Actions started in this year's CHAN inside the Amahoro stadium Kigali on Saturday 16th January and two matches went down; hosts Rwanda came out victorious 1-0 against Cote d'Ivoire while Gabon and Morocco ended goalless.
Stade Huye produced four goals on Sunday
with the Leopards tearing apart the Walias Antelopes, while the
Palancras Negras made a false start in the championship. DR Congo cruised
to a 3-0 win over Ethiopia in Group B’s opening fixture at the African
Nations Championship. Goals from Guy Lusadisu, Heritier Luvumbu and Elias
Meshak gave Florent Ibengé’s men a commanding start in their bid to win
their second title. Lusadisu put his team ahead in the 44th minute after
heading in Nelson Munganga’s cross that beat goalkeeper Abel Mamo. In the
second half, Luvambu doubled his team’s lead after connecting to a fine
cross from Lusadisu before Meschack sealed the win with his 58th minute
effort.
Atouba Emane’s 24th minute strike handed 10-man
Cameroon a slim win over Angola in the second match of the day. The Angolans,
however could not profit from their opponent’s numeric disadvantage after
Indomitable Lion’s Joseph Ngwem was given the marching order for a
second caution after forcing down Anato Antonio. DR Congo top Group B with
three points while Cameroon are placed second with the same number of
points but with an inferior goals difference.
Actions move to group C today from 2pm Nigerian time 3pm in Rwanda as Tunisia tackle Guinea and Nigeria face Niger by 5pm Nigerian time. The
Nigeria coach says his players are in top shape for the opening game
against Niger, assuring that the boys are ready to take the championship
by storm. Sunday
Oliseh said that the Super Eagles are ready to do the nation proud
as they prepare for their first game at the African Nations Championship
against Niger today. “The camp mood is very good, right from the beginning the boys
have been focused and cohesion among them is great, we
are building a team, our objective is not just about winning the
championship, but for the team to get better and also build a solid
team.“If you notice the team, the players are very young and we plan to
integrate some of them to the main team for the AFCON and World Cup
qualifiers.”
Speaking further, the coach said the team is better than
when they arrived in Pretoria for the pre-tournament camping and will
continue to get better as the competition progresses. He also added that
the technical crew is not missing any player as they cannot bring all
the league players to Rwanda.“The players I love to have in my squad are
here in Rwanda, we picked the players that qualified us for the
Championship.“We have quality options in the team, I don’t think we are
missing anyone in the team,” he said.
The Menas
made their debut appearance in 2011 but were knocked out in the quarter
finals round by host Sudan on penalties. Francois Zahoui’s side go into
Group C as underdogs. The Super
Eagles boast of good preparation as they embarked on a 14-day training
tour in SouthAfrica where they were undefeated in three friendly games
they played. Oliseh sets his team up
in a 4-3-3 formation or a 4-4-2 when the situation allows. Tunde
Adeniji is expected to lead the attack as Paul Onobi and Usman Mohammed
dictate the midfield with Austin Obaroakpo and Jamiu Alimi holding the
defence.
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