Soccer-Guinea Bissau target first Cup of Nations victory


Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Guinea-Bissau Press Conference - Abidjan, Ivory Coast - January 12, 2024 Guinea-Bissau coach Baciro Cande during the press conference REUTERS/Luc Gnago

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Guinea Bissau take on hosts Ivory Coast in Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations opener and are among a handful of participating teams still to win a game at the finals but coach Baciro Cande is confident they can claim a breakthrough.

Guinea Bissau have overcome their poor sporting infrastructure and lowly ranking by building a team almost exclusively from players in the diaspora in Europe. They have qualified for the last four successive finals.

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