Guinea breathe a sigh of relief as their hitman’s injury not as bad as first feared with a few days to the kickoff of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cote d’Ivoire.
Guinea are expecting that their forward Serhou Guirassy will be available for their African Cup of Nations opener next week after suffering a knee injury in Monday’s preparatory match against Nigeria.
The 27-year-old striker appeared to have suffered a knee injury during Syli Nationale’s 2-0 victory against the Super Eagles on Monday afternoon. And he was substituted in the middle of the first half.
Guinea coach Kaba Diawara initially gave hope on Guirassy’s injury update.
He said: “I think he didn’t want to take any risks. However, we can’t yet accurately assess the severity of his injury. It doesn’t look very serious.” An exact diagnosis is still pending.
Stuttgart striker Guirassy has scored 17 goals in the Bundesliga this campaign, but he was substiuted in the middle of the first half during Monday’s friendly match.
Guinea will open their Group C campaign against Cameroon in Yamoussoukro on Monday.
By: Martin Mpungah
