saturday, October 12, the Borussia Dortmund (Germany) striker was present for the premiere of Michel Dessuyer. The combo was winning and explosive to finally launch Guinea into these qualifiers for the CAN 2025.
Tanzania in the viewfinder
Led by its untenable attacker, Guinea crushed Ethiopia (4-1) making the difference almost in one half. That of Guirassy. The former player from Rennes (France) opened the scoring with a penalty that he himself had caused (18th). Twenty minutes later, launched deep by Seydouba Cissé, Guirassy won his duel for the second time against Said Habtamu (38th). Rebelote in stoppage time in the first period: served by François Kamano, Syli number 9 scores his third goal of the evening (45+2) before giving way to Mohamed Bayo after the hour mark (65th) . In the meantime, Seydouba Cissé added to the score (48th) and Ethiopia reduced the score through Canaan Markneh (53rd).
With this authoritative victory, Guinea can still hope to qualify. If DR Congo, leader with nine points, seems untouchable, Tanzania, second (four points) is the obvious target. It will first be necessary for Guinea, its coach and its scorer to confirm on Tuesday for the return match against the inevitably vengeful Ethiopians.
Also readCAN 2025: Calendar, results, and rankings of the qualifiers