Guinea-Bissau v Djibouti

Guinea-Bissau v Djibouti

Africa's World Cup playoffs - Will Nigeria and Cameroon's off-field dramas scupper their chances?

Payment boycott threatens Nigeria's crucial FIFA World Cup playoff against Gabon

Nigeria recall goalkeeper Maduka Okoye for World Cup playoffs in wake of betting ban

Africa's World Cup playoffs - Will Nigeria and Cameroon's off-field dramas scupper their chances?

Payment boycott threatens Nigeria's crucial FIFA World Cup playoff against Gabon

Nigeria recall goalkeeper Maduka Okoye for World Cup playoffs in wake of betting ban

Game Information

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF Standings

WCQ - CAF News

2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage

Guinea-BissauGuinea-BissauGNB

2-4-2, 10 PTS

DjiboutiDjiboutiDJI

0-1-7, 1 PTS

Iano Imbene - 54'

Fali Candé - 82'

1
Baldé
8
Da Silva Imbene
5
Candé
20
Mané
14
Rodrigues
16
Camara
6
Burá
7
Dálcio
17
Baldé
13
Folgado Monteiro
3
Djú

No.Name
1Manuel Balde
5Fali Candé
20Sori Mané
8Iano Imbene 21Adramane Cassamá
14Mauro Rodrigues
6Burá 18Nito
16Mamadi Camara
7Dálcio
13Tamble Monteiro 9Beto
17Mama Baldé 11Marciano Sanca
3Franculino Djú 19Renato Nhaga

Substitutes
12Ricardino Té
23Fernando Embadja
22Edson Silva
4Gilberto Batista
15Marculino Ninte
10Carlos Mané
2Mário Junior

22
Mahamoud
23
Mohamed
2
Abdi
4
Khaire
5
Zakaria
3
Houmed Bilha
14
Aden
8
Gohar
17
Mahamed
21
Omar
11
Wais

No.Name
22Omar Mahamoud
4Mohamed Khaire
2Aboubaker Abdi
5Ahmed Zakaria
23Ibrahim Mohamed 18Ali Youssouf Farada
3Idriss Houmed Bilha
8Ahemdini Gohar 9Egal Awaleh
14Sadik Aden
17Mouad Mahamed
21Ahmed Omar 20Abdillahi Elmi
11Moussa Wais 7Abdichakour Farah

Substitutes
1Liban Said
12Aboubaker Guedi
15Warsama Ibrahim Aden
13Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh
6Omar Daher
19Mahad Abdillahi

Stade du 24 Septembre

12:00 PM, September 8, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Referees:
Aklesso Gnama

Ahead of this week's African qualifying playoffs -- as Nigeria, Gabon, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo look to keep their World Cup hopes alive -- here's ESPN's bumper preview, with predictions.

Just two days before their important 2026 FIFA World Cup African playoff semi-final game against Gabon, the full Nigeria squad, including officials, decided to boycott training in Morocco because of unresolved money issues.

Goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has been recalled to the Nigeria squad ahead of this week's CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup Play-off Tournament in Morocco after serving a two-month suspension for his part in an illegal betting scheme.

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