Guinea opened their African Nations Championship campaign with a convincing 3-0 win over Namibia on Tuesday in Limbe.
Horoya AC forward Yakhouba Barry earned a brace in the opener while the other goal for the Syli National was scored by Morlaye Sylla to give the West Africans complete control of Group D.
A sloppy back pass by Immanuel Heita to his goalkeeper Edward Maova is what gave Barry a chance to open the scoring in the 13th minute. Just before the break, Barry’s Horoya AC’s teammate Sylla extended the lead with a curled effort.
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Barry earned his second in the 86th minute when his feeble strike found the back of the net to make it 3-0 for his side.