Indomitable Lions’ head coach Rigobert Song will face three other coaches in group C of the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

He will take on Kaba Diawara of the Guinea national team who is a former player for PSG and Arsenal.

In the 2023 Africa Nations Cup qualifiers, his team finished second in group D with 10 points, scoring 9 goals and conceded 7 throughout the 6 matches played. They won 3 matches, drew 2, and lost 1.

Rigobert song will also go up against Aliou Cisse, the head coach of Senegal who led his team to finish first in the qualifiers with 14 points.

They scored 12 goals and conceded 4 throughout the 6 matches played, winning 4 and drawing 2.

Next is Tom Saintfiet who is head coach of Gambia with Belgium nationality.

He finished the qualifiers as second in their group behind Mali with 10 points. He played 6 matches, won 3, drew 2 and lost 1, scoring and conceding 7 goals.

Rigobert Song on his part played 4 games in the AFCON qualifiers, won 2, lost 1 and drew 1. He scored 6 and conced
ed 3 gaining 7 points and qualified first from their group.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

The Black Stars of Ghana have arrived in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opener against Cape Verde on Sunday, January 14, 2024.

The players and technical team were dressed in beautiful kente clothing, displaying their sense of Ghanaian fashion.

The Ghanaian kente cloth, which symbolises royalty, was on full display among the Black Stars players, who dazzled in the garment as they were met with cheers at the airport.

Despite their disappointing draw in a preparation match against Namibia on Monday, the Black Stars were in good spirits, with broad smiles.

Ghana is drawn in Group B alongside Cape Verde, Egypt, and Mozambique.

Chris Hughton’s side will face Cape Verde in their opener before they take on record champions Egypt on Thursday, January 18, and Mozambique on Monday, January 22, in the other group games.

Source: Ghana News Agency