FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

FT Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Ghana WLWDW 5
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Central African Republic LLDLL 0
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GHA145
CTA000
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Head to Head

GHA leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

CTA · 4-3-3

  1. 16Dominique YoufeiganeG
  2. 5Miambaye FourdeauCD-L
  3. 4Chérubin BasseCD-R
  4. 12Héritier NamsonaLB
  5. 3Flory YangaoRB
  6. 8Brad PiriouaCM
  7. 13Gabriel OualengbeLM
  8. 23Hugo GamborRM
  9. 11Vénuste BaboulaF
  10. 15Enzo GrotheLF
  11. 10Karl NamngandaRF

Substitutes

  1. 22Eugène GanazouiSUB
  2. 7Noah Ato-ZandangaSUB
  3. 2Kenny Kima BeyissaSUB
  4. 17Ghislain MounguideSUB
  5. 1Mauril AbimalaSUB
  6. 9Moustapha DjimetSUB
  7. 18Christian-Theodor Yawanendji-MalipangouSUB
  8. 14Delphin MokonouSUB
  9. 20Axel UrieSUB
  10. 21Cyril Judicaël Kokpakpa-BokoSUB
  11. 19Sydney TchibindaSUB
  12. 6Donald Guesset-BangagbiSUB

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Benjamin AsareG
  2. 6Mohammed SalisuCD-L
  3. 23Alexander DjikuCD-R
  4. 14Gideon MensahLB
  5. 3Caleb YirenkyiRB
  6. 20Mohammed KudusAM
  7. 8Kwasi SiboLM
  8. 5Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 9Jordan AyewF
  10. 11Antoine SemenyoAM-L
  11. 7Fatawu IssahakuAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Joseph PaintsilSUB
  2. 17Christopher Bonsu BaahSUB
  3. 10Ebenezer AnnanSUB
  4. 18Jerome OpokuSUB
  5. 12Joseph AnangSUB
  6. 19Prince OwusuSUB
  7. 4Jonas AdjeteySUB
  8. 2Alidu SeiduSUB
  9. 22Kamaldeen SulemanaSUB
  10. 15Elisha OwusuSUB
  11. 21Brandon Thomas-AsanteSUB
  12. 1Lawrence Ati ZigiSUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Central African Republic 0, Ghana 1. Mohammed Salisu (Ghana) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
  2. 31' Substitution, Central African Republic. Kenny Kima Beyissa replaces Héritier Namsona.
  3. 32' Gabriel Oualengbe (Central African Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Central African Republic. Moustapha Djimet replaces Karl Namnganda.
  5. 45' Substitution, Central African Republic. Christian Yawanendji-Malipangou replaces Enzo Grothe.
  6. 52' Goal! Central African Republic 0, Ghana 2. Thomas Partey (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
  7. 56' Substitution, Central African Republic. Donald Guesset-Bangagbi replaces Brad Pirioua.
  8. 61' Moustapha Djimet (Central African Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Jordan Ayew (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 69' Goal! Central African Republic 0, Ghana 3. Alexander Djiku (Ghana) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
  11. 71' Goal! Central African Republic 0, Ghana 4. Jordan Ayew (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  12. 72' Substitution, Central African Republic. Axel Urie replaces Gabriel Oualengbe.
  13. 76' Substitution, Ghana. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  14. 76' Substitution, Ghana. Elisha Owusu replaces Thomas Partey.
  15. 76' Substitution, Ghana. Joseph Paintsil replaces Antoine Semenyo.
  16. 82' Substitution, Ghana. Prince Owusu replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  17. 82' Substitution, Ghana. Jerome Opoku replaces Mohammed Salisu.
  18. 87' Goal! Central African Republic 0, Ghana 5. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.

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