Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, January 29, 2017
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Congo DR WLWDW 1
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Match Report

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Ghana into ANC semifinals thanks to late Andre Ayew winner

A late penalty from Andre Ayew clinched a 2-1 victory for Ghana over Congo DR and with it a place in the semifinals of the African Nations Cup.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

21
Fouls
25
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
4
49.9
Possession
50.1
10
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
230
Accurate Passes
232
306
Passes
304
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.1
65
Long Balls
64
27
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
18
26
Clearances
18

Head to Head

Lineups

COD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ley MatampiG
  2. 5Marcel TisserandCD-L
  3. 18Merveille BokadiCD-R
  4. 13Joyce LomalisaLB
  5. 2Issama MpekoRB
  6. 8M'Poku Paul-JoséAM
  7. 22Chancel MbembaLM
  8. 15Rémi MulumbaRM
  9. 9Dieumerci MbokaniF
  10. 6Junior KabanangaAM-L
  11. 21Firmin Mubele NdomeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Mulopo KudimbanaSUB
  2. 11Jordan BotakaSUB
  3. 3Fabrice N'SakalaSUB
  4. 12Jonathan BolingiSUB
  5. 19Jeremy BokilaSUB
  6. 10Neeskens KebanoSUB
  7. 17Cédric BakambuSUB
  8. 7Youssouf MulumbuSUB
  9. 23Joël KiassumbuaSUB

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brimah RazakG
  2. 21John BoyeCD-L
  3. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  4. 22Frank AcheampongLB
  5. 23Harrison AffulRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyAM
  7. 11Mubarak WakasoLM
  8. 6Afriyie AcquahRM
  9. 9Jordan AyewF
  10. 10André AyewAM-L
  11. 7Christian AtsuAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Jonathan MensahSUB
  2. 19Edwin GyimahSUB
  3. 16Fatau DaudaSUB
  4. 13Ebenezer AssifuahSUB
  5. 2Andy YiadomSUB
  6. 8Emmanuel BaduSUB
  7. 12Richard OforiSUB
  8. 20Samuel TettehSUB
  9. 14Bernard TekpeteySUB
  10. 3Asamoah GyanSUB
  11. 15Ebenezer OforiSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Remi Mulumba (Congo DR) Yellow Card at 16'
  2. 58' Mubarak Wakaso (Ghana) Yellow Card at 58'
  3. 59' Joyce Lomalisa (Congo DR) Yellow Card at 59'
  4. 61' Marcel Tisserand (Congo DR) Yellow Card at 61'
  5. 63' Jordan Ayew (Ghana) Goal at 63'
  6. 68' Paul-José Mpoku (Congo DR) Goal at 68'
  7. 74' Daniel Amartey (Ghana) Yellow Card at 74'
  8. 78' André Ayew (Ghana) Penalty - Scored at 78'
  9. 83' Jeremy Bokila (Congo DR) Substitution at 83'
  10. 83' Cédric Bakambu (Congo DR) Substitution at 83'
  11. 85' Jonathan Bolingi (Congo DR) Substitution at 85'

Africa Cup of Nations News

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