{"id":14000,"date":"2023-12-24T20:54:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T20:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/?p=14000"},"modified":"2023-12-24T21:18:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T21:18:11","slug":"afcon-2023-equatorial-guinea-aim-for-first-podium-finish-in-ivory-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kick442.com\/fr\/afcon-2023-equatorial-guinea-aim-for-first-podium-finish-in-ivory-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023: Equatorial Guinea aim for first podium finish in Ivory Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>Equato Guinean senior men&#8217;s national team has not secured a podium finish at their previous appearance at the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 AFCON is Nzalang Nacional&#8217;s fifth appearance at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Their best showing was a fourth-placed finish on home soil in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Juan Micha&#8217;s side will rely on the team&#8217;s top goal scorer, Emilio Nsue for goals at the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Nzalang Nacional will prepare for the tournament with a friendly match against Cameroon on January 8, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Standing on the team&#8217;s path is three-time African champions, Nigeria which has had the highest number of podium finishes at the AFCON.<\/p>\n<p>The first group game will see both sides trade tackles on January 14 after Ivory Coast clashes with Guinea Bissau.<\/p>\n<p>On January 18, 2024, the National Thunder will face Guinea Bissau in their second group game.<\/p>\n<p>They will end their group campaign with a clash with host, Ivory Coast on January 22.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TEAM FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nickname<\/strong>: Nazlang Nacional<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head Coach<\/strong>: Juan Micha<\/p>\n<p><strong>Captain<\/strong>: Emilio Nsue<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFCON Appearances:<\/strong>\u00a04 (first in 2012)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best AFCON result<\/strong>: Fourth place (2015)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Fixtures<\/strong>: vs Cameroon (friendly match, January 8)<\/p>\n<p>Vs Nigeria (AFCON, January 14)<\/p>\n<p>Vs Guinea Bissau (January 18)<\/p>\n<p>Vs Ivory Coast (January 22)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2023\u00a9kick442.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All rights reserved. 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