Guinea star Pascal Feindouno faces a two-match ban for his moment of madness in Thursday's 3-2 defeat of Morocco, leaving coach Robert Nouzaret with a major void in his side.
Guinea's best player scored twice in the Group A win in Accra but minutes after securing the second leg of his double he was red carded.
Responding to provocation he lashed out, kicking Amin al-Erbate on the shin to leave Guinea a man down for the remaining half an hour.

"It's not going to be easy, he's a hugely talented player. I'm waiting to hear from the authorities but he could be out for the next two matches," Nouzaret told AFP on Friday.
Guinea's victory after their opening defeat by Ghana has put them back in the race for the knockout stages which means they could have to face a quarter final against the winners or runners up of Group B without him.
"I'll have to find a solution, but there's no player like him," said Nouzaret.
"The minute the referee sent him off I thought of the consequences. It's very important but I'll just have to find a different format without Pascal."
The 26-year-old Saint Etienne striker's starring peerformances for his country have earned him Maradona-style adulation from the fans back in Conakry where he has his own club - FC Feindouno.
He is vital to Guinea as he can operate wide or in the centre, dribble, strike long-range goals, set up team-mates with millimetre-perfect passes, all while favouring the No 2 shirt usually reserved for defenders.
He put Guinea into an 11th-minute lead against Morocco with a delightful curling free-kick which sneaked past the Moroccan defence by the unattended near post.
In the second half, he set up Ismael Bangoura for Guinea's second, and then with the score at 2-1 he put Guinea further ahead with a coolly taken penalty, only to ruin the moment seconds later when he clashed with Erbate.
He has the dubious distinction of being the first player to be handed his marching orders at the 2008 African Nations Cup.