{"id":43385,"date":"2025-03-25T11:55:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T11:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=43385"},"modified":"2025-03-25T11:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T11:55:57","slug":"wcq26-blackstars-smoke-out-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/wcq26-blackstars-smoke-out-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"WCQ26 : BlackStars smoke out Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The senior national team, BlackStars, cushioned their position at the top of the table with a thumping win over Madagascar at the Al Hociema Sports Stadium in Morocco.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In what was hotly tipped to be a close contest between the two teams, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">it was the four times African champions who<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> made light work of their opposition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Week 25 Review: Kotoko, Medeama win as GoldStars and Hearts of Oak draw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/week-25-review-kotoko-medeama-win-as-goldstars-and-hearts-of-oak-draw\/\">Week 25 Review: Kotoko, Medeama win as GoldStars and Hearts of Oak draw<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Coach Otto Addo made two changes to the side that beat Chad three days ago in Accra. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">ErnestNuamah and<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Inaki Williams were dropped for Francis Abu and Jerome Opoku with Hearts of Oak\u2019s Benjamin Asare maintaining his place in between the sticks for the BlackStars,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The away side raced to an early lead through Arsenal player, Thomas Partey who tapped in a smart header from a teasing Jordan Ayew cross for the breakthrough. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The first half ended 1-0 in favor of the Black Stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The second half resumed with a lot of attacking intent from the host who trailed the BlackStars but the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">defensive resoluteness of the team<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> was on hand to repel their attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thomas Partey was at the right place to head in the second for the team from a Jordan Ayew corner kick in the 53rd minute.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE\u00a0 :\u00a0<a title=\"Match Report : Asante Kotoko 1-0 HolyStars\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-report-asante-kotoko-1-0-holystars\/\">Week 25 Review: Kotoko, Medeama win as GoldStars and Hearts of Oak draw<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In what looked like the game would end with a two-goal margin, Jordan Ayew proved his industry as he glided his way past several Malagasy players to tee up Mohammed Kudus for the third goal of the game &#8211;\u00a0 a remarkable third assist for him on the night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The win sees the team with 15 points from 6 games and <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The senior national team, BlackStars, cushioned their position at the top of the table with a thumping win over Madagascar at the Al Hociema Sports Stadium in Morocco. &nbsp; 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