Africa Cup of Nations

FT Friday, January 23, 2015
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Estadio de Mongomo

Match Report

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Asamoah Gyan's late winner keeps hope alive for Ghana

Asamoah Gyan gave Ghana an African Nations Cup lifeline with a stoppage-time winner against Algeria in Mongomo.

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Lineups

GHA

  1. 1Brimah RazakG
  2. 19Jonathan MensahD
  3. 23Harrison AffulD
  4. 18Daniel AmarteyD
  5. 17Baba RahmanD
  6. 9Jordan AyewM
  7. 10André AyewM
  8. 8Emmanuel BaduM
  9. 7Christian AtsuM
  10. 6Afriyie AcquahM
  11. 3Asamoah GyanF

ALG

  1. 23Raïs M'BolhiG
  2. 20Aïssa MandiD
  3. 3Faouzi GhoulamD
  4. 2Madjid BouguerraD
  5. 12Carl MedjaniD
  6. 10Sofiane FeghouliM
  7. 14Nabil BentalebM
  8. 19Saphir TaïderM
  9. 11Yacine BrahimiM
  10. 8Medhi LacenM
  11. 9Ishak BelfodilF

Timeline

  1. 26' Afriyie Acquah (Ghana) Yellow Card at 22'
  2. 45'+1' Madjid Bouguerra (Algeria) Yellow Card at 46'
  3. 55' Mubarak Wakaso (Ghana) Substitution at 55'
  4. 56' Islam Slimani (Algeria) Substitution at 56'
  5. 71' Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) Substitution at 71'
  6. 73' Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria) Yellow Card at 73'
  7. 78' Mahatma Otoo (Ghana) Substitution at 78'
  8. 84' Solomon Asante (Ghana) Substitution at 84'
  9. 87' Foued Kadir (Algeria) Substitution at 87'
  10. 90'+2' Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) Goal at 92'

Africa Cup of Nations News

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