ABU DHABI: Guinea are hoping that leading striker Serhou Guirassy will be fit to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations finals despite limping off early in a friendly international against Nigeria in the United Arab Emirates yesterday.
Coach Kaba Diawara said the VfB Stuttgart striker, who has netted 17 times in the Bundesliga this season and sits only behind Harry Kane in the German league’s scoring charts, would undergo treatment today.
However, he thought that the apparent knee injury was not too bad.
“He came off to avoid any risks. We don’t know how serious it is now, but it doesn’t look too serious. I can only hope it’s nothing serious,” the coach told reporters in the UAE, where Guinea are preparing for the tournament in the Ivory Coast, which gets underway on Saturday.
The 27-year-old left the field in the 27th minute of Guinea’s 2-0 win over Nigeria in a warm-up international.
Guinea open their Afcon Group C campaign against Cameroon in Yamoussoukro on Monday.