Equatorial Guinea hits 4 goals against Côte d’Ivoire in AFCON biggest surprise
Equatorial Guinea caused one of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’ivoire 2023 upsets with a 4-0 annihilation of tournament hosts, Cote d’Ivoire in a Group A match played at Ebimpe’s Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium on Monday.
An Emilio Nsue brace in both halves, which extended his lead on the goalscoring charts to 5 along with a strike by Pablo Ganet and Jannick Bulya saw Equatorial Guinea stun world football with a drubbing of the tournament hosts.
As expected, the Elephants with the backing of the crowd got off to a better start but a lack of accuracy in front of goal saw them miss a number of clear-cut goalscoring opportunities which they later regretted.
The inform Nsue found the back of the net with a neat finish from close range on the 41st minute to send his side into the lead ahead of the recess.
Coming into the second stanza, the Elephants pressed for the lead but were denied by Equatorial Guinea, with two of their goals also denied by VAR.
The Elephants’ momentum was then broken by a wonder strike in the 72nd minute Pablo Ganet who’s well taken free-kick found the top corner of the net to double the lead.
The lead was further stretched immediately after the restart after Nsue finished off a quick counterattack to make it three.
The final nail in the coffin was hammered by Jannick Buyla who finished off a rebounded effort to seal an emphatic win for his side.
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