Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, January 14, 2024
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Ghana LLWLD 1
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Match Report

Cape Verde beat Ghana to continue day of shocks at Cup of Nations

Garry Rodrigues scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as the Cape Verde Islands beat four-time champions Ghana 2-1 in Group B to continue Sunday's sequence of surprise results at the Africa Cup of Nations finals.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
3
53.3
Possession
46.7
15
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
319
Accurate Passes
277
392
Passes
340
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.4
59
Long Balls
36
34
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
7
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
13
20
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
8
8
Effective Clearances
14
8
Clearances
14

Head to Head

GHA leads series 3-0

Lineups

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Richard OforiG
  2. 6Mohammed SalisuCD-L
  3. 23Alexander DjikuCD-R
  4. 14Gideon MensahLB
  5. 3Denis OdoiRB
  6. 7Ransford-Yeboah KönigsdörfferAM
  7. 26Iddrisu BabaLM
  8. 8Majeed AshimeruRM
  9. 25Antoine SemenyoF
  10. 9Jordan AyewAM-L
  11. 13Joseph PaintsilAM-R

CPV · 4-3-3

  1. 1VozinhaG
  2. 4Pico LopesCD-L
  3. 5Logan CostaCD-R
  4. 8João PauloLB
  5. 23Steven MoreiraRB
  6. 26Kevin PinaCM
  7. 10Jamiro MonteiroLM
  8. 14Deroy DuarteRM
  9. 21BebéF
  10. 7Jovane CabralLF
  11. 20Ryan MendesRF

Timeline

  1. 10' Alexander Djiku (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 17' Goal! Ghana 0, Cabo Verde 1. Jamiro Monteiro (Cabo Verde) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 48' Iddrisu Baba (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 54' Joseph Paintsil (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Goal! Ghana 1, Cabo Verde 1. Alexander Djiku (Ghana) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross following a corner.
  6. 62' Substitution, Ghana. André Ayew replaces Ransford Königsdörffer.
  7. 62' Substitution, Ghana. Iñaki Williams replaces Antoine Semenyo.
  8. 62' Substitution, Ghana. Ernest Nuamah replaces Joseph Paintsil.
  9. 64' Deroy Duarte (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 68' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Garry Rodrigues replaces Ryan Mendes.
  11. 68' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Kenny Rocha replaces Deroy Duarte.
  12. 74' Kenny Rocha (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 75' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Willy Semedo replaces Bebé.
  14. 84' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Laros Duarte replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  15. 84' Substitution, Cabo Verde. Gilson Benchimol replaces Jovane Cabral.
  16. 87' Substitution, Ghana. Salis Abdul Samed replaces Majeed Ashimeru.
  17. 90'+2' Goal! Ghana 1, Cabo Verde 2. Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gilson Benchimol.
  18. 90'+3' Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  19. 90'+4' Substitution, Ghana. Osman Bukari replaces Jordan Ayew.

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