{"id":421824,"date":"2017-09-24T22:30:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T22:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/24\/ghana-beats-nigeria-to-lift-wafu-cup\/"},"modified":"2017-09-24T22:30:28","modified_gmt":"2017-09-24T22:30:28","slug":"ghana-beats-nigeria-to-lift-wafu-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/24\/ghana-beats-nigeria-to-lift-wafu-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana beats Nigeria to lift WAFU Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Soccer News of Sunday, 24 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>classfmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-24<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/53272950.295.jpg\" alt=\"Black StarsWAFU2017\" title=\"Black StarsWAFU2017\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Black Stars of Ghana<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1506292228_175_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Black Stars Team B beat arch rivals Nigeria 4-1 in the finals of the WAFU competition at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday to emerge winners of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian team was the better side in the first half. Golden boot winner Stephen Sarfo scored a brace. Sarfo twisted and turned at the edge of the box before unleashing a shot that beat the Nigerian goalie Ezenwa to give Ghana the lead in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Razak a minute after he was introduced to replace Waja won a penalty kick for the Black Stars when he was brought down in the box. Atinga stepped up and converted beautifully from the penalty spot to put the Ghanaians ahead by two goals to nil in the 59th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Razak won a second penalty for the Black Stars after he was brought down by Eze. Stephen Sarfo stepped up and converted from the spot to give the Black Stars a comfortable 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Winfred Cobbinah got the fourth goal after a blunder from the Nigerian goalie in extra time. Nigeria pulled one back from a free kick deep in extra time with what turned out to be the last kick of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The win was a revenge for the Ghanaian side that was beaten by Nigeria in the last game of the group matches of this competition.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Updates<\/p>\n<p>Game over<\/p>\n<p>95 mins &#8211; Nigeria pulls one back. Ali scores from a free kick<\/p>\n<p>95 mins &#8211; goooaaaaaal<\/p>\n<p>Winfried Cobbinah scores for Ghana after Nigerian goalie failed to hold onto a shot<\/p>\n<p>93 mins &#8211; Goooooooaaaaal<\/p>\n<p>92 mins &#8211; Nigeria with a free kick miss the target narrowly<\/p>\n<p>added time is 5 mins<\/p>\n<p>90 mins &#8211; Atinga shown a second yellow card for a dangerous challenge<\/p>\n<p>81 mins &#8211; Substitution for Ghana.Sarfo out for Felix Addo<\/p>\n<p>77 mins &#8211; Stephen Sarfo scores from the penalty spot<\/p>\n<p>77 mins &#8211; Gooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaal<\/p>\n<p>76 mins &#8211; Razak takes the defence on and brought down by Eze in the box. Eze booked by the referee<\/p>\n<p>76 mins &#8211; Penalty for Ghana<\/p>\n<p>game underway<\/p>\n<p>Temporal hold up. Stephen Sarfo down injured after an attack from Eze<\/p>\n<p>70 mins &#8211; Okpoto out as Nigeria makes another substitution<\/p>\n<p>68 mins &#8211; Substitution for Ghana: Ahmed Adams comes on for Kizito<\/p>\n<p>The crowd is going bananas. A stream of mexican waves go round the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>63 mins &#8211; Stephen Sarfo with a header but brilliantly saved by Nigeria goalie.<\/p>\n<p>59 mins &#8211; Atinga scores from the penalty spot<\/p>\n<p>59 mins &#8211; goooooaaaaal<\/p>\n<p>Razak who just came in for Ghana with his first touch brought down inside the box<\/p>\n<p>57 mins &#8211; Penalty for Ghana<\/p>\n<p>56 mins &#8211; Substitution for Ghana. Patrick Razak in for Waja<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria knocking on the door hoping for the equaliser<\/p>\n<p>51 mins &#8211; Moses with a long range shot but miss the target<\/p>\n<p>49 mins &#8211; good move by the Super Eagles. Good run but the pass too long to reach its target<\/p>\n<p>46 mins &#8211; Substitution for Nigeria: Friday out for Okechuckwu<\/p>\n<p>Second half underway<\/p>\n<p>Half Time<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Sarfo&#8217;s strike separates the two sides. Ghana have been on top in this half.<\/p>\n<p>45 mins &#8211; Time up<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">45+ Fourth official displays 2 minutes of stoppage time. <\/p>\n<p>Ghana ???????? 1-0 ???????? Nigeria #FoxSportsWAFU pic.twitter.com\/gv6pZ6WXgG<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WAFU CUP OF NATIONS (@WAFUOFFICIAL) September 24, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>43 mins &#8211; Stephen Sarfo twist and turn in the box and release a shot that finds the back of the net<\/p>\n<p>43 mins &#8211; Goooooooaaaaaal<\/p>\n<p>39 mins &#8211; Match resumes but Adeleye cant continue. hehas been replaced<\/p>\n<p>38 mins &#8211; Temporal hold up as a Nigerian player Adeleye is down injured<\/p>\n<p>33 mins &#8211; Ghana with a chance. Twum with a strike well saved by the Nigerian goalkeeper Ezenwa who parried the ball away<\/p>\n<p>30 mins &#8211; Nigeria with a chance but ball deflected for a corner kick<\/p>\n<p>28 mins &#8211; The Ghanaians attacking and creating chances now<\/p>\n<p>26 mins &#8211; Ghana with a chnace to score the first goal but Lomotey&#8217;s shot parried away by Nigerian goalie<\/p>\n<p>25 mins &#8211; Friday shown the yellow card for bringing down Amos Frimpong. Ghana with a free kick at a dangerous place<\/p>\n<p>24 mins &#8211; Ghana breaks down the left but Kwame Kizito has been flagged offside<\/p>\n<p>18 mins &#8211; Good run by Kwame Kizito on the run but his shot was deflected. opportunity wasted<\/p>\n<p>17 mins &#8211; Atinga booked by the referee for an infringement. First yellow card to Ghana<\/p>\n<p>14 mins &#8211; long range strike from Lomotey [Ghana] miss the post narrowly<\/p>\n<p>10 mins &#8211; its been a midfield affair with no real chance for both teams so far<\/p>\n<p>3 mins &#8211; Nigeria wins first freekick near the box<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">TEAM SHEET &#8211; Now all set for the big game. Ghana ???????? v ???????? Nigeria &#8211; #WAFU2017 Final. #FoxSportsWAFU pic.twitter.com\/Ygm4RH6mNQ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WAFU CUP OF NATIONS (@WAFUOFFICIAL) September 24, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRainbowsupporterspage%2Fvideos%2F703718139829581%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=269\" width=\"269\" height=\"476\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: -1 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer News of Sunday, 24 September 2017 Source: classfmonline.com 2017-09-24 Black Stars of Ghana &#13; The Black Stars Team B beat arch rivals Nigeria 4-1 in the finals of the WAFU competition at the Cape Coast Stadium on Sunday to emerge winners of the competition. 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