Guinea’s Syli national U23 team impressively defeated Argentina 1-0 in their final match before the Olympics in Vitré, France.
Thanks to a goal by Mohamed Soumah in the 72nd minute, they wrapped up their preparations ahead of their Paris Olympics opener on Wednesday.
Argentina’s Olympic coach, Javier Mascherano, has welcomed all of his players, including Copa America champions Nicolás Otamendi, Julián Álvarez, and Gerónimo Rulli, who joined the team earlier in the week.
Guinea’s manager, Kaba Diawara, was pleased to watch his team beat one of the tournament favourites.
The West Africans will start their Olympic campaign against New Zealand on July 24 at Stade de Nice, followed by a match against the home team, France, three days later.
They will finish the group stage with a challenging game against the USA on July 30.
Argentina, on the other hand, has been drawn into Group B with Morocco, Iraq, and Ukraine. They will play their first match on July 24th against Morocco, their second on July 27th against Iraq, and their third on July 30th against Ukraine.
Guinea’s Group A fixtures –All kick-offs in local time
Wednesday, 24 July Guinea v New Zealand | 17:00 | Stade de Nice
Saturday, 27 July France v Guinea | 21:00 | Stade de Nice
Tuesday, 30 July USA v Guinea | 19:00 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint Etienne
