{"id":342466,"date":"2011-03-27T17:16:55","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T17:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/27\/ghana-put-congo-to-sleep-to-remain-top-of-nations-cup-group-i\/"},"modified":"2011-03-27T17:16:55","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T17:16:55","slug":"ghana-put-congo-to-sleep-to-remain-top-of-nations-cup-group-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/27\/ghana-put-congo-to-sleep-to-remain-top-of-nations-cup-group-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Put Congo To Sleep To Remain Top Of Nations Cup Group I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana&#8217;s most authoritative football news website.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5febf64damworldcup1.jpg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25933\" title=\"Ghana \" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5febf64damworldcup1.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"298\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ghana&#8217;s team at the World Cup finals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ghana stayed on top of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group I table after securing a 0-3 over Congo in Brazzaville. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars took the initiative and striker Prince Tagoe profited from a poor clearance to slot the opener on 22 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>His club mate Dominic Adiyiah scored just before the break with a blistering header as a final farewell to his late dad who was buried on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>John Pantsil picked a ball from right flank and glided in the cross that was perfectly directed by the Partizan Belgrade player.<\/p>\n<p>After the interval, head coach Goran Stevanovic shuffled his cards and brought on Lee Addy to replace left-back David Addy.<\/p>\n<p>Congo nearly pulled one back mid-way through but referee Daniel Bennett was spot on with his offside calls and waived a penalty call after a Congo player was obstructed inside the Ghana box.<\/p>\n<p>Stevanovic then introduced midfielder Sulley Muntari for Andre Dede Ayew.<\/p>\n<p>The Sunderland ace announced his presence on the pitch with a well-taken shot that hit an opponent but his second strike put the game beyond the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana now have seven points; three more than Sudan which play Swaziland at home on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div><\/div>\n\n --><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/5febf64damworldcup1.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continued here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ghanasoccernet.com\/2011\/03\/ghana-put-congo-to-sleep-to-remain-top-of-nations-cup-group-i\/\" title=\"Ghana Put Congo To Sleep To Remain Top Of Nations Cup Group I\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghana Put Congo To Sleep To Remain Top Of Nations Cup Group I<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana&#8217;s most authoritative football news website. 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