Djibouti national football team held Equatorial Guinea to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly match played at the Malabo Stadium on Tuesday.The Nzalang Nacional, who used the match to prepare ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), netted first, but Djibouti leveled matters after the interval.##NAJAVA_MECA_7788988##Equatorial Guinea are placed in Group A alongside Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, and hosts Cote d’Ivoire ahead of the AFCON 2023, which kicks off on January 13th, 2024.Souleiman Hassan Waberi, the Djibouti Football Federation President, thanked the Sharks team for their good performance as they continue preparing for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers.AFCON2023: Namibia ready to cause upsetsIn another international friendly match that also featured a team from the CECAFA Zone, Burundi suffered a 4-0 defeat to another AFCON-bound team, Algeria.The 2019 AFCON champions netted through Baghdad Bounedjah, skipper Riyaz Mahrez, Islam Slimani, and Mohamed Amoura in a match played in Lome, Togo, on Tuesday evening.CECAFA media
