You’ve got quite a tough group in Equatorial Guinea. Which is the team you think you’re most likely to beat?
It’s a really, really tough group. Ivory Coast and Cameroon are two of the best teams in Africa, and Mali have done well in all the recent tournaments. They have a good team. But when we get there, we’re going to play like we know, and I think we have a good chance to get out of the group. We know all the other teams and how they’re going to play, but we know that we also have a good team, and we’re going to show them our quality and get out of the group.
Ivory Coast are quite an interesting team at the moment, as they concede a lot of goal. With players like Ibrahima Traore and Seydouba Soumah, do you think you can exploit that?
The best side of this Guinea team is the offensive side. We have a lot of players who can beat every team if they play with their heart. We have players who play in France, in Germany, all have good quality, and can beat anyone if they want to.
Seydouba Soumah – no one had really heard of him prior to this qualifying stage…
I know before he started scoring, a long time ago back in Guinea. He was renowned for being really good at freestyle before he got his move to Europe. He’s a really good player with a good technique, and has a good chance to play in a big league in Europe. He’ll do really well at the Cup of Nations.
good player with a good technique, and has a good chance to play in a big league in Europe. He’ll do really well at the Cup of Nations.
By Sam Crocker (@sam_crock)