Niger will look to avoid their second consecutive 2016 African Championship Nations (CHAN) Group C defeat when they clash with Guinea at the Stade Regional Nyamirambo in Kigali on Friday.

The Menas were hammered 4-1 by the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their opening Group C game at the Stade Regional Nyamirambo on Monday afternoon.

Zakari Adebayor Victorien Adje pulled one back for Niger in the 80th minute. However, Nigeria scored twice in the remaining minutes to seal a 4-1 win.

Niger head coach Francois Zahoui is wary of facing another West African side Guinea, but he is hopeful of making amends against them.

“We want to try and make amends in our next game, but let’s remember that Guinea are a very aggressive team,” Zahoui said.

“But we will learn from our mistakes against Nigeria and try to give our best performance as it is a tournament not a league,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, Guinea will also be eyeing their first 2016 CHAN Group C victory when they lock horns with Niger on Friday.

Sly Nationale came back to hold Tunisia to a 2-2 stalemate in their opening Group C game at the Stade Regional Nyamirambo in Kigali on Monday.

Alseny Camara Agogo was in his element on the day grabbing a brace for Sly Nationale to ensure that the game ended in a draw.

Guinea head coach Mohamed Kanfory Bangoura has warned that they will be going all out for maximum points when they clash with the Menas.

“We are going to give our best for the next match against Niger. We have to correct our mistakes and win the next match,” Bangoura said.

Niger need a victory to move away from the bottom of Group C, while Guinea will edge closer to qualifying to the knockout stages if they win.

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com