Guinea-Bissau Confirm Squad Release Date for Nigeria, Tanzania AFCON 2027 Qualifiers
- Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau announced that coach Emiliano Té will name his squad on Thursday, September 17
- The Djurtus face Tanzania away on September 25 before hosting Nigeria's Super Eagles in a Group L qualifier four days later
- Ethiopian referee Tewodros Mitiku has been appointed to officiate Guinea-Bissau's home clash against Nigeria on September 29
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Guinea-Bissau head coach Emiliano Té is set to reveal his squad for the country's opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches on Thursday, September 17.
This was contained in a press release issued by the Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau (FFGB) on their Facebook page on Wednesday.
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Té will face journalists at 10 a.m. at the press room of the Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro, where he will name the players chosen for the two Group L fixtures against Tanzania and Nigeria.
Guinea-Bissau’s matchdays 1&2 fixtures
As noted by CAF, Guinea-Bissau will begin their qualifying campaign on the road, travelling to face co-host Tanzania on September 25.
The side then returns home four days later to take on Nigeria's Super Eagles in what promises to be a pivotal group encounter.
The home match against Nigeria is scheduled for September 29 at the Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro, with kick-off set for 4 p.m. GMT.
Super Eagles boss Eric Chelle has yet to give an indication of when he will announce his squad to face Madagascar at home and Guinea-Bissau away.
Madagascar confirm squad release date
Legit.ng previously reported that Madagascar confirmed the date and time to release their squad for the September-October international break.
Madagascar will face Nigeria at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo before hosting Tanzania in their adopted home in Morocco.
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