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Equatorial Guinea — Sierra Leone: 1:0, Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification
Equatorial Guinea L31 Dec 2025 · Home Algeria · 1:3W25 Mar · Away Kyrgyzstan · 1:0D31 Mar · Home Madagascar · 1:1L8 Jun · Home Comoros · 0:1L24 Sep · Away Congo DR · 0:2W28 Sep · Home Sierra Leone · 1:0
1:0
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Sierra Leone W12 Oct 2025 · Away Djibouti · 2:1D30 Mar · Away Azerbaijan · 1:1W6 Jun · Home Liberia · 1:0L9 Jun · Away Liberia · 1:3L24 Sep · Home Zimbabwe · 2:3L28 Sep · Away Equatorial Guinea · 0:1
Venue: Estadio de Malabo City: Malabo

In the Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification game on 28 September 2026, Equatorial Guinea beat Sierra Leone 1:0. Match numbers: shots on target 2:0, corners 2:3.

Match report

Equatorial Guinea took a 1-0 victory over Sierra Leone in the second round of the African Nations Cup qualifiers on Sunday. The result came after a match where the hosts managed to keep their side in it despite sitting behind in possession. Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono opened the scoring in the first minute, and that proved to be enough.

And here's the thing about that early goal — it set the tone for everything that followed. Sierra Leone tried to find an answer, but by then the momentum had shifted. The visitors brought more attacks but never got going in the final third. Shots off target accounted for nine of their attempts, while the hosts kept their heads when it mattered.

Substitutions came thick and fast after the hour mark. Santiago Eneme and Dorian Hanza both came on for Equatorial Guinea in the 62nd minute, while Sierra Leone responded with Alie Conteh and Tyrese Fornah. The visitors also saw Alpha Turay brought on in the 82nd minute, but the game had already been decided.

To be fair, the statistics tell a strange story. Sierra Leone enjoyed 61 per cent possession and registered 82 attacks compared to the hosts' 72. Yet the visitors managed zero shots on target — not one attempt found the wayward goal. Equatorial Guinea, meanwhile, hit two shots on target and scored once.

The result leaves Equatorial Guinea with something to build on after recent setbacks. Their last outing ended 2-0 against Congo DR, and before that a 1-0 loss to Comoros. Sierra Leone's recent form has been mixed too, with a 2-3 defeat to Zimbabwe on their most recent outing.

Prepared from match data

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Key numbers

Possession, % 39 – 61
Shots on target 2 – 0
Shots off target 5 – 9
Attacks 72 – 82

Match events

  1. 1' 1:0 Equatorial Guinea Goal Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono
  2. 27' 1:0 Sierra Leone Yellow card Saidu Bah Kamara
  3. 61' 1:0 Sierra Leone Substitution Momoh Ibrahim Kamara off: Josh Koroma
  4. 62' 1:0 Equatorial Guinea Substitution Santiago Eneme off: Cristian Makate
  5. 62' 1:0 Equatorial Guinea Substitution Dorian Hanza off: Salomon Obama
  6. 71' 1:0 Equatorial Guinea Substitution Charles Ondo off: Prince Ngaah
  7. 74' 1:0 Equatorial Guinea Yellow card Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono
  8. 74' 1:0 Sierra Leone Substitution Alie Conteh off: Sullay Kaikai
  9. 75' 1:0 Sierra Leone Substitution Tyrese Fornah off: D. Kanu
  10. 82' 1:0 Sierra Leone Substitution Alpha Turay off: Michael-John Kamson-Kamara
  11. 85' 1:0 Equatorial Guinea Substitution Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono off: Enrique Lotar
  12. 86' 1:0 Equatorial Guinea Substitution Jannick Buyla off: Gael Joel Akogo

Statistics

39 Possession, % 61
2 Shots on target 0
5 Shots off target 9
72 Attacks 82
2 Corners 3
20 Fouls 20
19 Free kicks 22
2 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
17 Goal kicks 12
13 Throw-ins 17
All statistics
1 Blocked shots 1
64 Failed passes 64
0 Goalkeeper saves 1
0.25 Shot accuracy 0
2 Shots from outside the box 5
6 Shots inside the box 5
284 Total passes 451

Line-ups

Equatorial Guinea

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Jesús Lázaro Owono Ngua Akeng 1
12 Charles Ondo 12
16 Saúl Basilio Coco-Bassey Oubiña 16
21 Esteban Orozco Fernández Obiang Obono 21
24 Enmanuel Mbomio Angue 24
10 Lorenzo Zúñiga Owono 10
14 Alejandro Balboa Bandeira 14
20 Santiago Eneme Bocari 20
22 Pablo Ganet Cómitre 22
9 Dorian Junior Hanza Meha 9
Substitutes
# Player number
23 Manuel Sapunga 23
5 Gael Akogo Esono 5
6 Junior Bita 6
11 Salomón 11
17 E. E. Lothaire Eyan 17
18 Cristian Makate Bokoya 18
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Sierra Leone

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Mamadou Jalloh 1
2 Osman Jovan Kakay 2
5 Alfa Touray 5
21 Abdulai Juma Bah 21
7 Idris Sheka Kanu 7
8 Alhassan Koroma 8
14 Tyrese Momodu Fornah 14
17 M. Kamara 17
15 Alié Conte 15
Substitutes
# Player number
23 Ibrahim Sesay 23
4 M.J. Camson-Kamarra 4
13 Gregoy Abdul 13
19 Alex Bangura 19
3 Azeem Kerr Abdulai 3
16 R. Bangura-Williams 16
9 Daniel Malanga Kanu 9
10 Sulaiman Borbor Kaikai 10
11 Joshua Abdulai Koroma 11
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Recent form

Equatorial Guinea

L31 Dec 2025 · Home Algeria · 1:3W25 Mar · Away Kyrgyzstan · 1:0D31 Mar · Home Madagascar · 1:1L8 Jun · Home Comoros · 0:1L24 Sep · Away Congo DR · 0:2W28 Sep · Home Sierra Leone · 1:0

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Sierra Leone

W12 Oct 2025 · Away Djibouti · 2:1D30 Mar · Away Azerbaijan · 1:1W6 Jun · Home Liberia · 1:0L9 Jun · Away Liberia · 1:3L24 Sep · Home Zimbabwe · 2:3L28 Sep · Away Equatorial Guinea · 0:1

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