Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Ghana Makes 3rd Successive WC Appearance

The Black Stars of Ghana have qualified for its third successive FIFA World Cup despite going down 1-2 to Egypt in their second leg playoff game in Cairo on Tuesday.
 
Ghana qualified on a 7-3 goal aggregate after winning the first leg at the Baba Yara Stadium by 6-1.
 
The Pharaohs took the lead in the first half through striker Amr Zaki when he jumped pass Akaminko to head home Mohammed Aboutrika’s lovely cross into the box.

Substitute Mohammed Gedo extended the lead in the 84th minute but returnee, Kevin Prince Boateng partnered with Captain Asamoah Gyan in the 89th minute to give Ghana the thump card as he scored from a close range.
 
Ghana now joins West African countries; Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil next year.

By SpyGhana

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good guys deserved it.......