Maema and Kutumela on target to boost Bafana's hopes of being in last 16 at Chan
Molefi Ntseki's side, which is made up mainly of unattached players, won through goals by skipper Neo Maema and Thabiso Kutumela, who has now scored two goals in this tournament.
Maema, the Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder who is set to join Simba SC of Tanzania on loam after the tournament, opened the scoring in the 10th minute after combining well with Kutumela who supplied the final pass.
But Bafana always looked under pressure from the Guineans after taking the lead and duly conceded an equaliser in the 38th minute when they allowed Moussa Camara enough space to shoot inside the area.
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