Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations marketing campaign got here to a humiliating finish on Tuesday as they have been crushed 3-2 by debutants Comoros Islands at Garoua’s Roumde Adjia Stadium to complete backside of Group C with only a single level.
El Fardou Ben Mohamed scored Comoros’ first ever objective on the continental finals earlier than Ahmed Mogni added a second simply previous the hour-mark. Objectives from Richmond Boakye and Alexander Djiku levelled the sport up for Ghana, however Mogni grabbed a winner for the tiny island nation with 5 minutes remaining.
It’s the first time of their historical past that Ghana have didn’t win at the least one pool stage match having made 22 previous visits to the finals, their trigger not helped in Garoua by enjoying for 65 minutes with 10 males after a harsh early purple card for lead striker Dede Ayew.
Morocco topped Group C with seven factors, adopted by Gabon on 5, who additionally advance to the second spherical. Comoros have an out of doors probability of being among the many greatest third-placed finishers, although their minus two goal-difference will possible depend towards them.
Ghana are four-times winners of the match, though not since 1982, and final reached the ultimate in 2015.
Their put up mortems of the marketing campaign is not going to solely centre on what occurred on the sphere, but additionally the environment and surroundings across the workforce that appeared poisonous from the beginning of the competitors.
Comoros took an early lead when Ben Mohamed drilled the ball low into the underside nook of the objective from the sting of the field, earlier than Ghana have been diminished to 10 males on 25 minutes in what appeared a harsh name.
Kamaldeen Suleymana’s shot was spilled by Comoros goalkeeper Ben Salith Boina, who was caught by the outstretched boot of Ayew as each went for the unfastened ball.
There isn’t any doubt that the striker was making an attempt to attain, and Malian referee Boubou Traore appeared to assume nothing of it till prompted to take a look on the pitch-side display by the Video Assistant Referee. He then modified his determination.
Mogni bagged a second for Comoros, however Ghana gave themselves hope by dragging the sport again to 2-2.
Boakye’s looping header from a nook discovered its means into the web, earlier than Djiku scored on the again put up from one other set-piece.
However as they pushed ahead in quest of a winner, Ghana have been all the time going to be weak on the again and Mogni was capable of rating a well-known winner for Comoros from close-range.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
