Match report
Guirassy strike gives Guinea narrow win over Kenya
Guinea edged Kenya 1-0 in an AFCON Qualifying Group Stage fixture at Stade 28 Septembre, with the solitary goal proving enough to settle a tight matchday 2 contest.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Serhou Guirassy broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute, turning the scoreline in Guinea's favour and ensuring the hosts went into the break a goal to the good. Neither side added to the tally after that, with the half-time score standing as the final result.
Guinea shaded possession and created the better openings throughout, registering nine shots to Kenya's five, while also picking up more corners. Kenya committed considerably more fouls over the course of the match, though the game finished without any dismissals and with just a single caution for each side.
Serhou Guirassy scored the only goal of the match, in the 32nd minute, and finished as the highest-rated player on the pitch with a 7.73 rating.
Guinea's nine shots to Kenya's five underlined their greater threat in front of goal over the course of the match.
Guinea beat Kenya 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
Guinea met Kenya in the AFCON Qualifying (Group Stage - 2). Kick-off was Thursday, 1 October 2026, 16:00 UTC at Stade 28 Septembre.
Team pages: Guinea · Kenya · AFCON Qualifying
Key moments
- 32' Goal: Serhou Guirassy — 1–0 · Watch Serhou Guirassy's goal video (32')
Starting line-ups
Guinea (4-2-3-1)
- 22 M. Camara
- 21 Sekou Sylla
- 3 Aboubacar Keita
- 5 Mohamed Soumah
- 6 Ibrahima Fofana
- 15 Seydouba Cissé
- 19 Ousmane Diabate
- 11 Yadaly Diaby
- 8 Abdoul Traoré
- 10 Aliou Balde
- 9 Serhou Guirassy
Kenya (4-2-3-1)
- 23 B. Odhiambo
- 20 M. Okwaro
- 5 Frank Odhiambo
- 4 M. Kibwage
- 16 R. Onyango
- 8 Duke Ooga Abuya
- 12 C. Erambo
- 7 mohammed bajaber
- 24 Ben Stanley Omondi
- 19 Job Ochieng
- 22 Micah Obiero
About this match
On this page: the Guinea vs Kenya final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this AFCON Qualifying fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Guinea 1–0 Kenya. Explore more on the Guinea and Kenya team pages or the AFCON Qualifying page.