MATCH FACTS: Guinea and Uganda meet in Group C clash at CHAN PAMOJA 2024

Guinea and Uganda will face off for the first time at the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) in this Group C encounter in Kampala on Friday.

For Guinea, it marks their 17th CHAN match, with Uganda becoming the 15th different nation they’ve faced. The West Africans have twice previously played tournament hosts, losing to Morocco in 2018 and defeating Cameroon in the 2020 third-place playoff.

This match will also be Guinea’s fourth against East African opposition. Their previous results in such fixtures include a 1-0 win over Rwanda in the 2020 quarterfinals, a 2-2 group stage draw with Tanzania in the same year, and a 1-0 loss to Sudan in 2018.

Uganda, meanwhile, are facing West African opposition for the seventh time. They have previously recorded victories over Burkina Faso (2014) and Senegal (2022), drawn against Mali and Côte d’Ivoire, and suffered defeats to Togo and Côte d’Ivoire in their most recent appearances.

Guinea – Key Stats

• Began their campaign with a 1-0 win over Niger – also won their opening games in their last two CHAN appearances.
• Unbeaten in their last eight CHAN matches in open play (W4 D4).
• Last suffered defeat in open play in their second group match against Morocco in 2018.
• Have never won two consecutive CHAN matches or their opening two group games.
• Second group game record: P3 W0 D2 L1.
• Always both scored and conceded in their second group matches; no clean sheets in those games.
• Have six open play wins at CHAN, four of which were by 1-0 scorelines.
• All six open play wins and both shootout victories were accompanied by clean sheets.
• Have kept eight clean sheets in total at CHAN – four in group stage, four in knockout rounds.
• Against Niger, registered four shots on target – each from a different player.
• Mohamed Bangoura II scored the only goal vs Niger in the 47th minute, with his only shot on target.

Uganda – Key Stats

• Their 3-0 defeat to Algeria in the opening game was their 11th loss in 19 CHAN matches (W2 D6).
• Have failed to win their first two group games at four previous tournaments – in 2011, 2016, 2018, and 2020.
• Only started with back-to-back wins once – in the 2018 edition.
• Have never followed a loss at CHAN with a win in the next match.
• Second group game record: P5 W1 D1 L3.
• Lost to Sudan (2011), Zambia (2016), and Namibia (2018) by 1-0 scorelines; also lost 2-1 to Togo (2020).
• Drew 0-0 with Zimbabwe (2014) and beat Senegal 1-0 (2022) – their only win in the last 15 CHAN games (D5 L8).
• The 3-0 loss to Algeria matched their heaviest defeat at CHAN, equalling their 5-2 loss to Morocco in 2020.
• Were the only one of the three co-hosts to lose their opening match – Kenya and Tanzania both won.
• Managed three shots on target against Algeria and faced five, with goalkeeper Joel Mutakubwa making two saves.
• Patrick Kakande had two of Uganda’s three shots on target.
• Had a passing accuracy of 80.5% in the match, completing 298 of 370 attempted passes.