Guinea vs Malawi. Africa Cup of Nations Group B.
Kouekong Stadium.
Guinea 1-0 Malawi: Issiaga Sylla's first-half strike seals victory
Match report and free highlights as Guinea secured a 1-0 victory over Malawi; Malawi had 13 members of their squad unavailable following a Covid-19 outbreak in their camp; Issiaga Sylla's first-half strike proved to be the match-winner after Malawi missed numerous chances
Monday 10 January 2022 23:37, UK
Guinea left-back Issiaga Sylla scored a first-half goal to steer his side to a 1-0 victory over depleted Malawi in Africa Cup of Nations Group B.
Malawi, making a third appearance at the finals and first since 2010, had 13 members of their squad unavailable following a Covid-19 outbreak in their camp, which meant they could only name four players on the bench that included two goalkeepers.
But they missed numerous chances to claim something from the game and were left to rue their wastefulness in front of goal after 35 minutes when Guinea forward Jose Kante slid a perfect pass through for Sylla to score from close range.
The win sees Guinea move level with Senegal at the top of the group after the latter beat Zimbabwe 1-0 in their opener thanks to a 97th minute Sadio Mane penalty earlier on Monday.
The top two will meet in their second pool game at the same venue on Friday.
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Senegal take on Guinea at 1pm on Friday, live on Sky Sports Football.
In the other Group B fixture, Malawi face Zimbabwe at 4pm, live on Sky Sports Football.
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The Africa Cup of Nations tournament will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in January and February.
The tournament, originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2021, will be played in Cameroon between January 9 and February 6, 2022, with Sky Sports showing all 52 games live.
Twenty-four teams will take part, kicking off on January 9 as hosts Cameroon host Burkina Faso in Yaounde, before culminating in the final on February 6 in the capital.
