Emilio Nsue and Equatorial Guinea face FIFA sanctions
This is a significant loss to Equatorial Guinea in their journey to the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite their narrow victories during the games.
This is a significant loss to Equatorial Guinea in their journey to the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite their narrow victories during the games.
Swiftly responding, Nigeria equalized through Victor Osimhen, heading in a cross from Lookman to level the score at the 39th minute. Equatoguineans held their ground, maintaining the deadlock at halftime (1-1).
Algeria, the reigning African champion, was beaten on Sunday by modest Equatorial Guinea, complicating a possible qualification of the Fennecs for the knockout stages of the African Cup of Nations (CAN 2021) in progress.