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2022 AFRICA CUP - GROUP C - DAY 10 - Ghana vs Comoros

AFRICA CUP 2022
GROUP C

DAY 10
Match 29

Ghana vs Comoros 2:3

 

FACTS

Goals Ghana
Boakye (64'minutes), Djiku (77'minutes)

Goals Comoros
Ben Nabouhane (4'minutes), Mogni (62'minutes, 85'minutes)

 

REPORT
(BBC Sport)

Ghana suffered a humiliating group-stage exit at the Africa Cup of Nations after the four-time champions were beaten by debutants Comoros.

El Fardou Ben Nabouhane put the islanders ahead early on, and Ghana then went down to 10 men when Andre Ayew was shown a straight red card.

Ahmed Mogni doubled the lead before the Black Stars fought back to make it 2:2.

However, Mogni tapped in his second in the 85th minute to inflict Ghana's first group-stage exit since 2006.

The result in Group C will go down as one of the biggest shocks in Nations Cup history as Comoros scored at the finals for the first time and then went on to record their maiden victory.

Incredibly, the side ranked 132nd in the world now has a chance to reach the knockout stages as one of four best-ranked third-placed sides even though the Coelacanths lost their first two games in Cameroon.

The tiny island nation with just under a million inhabitants - had only won its first Nations Cup or World Cup qualifier in 2016 at the 20th attempt.

 

 

 

18 Jan 2022
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