{"id":43750,"date":"2025-05-08T17:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=43750"},"modified":"2025-05-08T17:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:15:51","slug":"afcon-u20-ghana-beat-central-africa-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-u20-ghana-beat-central-africa-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON U20 : Ghana beat Central Africa Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Black Satellites won over the Central African Republic at the Suez Canal Stadium to qualify for the quarter-finals of the ongoing AFCON U20 tournament.<\/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><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The West African side needed<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> just a point to cement their place in the next round after picking four points from six, and had it all to do in the final game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Head coach Desmond Ofei runged five changes to the side that beat Senegal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"Match Highlights : Ghana 1-0 Senegal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/match-highlights-ghana-1-0-senegal\/\">Match Highlights: Ghana 1-0 Senegal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The first half passed with no goals separating the two sides, though they both went at each other for the breakthrough goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Joseph Opoku and Hayford Boahen came on for Sulemana Abdul and Lord Afrifa in the 73rd minute of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a title=\"AFCON U-20 : Black Satellites arrive in Ismailia for C.A.R game\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/afcon-u-20-black-satellites-arrive-in-ismailia-for-c-a-r-game\/\">AFCON U-20: Black Satellites arrive in Ismailia for C.A.R game<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Eleven minutes later, after that change, Joseph Opoku seized the moment, dancing his way past the opposition defenders and squaring the ball past goalkeeper, Boarnages Malimoto for the game&#8217;s opener.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Black Satellites finish as group toppers with 7 points, followed by Senegal with five, DR Congo with 4, and the Central African Republic with a point.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\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; 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