Egypt vs Guinea betting tips: Africa Cup of Nations qualifier preview, predictions and odds

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Egypt have won their last three meetings with Guinea, last losing in this fixture in 1976. Guinea have never won away to Egypt in five attempts. 

Egypt to win and both teams to score NO is 7/5.

Egypt to win and under 2.5 goals is 11/5. 

Match preview

The record, five-times African champions kick off their latest qualification campaign.

2022 hasn’t been kind to Egypt who were first beaten in the Africa Cup of Nations Final by Senegal on penalties.

51 days later, déjà vu, as Egypt’s World Cup hopes went up in flames, falling in the play-off round, once again to Senegal in a shootout.

Since, Ehab Galal has taken over as Head Coach, needing to motivate a group of players who’ve suffered double disappointment.

The Pharaohs have qualified for 17 of the last 20 AFCON tournaments, and are big favourites to top this group too.

Guinea meantime have reached the round of 16 at each of the last two tournaments, falling to Algeria and The Gambia.

Overall, the National Elephant have reached seven of the last ten editions, so will be looking to maintain this solid record.

Malawi and Ethiopia round-out Group D, meaning these two are the favourites to qualify.

Here, anything other than an Egypt win at Cairo International Stadium would be a major surprise.

Egypt team news

Mohamed Salah is expected to start as Egypt's captain, just five days on from Champions League Final disappointment.

Speaking of which, ten members of Ehab Galal's squad were involved in Monday's CAF Champions League Final with Al Ahly.

Due to the quick turnaround, Mohamed El Shenawy, Ayman Ashraf, Amr El Solia, Mohamed Sherif and others are unlikely to feature here too.

Trézéguet, who spent the second half of the season on loan at İstanbul Başakşehir, could join Salah and Mostafa Mohamed in attack.

If the Al Ahly contingent are unavailable, AFCON hero Mohamed Abou Gabal, known as Gabaski, will be doning the gloves.

Guinea team news

Similarly, Guinea's star man was in action for Liverpool in Paris on Saturday, but Naby Keïta will captain his country in this one.

Amadou Diawara of Roma and Ilaix Moriba, who's struggled to settle into life at RB Leipzig, could form a very high-quality midfield trio.

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