Ghana whitewash Gabon, reach last four

By Daily Sports on May 18, 2017

Ghana reached the semifinals of the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations after a 5-0 victory over hosts Gabon on Wednesday night.

An emphatic result from the Stade de Port-Gentil it is but the high-flying Black Starlets had to overturn an early storm from the Gabon side who produced a stunning display of high-energy football, especially in the first 20
minutes.

Ghana slowly warmed themselves into the game and began to dominate through their wing play, forcing their opponents to commit a number of fouls close to the penalty area. One of such saw defender Ako-Mensah rattle the upright from a free-kick in the 26th minute.

And captain Eric Ayiah went on to record the first goal in the 29th minute after he was brought down in the penalty area by defender Nze Nsome Amvame. Ayiah then expertly placed the ball past goalkeeper Brunel Ilagou from the spot.

Five minutes later, Nze Nsome again saw his attempted clearance bounce off the face of the slippery Emmanuel Toku who took full advantage to make it 2-0.

Ghana went flying and added three more goals in the second half. Both Ayiah and Toku scored again before substitute Patmos Arhin completed the romp with a gifted goal in the 76th minute.

With a 100 percent record over two games and nine goals, Ghana become the first side to advance to the semifinals of the Afcon and have also secured an automatic place at the Under-17 World Cup slated for India later in October.

Ghana will travel to Libreville to complete their Group A games against Guinea at the Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise on Saturday, May 20.

*Photo shows the Black Starlets of Ghana celebrating.

Source Daily Sports

Posted May 18, 2017


 

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