Ivory Coast had barely been crowned in the African Cup of Nations when a clap of thunder resounded from the side of the Equatorial Guinea selection. Two players were excluded by their Federation.
On February 11, there was total jubilation in Ivory Coast. After a completely failed group stage and a qualification for the round of 16 miraculously snatched away, the Elephants overcame the stages and obstacles to win in the final against Nigeria, thus offering themselves the third African Cup of Nations of their story. However, the party was not there for everyone. Although promising in the group stage, Equatorial Guinea then experienced some serious disappointments. The latest concerns two players from his squad.
Placed in the same group as the two finalists of this edition of the CAN, the selection led by Juan Micha achieved the feat of finishing ahead of them, and therefore at the top of Pool A, with two victories and a draw. But the beautiful story ended in the next round, following a defeat against Guinea (0-1). Despite this, one man had time to shine. With five goals on the clock, Emilio Nsue managed to claim the title of top scorer of this CAN 2024. But the beautiful story stopped there, before turning sour.
Incident in Abidjan
On Tuesday, the Equatoguinean Football Federation published a press release to take stock of various subjects and the name of Emilio Nsue, as well as that of Iban Edu, were cited. FEGUIFUT indicated that the two men were purely and simply suspended. The first is sanctioned following “ several episodes of serious indiscipline “, explained the press release, while the second would have been “ protagonist of an unpleasant incident in the city of Abidjan which led to the intervention of the police “.
According to Afrik FootIban Edu would have “ creates trouble » when his selection leaves his hotel, “ accusing staff of stealing 500 euros from him “. The two attackers therefore do not seem close to returning to the selection.
