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Ethiopia v Guinea Africa Cup of Nations Lineup

This game is in the Africa Cup of Nations, kick off at 21:00 on Tuesday 15 October 2024.


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Ethiopia v Guinea Africa Cup of Nations

  • Ethiopia has participated in the Africa Cup of Nations four times, with their best performance being in 1962 when they finished in fourth place.
  • Guinea has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations 12 times, with their best performance coming in 1976 when they reached the final but lost to Morocco.
  • The nickname of the Ethiopian national football team is "The Walias", which means "Wolves" in Amharic.
  • Guinea's national football team is known as "Syli National", which translates to "National Elephants" in English.
  • Ethiopia hosted the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962, becoming the first East African country to do so.
  • Guinea was suspended from the Africa Cup of Nations in 1996 due to a match-fixing scandal involving their national team.