{"id":44801,"date":"2025-11-14T12:26:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44801"},"modified":"2025-11-14T12:37:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T12:37:46","slug":"kirin-cup-japan-2-0-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kirin-cup-japan-2-0-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirin Cup 2025 : Japan 2-0 Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>The Black Stars of Ghana by two goals to nil to the Samurai of Japan in the ongoing 2025 Kirin Cup at the Toyota Stadium.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\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<div>Both teams are familiar foes, having played each other at this level on several occasions.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Kirin Cup : Black Stars will hold their first training\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/kirin-cup-black-stars-will-hold-their-first-training\/\">Kirin Cup : Black Stars will hold their first training<\/a><\/div>\n<div>The last time the pair met in 2022, the Japanese side ran riot, beating the Black Stars 4-1, with Jordan Ayew scoring the consolation goal.<\/div>\n<div>In today\u2019s fixture, Otto Addo handed Joseph Addo a starting berth in post, Derrick Kohn an opportunity at right back, Brandon Thomas Asante partnering the captain, Antoine Semenyo in attack with Francis Abu and Kwesi Sibo behind them anchoring from midfield.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Hearts midfielder Hussein Mohammed charged for attempting to attack referee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/hearts-midfielder-hussein-mohammed-charged-for-attempting-to-attack-referee\/\">Hearts midfielder Hussein Mohammed charged for attempting to attack referee<\/a><\/div>\n<div>The Blues start the game brightly with several possession plays, which paid off as a sweet team effort saw Mainz midfielder Kaishu Sano lay off a perfectly placed pass into the path of Monaco forward Takumi Minamino for the opening goal of the game.<\/div>\n<div>The next half hour mark saw the visiting West African giants awoken by that goal deficit for the much-needed equalizer, which they failed to it.<\/div>\n<div>The first half ended 1-0 in favor of the host side.<\/div>\n<div>On the hour mark, Ritsu Doan doubled the scoring for the Blues in a game they dominated from start to finish.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE :\u00a0<a title=\"Hearts of Oak charged for failing to control fans after Kotoko defeat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/hearts-of-oak-charged-for-failing-to-control-fans-after-kotoko-defeat\/\">Hearts of Oak charged for failing to control fans after Kotoko defeat<\/a><\/div>\n<div>The Black Stars lost by two goals to nil to the Blue Samurai.<\/div>\n<div>Otto and his technical team will hope for an improved performance in the next game against South Korea.<\/div>\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 Stars of Ghana by two goals to nil to the Samurai of Japan in the ongoing 2025 Kirin Cup at the Toyota Stadium. Both teams are familiar foes, having played each other at this level on several occasions. READ MORE :\u00a0Kirin Cup : Black Stars will hold their first training The last time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":44471,"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":[8417,17053],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-44801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-kirin-cup"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Black-Stars-1-pics.jpeg?fit=1713%2C1800&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-bEB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32960,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/lineup-ghana-black-stars-team-to-face-japan-in-kirin-cup-dennis-korsah-starts\/","url_meta":{"origin":44801,"position":0},"title":"LINEUP: Ghana Black Stars team to face Japan in Kirin Cup; Dennis Korsah starts","author":"Clinton Eleto","date":"June 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Hearts Of Oak defender Dennis Korsah is set for his Black Stars debut after making the Starting lineup for Ghana Black Stars' first game in the Kirin Cup against Japan. 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