Africa Cup of Nations

FT Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Uganda LWLWL 0
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Ghana DLDDL 1
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Stade de Port-Gentil

Match Report

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Andre Ayew penalty gives Ghana tight win over Uganda

A penalty from West Ham forward Andre Ayew proved enough to give Ghana a 1-0 victory over Uganda in their African Nations Cup Group D opener.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
6
2
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
4
51.2
Possession
48.8
12
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
324
Accurate Passes
306
425
Passes
405
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.3
80
Long Balls
79
35
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
16
Effective Clearances
28
16
Clearances
28

Head to Head

UGA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

GHA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Brimah RazakG
  2. 21John BoyeCD-L
  3. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  4. 17Baba RahmanLB
  5. 23Harrison AffulRB
  6. 11Mubarak WakasoCM-L
  7. 5Thomas ParteyCM-R
  8. 10André AyewLM
  9. 7Christian AtsuRM
  10. 9Jordan AyewCF-L
  11. 3Asamoah GyanCF-R

UGA · 4-1-3-2

  1. 18Denis OnyangoG
  2. 5Isaac IsindeCD-L
  3. 16Hassan WasswaCD-R
  4. 3Geofrey KizitoSW
  5. 2Joseph OchayaLB
  6. 12Denis IgumaRB
  7. 23Micheal AziraCM
  8. 6Tony MawejjeLM
  9. 10Luwagga KizitoRM
  10. 11Geofrey MassaCF-L
  11. 17Farouk MiyaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Isaac Isinde (Uganda) Yellow Card at 31'
  2. 32' André Ayew (Ghana) Penalty - Scored at 32'
  3. 39' Frank Acheampong (Ghana) Substitution at 39'
  4. 45' Moses Oloya (Uganda) Substitution at 45'
  5. 57' Muhammad Shaban (Uganda) Substitution at 57'
  6. 70' Geofrey Serunkuma (Uganda) Substitution at 70'
  7. 72' Emmanuel Badu (Ghana) Substitution at 72'
  8. 85' Afriyie Acquah (Ghana) Substitution at 85'

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