GAROUA, Cameroon
The Comoros beat Ghana 3-2 at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium on Tuesday in the third and final day of Group C, rekindling their hopes. Ghana are officially out of the competition after a game full of emotion and drama.
The
Comoros have now three points (3), moving from fourth position to third, just
behind Gabon, second with five points and will have to wait for the results of
the other groups to advance as of the best third.
The
Comoros who had not scored a single point before the match were theoretically
out of the competition before the kickoff. The Southern-African representatives
lost the first two matches respectively to Gabon (1-0) and Morocco
(2-0).
The
four-time African champions (Ghana) are one of the greatest powers in world
football. Despite having won the CAN in four editions, Ghana is the team with
the most finals lost in the competition (five). The Ghanaian national team lost
the finals of 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010 and 2015.
Despite
their lack of experience in front of the four-time champions Ghana, Comoros did
not give enough time to breathe to their opponents. A quick counter-attacking
move eventually led to the early goal from captain El-Fardou Mohamed (4').
Ghana's nightmare was just beginning! A serious foul by captain Andre Ayew on Comoros goalkeeper Boina Ben earned him a red card at the 23rd minute. Ayew was trying to take advantage of a rebound and ended up injuring the goalkeeper, who had to be replaced in the 24th minute by his colleague Ahamada Nadhoim.
The
Comoros' second goal came in the 61st minute through Ahmed Mogni, who broke
through four defenders and slotted the ball into the back of the net.
Dramatic moments followed at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium. Ghana were levelled through Richmond Yiadom (63') and defender Alaxander Djiku (76'). The goals revived the game and the Comoros took the lead again with the third goal scored by Ahmed Mogni (86'). - Africa
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