Madagascar will play a crucial match this Monday once morest the Central African Republic in Douala. The victory of the Barea will be synonymous with a glimmer of hope for the rest of the adventure.
The Malagasy delegation has indeed been on Cameroonian soil since Saturday. After the bitter 0-3 defeat once morest the Fauves du Bas-Oubangui on Thursday in Mahamasina, the Barea will play the decisive and crucial last chance match this Monday at 4 p.m. Malagasy time at the Reunification stadium in Douala. This match counting for the fourth day of the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The two teams took the same plane to reach the land of the Indomitable Lions, via Addis Ababa, Ethiopian capital.
The Malagasy selection tested the ground of the match this Saturday and yesterday for the Central Africans. Serene, the Fauves carried out training at the Mbappé Leppe stadium on Saturday following lunch while information on two more forfeited players from the Malagasy clan has been circulating on social networks over the past two days. The French coach has also confirmed on his facebook page the dismissal of Belgian Loïc Lapoussin, left ally of RU St Gilloise and Luxembourg right side, Sylvio Ouassiero of F91 Dudelang. “On Monday, we will still give everything to get the victory. I regret that three of our senior players are not with us. The absences of Datsiry, Loïc and Sylvio sadden me and will penalize us,” published coach Nicolas Dupuis.
Sanctioned
The first, Jean Martin “Datsiry” Rakotonirina did not make the trip for medical reasons while “the other two for inappropriate behavior that I do not endorse in any case, and will not be on the ground” can we read. Ibrahim Amada, who injured his adductors according to the coach, still made the trip. Two Barea Chan have been called up to join the group for the second leg, namely Andoniaina Rakotondrazaka and Tendry Randrianarisaona respectively the defender and the midfielder of Disciples FC. Facing the press during the pre-match press conference, Les Fauves coach Raoul Savoy said, “We are going to start with a lot of humility but very focused. We are not going to wait for them, we are going to try to do what we know how to do. And then you have to score, score and score… Taking three points will certainly open the way to a first qualification for the Can, I am sure of it”. The other Group E match between Angola and Ghana will also be played tonight at 7 p.m. in Luanda, the Angolan capital. After the Black Stars’ 1-0 victory once morest Palancas Negras on Thursday, if Ghana (7 points, +4) beats Angola (4 points, 0) and if Madagascar (1 point, -6) wins once morest the Central African (4 points, +2), the three teams besides Ghana will be tied with four points each and will return to square one on the fifth day. But all this is just mathematical calculation.
