{"id":23167,"date":"2019-10-08T22:43:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T22:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=23167"},"modified":"2019-10-09T08:10:47","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T08:10:47","slug":"wafu-2019-shafiu-mumunis-hat-trick-sends-ghana-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wafu-2019-shafiu-mumunis-hat-trick-sends-ghana-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFU 2019: Shafiu Mumuni&#8217;s hat trick sends Ghana to the finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>WAFU 2019: Shafiu Mumuni&#8217;s hat trick sends Ghana to the finals<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>WAFU defending champions Ghana are through to the finals of the 2019 edition after beating Ivory Coast 3-1, thanks to a Shafiu Mumuni hat trick.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nGhana opened the scoring through Shafiu Mumuni who made the most of a scrappy goalmouth scramble to give his team in the lead in the 30th minute of the game.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k8bHUunslio?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shafiu Mumuni added his second in the first minute into the second with a great finish to extend the lead for his side.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars B captain completed his hat trick in the 49th minute, becoming the first player to achieve this feat in the history of the WAFU competition.<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast pulled one back through Doumbia who beat the goalkeeper with a well-taken free-kick.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana are in the finals of the WAFU 2019 and will face either Senegal or Mali in the final game of the tournament.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WAFU 2019: Shafiu Mumuni&#8217;s hat trick sends Ghana to the finals WAFU defending champions Ghana are through to the finals of the 2019 edition after beating Ivory Coast 3-1, thanks to a Shafiu Mumuni hat trick. 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