Pre-match quotes: Rwanda vs Equatorial Guinea

Antoine Hey (Head Coach, Rwanda)

We must forget the first match against Nigeria and think of Equatorial Guinea now. It's true, we had a good match, the man of the match was a Rwandan, but we must forget all that and think about the future. It will be a different game. We will aim for victory against an opponent who showed a lack of pace in his first match. We must be wary because Equatorial Guinea play collectively and can cause some problems. They will come all out. We have the advantage of having had enough time to acclimatize with the climate because we had a training camp in Tunisia in January, where the climatic conditions are similar.

Eric Ndayishimiye (Captain, Rwanda)

Our aim is to win against Equatorial Guinea. Our morale is good after the draw against Nigeria. Now, we have to win. A win against Equatorial Guinea will allow us to stay in the race to qualify for the second round.

Rodolfo Bodipo (Head Coach, Equatorial Guinea)

The Rwanda match is our last chance in this tournament, if we want to qualify for the second round. We will face a good team, which everyone expected to lose against Nigeria. During that match, they showed some quality. Our players are learning the ropes at this tournament. Our aim is to get our players to play for clubs within Africa and even Europe to gain exposure. We want to honour our country and therefore, we will do our utmost to beat Rwanda. We have corrected our mistakes against Libya and asked the players to play the game without pressure.

Cosme Anvene Ebang (Captain, Equatorial Guinea)

We want to show a different image of Equatorial Guinean football. We made mistakes in Libya that we paid dearly. Now it's time for us to pull ourselves together. It worked well tactically and even psychologically because many players were affected by the defeat of Libya.