ABIDJAN, Côte d'Ivoire
Garry Rodrigues scored late to
hand Cape Verde all three points against the Black Stars of Ghana in their
first game of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire
2023. Garry Rodrigues
Cape Verde took a deserved
lead in the 17th minutes through Jamiro Monteiro. The San Jose Earthquakes
midfielder was in the penalty box to tap home from a loose ball from
goalkeeper, Richard Ofori.
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Ghana’s midfielder, Majeed
Ashimeru had what could have been an equalizer disallowed after VAR checks by
referee Jean Jacques Ndola Ngambo.
Alexander Djiku got the
equalizer for Ghana, 11 minutes into the second half. The defender headed in
from a Jordan Ayew ball to draw Ghana level.
After scoring, Djiku cleared
his lines when a Cape Verde effort beat Richard Ofori.
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With just 6 minutes to end the
game, substitute, Garry Rodrigues restored Cape Verde’s lead after e
capitalized on a defensive blunder from the Ghanaian defense to tap into an
empty net.
The Black Stars stands as one
of the most consistent teams in AFCON history, trailing only behind Egypt and
Cote d’Ivoire.
Cape Verde are now top of
Group D with three points.
Ghana will play Egypt next Thursday, 18 January at the Stade Félix Houphouët Boigny.
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