{"id":746108,"date":"2019-11-17T08:13:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T08:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/17\/ghana-to-clash-with-cote-divoire-for-a-place-in-the-final\/"},"modified":"2019-11-17T08:13:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T08:13:48","slug":"ghana-to-clash-with-cote-divoire-for-a-place-in-the-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/17\/ghana-to-clash-with-cote-divoire-for-a-place-in-the-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana to clash with Cote d&#8217;Ivoire for a place in the final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Sunday, 17 November 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Goal.com <\/p>\n<p>2019-11-17<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/67839482.295.jpg\" alt=\"Meteors are one win away from the Olympic Games\" title=\"Meteors are one win away from the Olympic Games\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Meteors are one win away from the Olympic Games<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghana will face off with neighbours Cote d&#8217;Ivoire for a place in the final of the ongoing Africa U23 Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>A Tuesday showdown at Al-Salam Stadium, the match will also offer its winners a ticket for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana confirmed their spot in the last four with a dramatic 2-0 win over Mali in their last group game on Thursday, finishing second in Group A.<\/p>\n<p>Cote d&#8217;Ivoire, on the other hand, beat Zambia 1-0 on Friday to top Group B and seal a spot in the semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana&#8217;s first-ever appearance at the U23 Afcon since the tournament&#8217;s inception in 2011, is also the first-ever meeting between the two sides at the championship.<\/p>\n<p>With the top three teams at the end of the competition winning rights to represent Africa at next year&#8217;s Olympics, qualification to the final automatically earns one of the three spots for the global showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>The two losing semi-finalists will have a showdown for the last ticket reserved for the third-placed nation.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana have not qualified for the Olympics since Athens 2004 in Greece.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/53372278.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of Goal.com &#8211; the world&#8217;s largest football website.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comments:<\/strong><br \/>This article has no comments yet, be the first to comment\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Sunday, 17 November 2019 Source: Goal.com 2019-11-17 Meteors are one win away from the Olympic Games Ghana will face off with neighbours Cote d&#8217;Ivoire for a place in the final of the ongoing Africa U23 Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Egypt. 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