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Fri May 18 14:24:00 SAST 2012

Guinea's six goals stun Botswana

Sapa-AP-AFP | 29 January, 2012 09:220 Comments
Guinea's Kamil Zayatte celebrates after winning their African Nations Cup Group D match against Botswana at Franceville Stadium January 28, 2012. Guinea won 6-1
Image by: Louafi Larbi / REUTERS

Guinea revived their Africa Cup of Nations hopes after a record-equalling 6-1 rout of 10-man Botswana in Franceville, Gabon on Saturday.

They matched the record victory margin for an Afcon match and are only the third team after Egypt in 1963 and Ivory Coast in 1970 to score six goals in a tournament match.

Guinea, who lost their first Group D game to Mali, fired four first-half goals past debutants Botswana, who narrowly lost 1-0 to Ghana in their opening match.

On Wednesday, Guinea, on three points, take on Ghana in the final batch of Group D games in Libreville, while Mali tackle Botswana.

• A group of Angola fans have ridden motorbikes more than 2500km through five countries to watch cup matches.

The 10-man party struggled with border problems, heat and insect bites during the seven-day ride up the west coast of Africa.

Jorge Almeida, 53, took time off from running a freight company in Luanda to take part in the trip.

"It's taken us a week and we've crossed four borders to get here," Almeida said on Friday. "But it's been worth it for all the people we've met and to support the team."

Angola, in its sixth Nations Cup, is edgings towards a quarterfinal spot.

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