A stoppage time goal from captain Asamoah Gyan handed Avram Grant’s Ghana side a vital win, and leaves their qualification hopes for the qua...
A stoppage time goal from captain Asamoah Gyan handed Avram Grant’s Ghana side a vital win, and leaves their qualification hopes for the quarter finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in their own hands.
In a game lacking quality, Gyan’s last-gasp winner was the only notable shot on target, but it was enough to secure a crucial three points.
The former Sunderland striker, who had been largely disappointing until he burst past the Algerian defence in the 92nd minute to finish past Rais Mbolhi, was back in the team after a bout of Malaria.
South Africa’s hopes of qualifying for the quarter finals at the Africa Cup of Nations hang by a thread, after they drew with Senegal in Mongomo.
Oupa Manyisa rounded off a fine move with a clinical finish early in the second half to give Shakes Mashaba’s side the lead, but Serigne Mbodji, bizarrely wearing gloves despite the stiffling jungle heat, leveled things up 15 minutes later with a towering header.
The result puts Senegal top of the competitions’s ‘Group of Death’, a point ahead of both Ghana and Algeria, but Bafana Bafana must win their final game against the Black Stars to have any chance of progression.
.jpg)
