The Africa Cup of Nations football tournament exerts a lot of physical stress on the players – making the work of teams’ physios essential. That of Guinea opened its doors to FRANCE 24 a few hours before one of their matches to shine a light on this little-noted but pivotal aspect of the sport.
The hotel suite had been emptied of its furniture to make room for three massage tables, the bathroom was dedicated to ice baths and the bedroom was devoted to the body’s post-match recovery, with cryotherapy suits spread out on the bed. A jumble of boxes was full of straps, creams, bandages as well as state of the art technological tools used to protect the fitness of Guinea players.
