Lucky with the qualifying round draw, Malawi barely made it to the African Cup of Nations. The last time this country played in the main tournament was twelve years ago, where Malawi wasn't successful at all. They will be facing Guinea, a solid national team that will be fighting for the first spot in this group alongside Senegal and Zimbabwe. Malawi is expected to finish last here, and it is worth noting that Mario Marinica's men continue their four-game losing streak.

Malawi won only one of its previous eleven matches, only defeating a weak Mozambique side with a minimal 1-0. Ranked 129th on the FIFA world rankings list, this will be the country's third appearance in Africa's most prestigious football tournament. "The Flames" did terribly in their World Cup qualifiers group, finishing fourth-placed with only one victory from six games. They scored just two goals, while managing to concede twelve.

Guinea has an interesting squad, and could fight till the very end of the tournament if everything goes as planned. Florentin Pogba and Francois Kamano are the only two players who will be absent from the squad, and I'm sure the coach Kaba Diawara shouldn't have problems filling their positions. "National Elephants" go into the competition with a good squad, with almost all of their players playing in Europe. Malawi has only two players who play abroad, with the rest mostly playing in Malawi, or in South Africa.

I expect Guinea to win here, as they are the absolute favorites to take the three points in the upcoming clash. The favorites' star player will be Liverpool's Naby Keita, while the underdogs rely on Gabadinho Mhango who plays for Orlando Pirates in South Africa, and has been phenomenal for both his club and the national team. Good luck!

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幸运的是，马拉维在资格赛抽签中勉强晋级非洲国家杯。马拉维上一次参加世界杯是在12年前，当时的马拉维根本没有成功。他们将面对几内亚，这是一支实力雄厚的国家队，将与塞内加尔和津巴布韦一起争夺小组第一名。马拉维预计将在本次比赛中垫底，值得注意的是，马里尼察的男队继续了他们的四连败。

马拉维在此前的11场比赛中只赢了一场，仅以1比0击败了实力较弱的莫桑比克队。在国际足联世界排名中排名第129位，这将是该国第三次参加非洲最负盛名的足球锦标赛。“火焰队”在世界杯预选赛小组赛中表现糟糕，以六场比赛只有一场胜利的成绩获得第四名。他们只进了两个球，却设法丢了十二个球。

几内亚有一支有趣的队伍，如果一切按计划进行，他们可以战斗到比赛的最后。博格巴和卡马诺是仅有的两名缺席的球员，我相信教练卡巴·迪阿瓦拉在填补他们的位置上应该不会有问题。“国家大象”带着一支优秀的队伍参加比赛，他们几乎所有的球员都在欧洲踢球。马拉维只有两名球员在国外踢球，其他球员大多在国外踢球

我预计几内亚会赢，因为他们是在即将到来的比赛中获得三分的绝对热门。最受欢迎的明星球员将是利物浦的纳比·凯塔，而不受欢迎的球员则要依靠在南非效力于奥兰多海盗队的加巴迪尼奥·Mhango，他对俱乐部和国家队都有着非凡的贡献。好运！