{"id":42644,"date":"2024-11-19T17:47:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T17:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=42644"},"modified":"2024-11-21T20:27:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T20:27:42","slug":"highlights-blackstars-at-lose-at-home-to-niger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/highlights-blackstars-at-lose-at-home-to-niger\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights : BlackStars lose at home to Niger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The BlackStars of Ghana lost the plot against Niger in the final round of 2025 AFCON qualifying series at Accra Sports Stadium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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><\/p>\n<p>Niger got their noses in front host through a corner which was headed in by Ousseni Badamassi on the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> minute mark to rally on the visitors.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"\u201cWe are finding our feet \u2013 Frank Akoto on league struggles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/we-are-finding-our-feet-frank-akoto-on-league-struggles\/\">\u201cWe are finding our feet \u2013 Frank Akoto on league struggles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Afriyie pulled the BlackStars back on the 67<sup>th<\/sup> minute mark to the relieve off the technical bench.<\/p>\n<p>Oumar Soko got the winner on the 94<sup>th<\/sup> \u00a0minute to send shock waves through the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>HIGHLIGHTS :<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"GHANA VS NIGER(1-2)-AFCON QUALIFIERS-GOALS&amp;HIGHLIGHTS\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pYYqaYO2vUc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This also sees the side failing to qualify for AFCON showpiece, the first in 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Prosper Ogum optimistic about turning things around for Kotoko\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/prosper-ogum-optimistic-about-turning-things-around-for-kotoko\/\">Prosper Ogum optimistic about turning things around for Kotoko<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The BlackStars finished button of the log with three points from six games in the 2025 AFCON qualifying series in a group that had Angola, Sudan and Niger.<\/p>\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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BlackStars of Ghana lost the plot against Niger in the final round of 2025 AFCON qualifying series at Accra Sports Stadium. &nbsp; Niger got their noses in front host through a corner which was headed in by Ousseni Badamassi on the 22nd minute mark to rally on the visitors. 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