{"id":466885,"date":"2018-02-23T13:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/23\/wafu-tournament-ghana-beats-nigeria-to-reach-final\/"},"modified":"2018-02-23T13:00:27","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T13:00:27","slug":"wafu-tournament-ghana-beats-nigeria-to-reach-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/23\/wafu-tournament-ghana-beats-nigeria-to-reach-final\/","title":{"rendered":"WAFU Tournament: Ghana beats Nigeria to reach final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Soccer News of Friday, 23 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-23<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/76035967.295.jpg\" alt=\"GHbeatNigeria\" title=\"GHbeatNigeria\" width=\"295\" height=\"154\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ghana will face Cote d\u2019Ivoire in the final on Sunday<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817976607\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817976607\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519390827_8_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana\u2019s Black Queens beat Nigeria\u2019s Super Falcons 5-4 on penalties yesterday in the semi-finals of the ongoing WAFU Zone B Women\u2019s Tournament in Cote d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria took the lead in the 8th minute through Alice Ogebe but Faustina Ampah responded for Ghana in the 18th minute to send the match into the shootout after regulation time.<\/p>\n<p>In the shootout, Portia Boakye, Priscilla Okyere, Gladys Amfobea, Ellen Coleman and Alice Kusi scored for Ghana to send the team through to the final even though Grace Asantewaa missed her kick.<\/p>\n<p>They will face Cote d\u2019Ivoire in the final after they beat Mali 2-0 in the other semi-final.<\/p>\n<p><b> Ghana XI:<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Patricia Mantey \u2013 Ellen Coleman, Gladys Amfobea, Faustina Ampah, Philicity Asuako, Janet Egyir, Grace Asantewas, Priscilla Okyere, Portia Boakye, Alice Kusi, Jane Ayieyam<\/p>\n<p><b> Nigeria XI:<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Nnadozie Chiamaka \u2013 Ogbonna Glory, Jegede Joy (c), Famuditi Kemi, Ologbosere Mary, Ogebe Alice, Igbinovia Osarenoma, Onyebuchi Goodness, Anam Imo, Wogu Chioma, Rasheedat Ajibade<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 58 updated by: 58 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\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 Friday, 23 February 2018 Source: citifmonline.com 2018-02-23 Ghana will face Cote d\u2019Ivoire in the final on Sunday Ghana\u2019s Black Queens beat Nigeria\u2019s Super Falcons 5-4 on penalties yesterday in the semi-finals of the ongoing WAFU Zone B Women\u2019s Tournament in Cote d\u2019Ivoire. 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