Africa Cup of Nations

FT Monday, January 22, 2024
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Match Report

Mozambique rally late to send Ghana to brink of Cup of Nations exit

Mozambique scored two goals in the stoppage time to hold Ghana to a 2-2 draw in their Group B clash at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, a result that likely spells the end of the tournament for the much-fancied west Africans.

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Team Stats

32
Fouls
10
5
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
39.1
Possession
60.9
8
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
2
Penalty Goals
1
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
180
Accurate Passes
306
246
Passes
371
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.2
43
Long Balls
33
21
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
8
31
Effective Clearances
11
31
Clearances
11

Head to Head

GHA leads series 1-0-2

Lineups

MOZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22IvaneG
  2. 15Reinildo MandavaCD-L
  3. 17MexerCD-R
  4. 5Bruno LangaLB
  5. 2NananiRB
  6. 21GuimaAM
  7. 4NenéLM
  8. 16Alfons AmadeRM
  9. 9Lau KingF
  10. 19WitiAM-L
  11. 20Geny CatamoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18GildoSUB
  2. 11João BondeSUB
  3. 10ClésioSUB
  4. 14DomingosSUB
  5. 13Stanley RatifoSUB
  6. 12FazitoSUB
  7. 1ErnaniSUB
  8. 3David MalembanaSUB
  9. 7DominguesSUB
  10. 23ShaquilleSUB
  11. 8Edmilson DoveSUB
  12. 6AmadúSUB

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Richard OforiG
  2. 6Mohammed SalisuCD-L
  3. 23Alexander DjikuCD-R
  4. 14Gideon MensahLB
  5. 3Denis OdoiRB
  6. 20Mohammed KudusAM
  7. 21Salis Abdul SamedLM
  8. 8Majeed AshimeruRM
  9. 25Antoine SemenyoF
  10. 9Jordan AyewAM-L
  11. 13Joseph PaintsilAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Lawrence Ati ZigiSUB
  2. 10André AyewSUB
  3. 2Alidu SeiduSUB
  4. 15Elisha OwusuSUB
  5. 12Jojo WollacottSUB
  6. 18Daniel AmarteySUB
  7. 11Osman BukariSUB
  8. 26Iddrisu BabaSUB
  9. 19Iñaki WilliamsSUB
  10. 17Hamidu Abdul FatawuSUB
  11. 27Jonathan SowahSUB
  12. 24Ernest NuamahSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Mozambique 0, Ghana 1. Jordan Ayew (Ghana) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 28' Majeed Ashimeru (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Geny Catamo (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 37' Substitution, Ghana. Iddrisu Baba replaces Majeed Ashimeru because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, Ghana. André Ayew replaces Joseph Paintsil.
  6. 49' André Ayew (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Iddrisu Baba (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Substitution, Mozambique. Gildo Lourenço replaces Witi.
  9. 62' Alexander Djiku (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 66' Reinildo (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  11. 69' Mexer (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 70' Goal! Mozambique 0, Ghana 2. Jordan Ayew (Ghana) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  13. 72' Substitution, Ghana. Alidu Seidu replaces Denis Odoi.
  14. 72' Substitution, Ghana. Daniel Amartey replaces Antoine Semenyo.
  15. 73' Substitution, Mozambique. Stanley Ratifo replaces Nené.
  16. 73' Substitution, Mozambique. Dominguês replaces Alfons Amade.
  17. 84' Jordan Ayew (Ghana) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 84' Nanani (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 87' Substitution, Mozambique. João Bonde replaces Lau King.
  20. 87' Substitution, Mozambique. Shaquille replaces Guima.
  21. 89' Substitution, Ghana. Iñaki Williams replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  22. 90'+1' Goal! Mozambique 1, Ghana 2. Geny Catamo (Mozambique) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  23. 90'+4' Goal! Mozambique 2, Ghana 2. Reinildo (Mozambique) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shaquille following a corner.

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