{"id":43712,"date":"2025-05-02T20:40:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=43712"},"modified":"2025-05-02T20:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:50:16","slug":"afcon-u-20-black-satellites-draw-dr-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-u-20-black-satellites-draw-dr-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON U-20 : Black Satellites draw DR Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Black Satellites began their group opener with a draw against DR Congo at the Suez Stadium in Egypt.<\/strong><\/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>The West African side was pitted in group c alongside Senegal, DR Congo, and Central African Republic.<br \/>\nCoach Desmond Offei named Gidios Aseko as goalkeeper, Ofori McCarthy as captain, DaCosta Antwi, Emmanuel Mensah, Ishmael Addo, Joseph Opoku, Aaron Essel, Andrews Adjabeng, Dennis Marfo, Musibau Aziz and Hakim Sulemana in his starting eleven.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"U-20 AFCON : Black Satellites squad released\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/u-20-afcon-black-satellites-squad-released\/\">U-20 AFCON : Black Satellites squad released<\/a><br \/>\nSamuel Ntanda rose the highest to tap in Messy Manitu&#8217;s inch-perfect cross beyond the reach of Gidios Aseko in post for Ghana.<br \/>\nGhana reacted strongly after going behind creating several chances for the equalizer through, Andrews Adjabeng, Hakim Sulemana, and Musibau Aziz.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Match Preview &amp; Predictions : Medeama SC take on Vision FC at the TnA Stadium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-preview-predictions-medeama-sc-take-on-vision-fc-at-the-tna-tarkwa-showdown-on-friday-night\/\">Match Preview &amp; Predictions : Medeama SC take on Vision FC at the TnA Stadium<\/a><br \/>\nA well-worked team goal will see Norway-based Emmanuel Mensah\u2019s cross tapped home beautifully by Dreams FC\u2019s Musibau Aziz for the leveler in the 24th minute.<br \/>\nThe first half ended 1-1.<br \/>\nThere was little to pick from both sides in the second half.<br \/>\nGhana will take on Senegal on Monday at 18:00 GMT in the second group game.<\/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 Black Satellites began their group opener with a draw against DR Congo at the Suez Stadium in Egypt. The West African side was pitted in group c alongside Senegal, DR Congo, and Central African Republic. Coach Desmond Offei named Gidios Aseko as goalkeeper, Ofori McCarthy as captain, DaCosta Antwi, Emmanuel Mensah, Ishmael Addo, Joseph<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":43716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9594,8417],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-43712","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-caf-u20-afcon","8":"category-featured"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BB.jpg?fit=1768%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bn2","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43739,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-u-20-black-satellites-beat-senegal\/","url_meta":{"origin":43712,"position":0},"title":"AFCON U-20 : Black Satellites beat Senegal","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"May 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghana\u2019s Black Satellites pulled through to secure a s a 1-0 victory over defending champions Senegal in their second Group C of the ongoing 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. \u00a0 The win marks their first win of the tournament after they secured a 1-1 draw against Congo DR in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AFCON U20&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AFCON U20","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/category\/afcon-u20\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Black-Satelittes-3.jpg?fit=1003%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Black-Satelittes-3.jpg?fit=1003%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Black-Satelittes-3.jpg?fit=1003%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Black-Satelittes-3.jpg?fit=1003%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43718,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-highlights-ghana-1-1-dr-congo\/","url_meta":{"origin":43712,"position":1},"title":"Match Highlights  : Ghana 1-1 DR Congo","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"May 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Black Satellites of Ghana settled and DR Congo settled for a point each in the first group game at the Suez Stadium in Egypt. 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