{"id":1107176,"date":"2022-06-01T21:08:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T21:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/01\/2023-afcon-qualifiers-afena-gyan-kudus-and-bukari-score-as-ghana-thump-madagascar-3-0\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T21:08:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T21:08:20","slug":"2023-afcon-qualifiers-afena-gyan-kudus-and-bukari-score-as-ghana-thump-madagascar-3-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/01\/2023-afcon-qualifiers-afena-gyan-kudus-and-bukari-score-as-ghana-thump-madagascar-3-0\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Afena-Gyan, Kudus And Bukari Score As Ghana Thump Madagascar 3-0 |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two quickfire goals from Mohammed Kudus and Felix Afena-Gyan and a late strike from Osman Bukari gave the Black Stars a comfortable win in their opening 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar at the Cape Coast Stadium on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Kudus broke the game&#8217;s deadlock nine minutes after the break after steering home a low cross from Afena-Gyan and two minutes later the AS Roma star netted his debut with a flick after meeting a Gideon Mensah cross.<\/p>\n<p>Osman Bukari, a second-half substitute then sealed victory with five minutes remaining after evading the Madagascar defenders before taking on the goalkeeper and cooly slotting home.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars got off to a bright start and should have broken the deadlock after three minutes when Jordan Ayew saw his low strike go inches wide.<\/p>\n<p>Ten minutes Fatawu Issahaku fired from outside the box and missed narrowly before combining with Afena-Gyan two minutes later, but the AS Roma forward&#8217;s strike was deflected out for a corner kick.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Kudus sent the 19-year-old through with a defense-splitting pass, but the youngster could not find the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>Iddrisu Baba&#8217;s goal-bound header was then cleared off the line by the Madagascar goalkeeper before Jordan Ayew saw his long-range effort saved by the shot-stopper, who was busy in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Madagascar had a chance to break the deadlock after a sweet combination upfront before the break.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars returned from the break strongly and just nine minutes into the second half, Ajax star Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>Kudus broke the deadlock after meeting a low cross from Felix Afena-Gyan.<\/p>\n<p>Two minutes later Afena-Gyan went from provider to scorer. The AS Roma teenager flicked home a Gideon Mensah cross for Ghana&#8217;s second.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time African champions dominated the game and with ten minutes remaining, Ghana coach Otto Addo made a triple substitutions, bringing on Antoine Semenyo, Osman Bukari and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh for Afena-Gyan, Fatawu Issahaku and Andre Ayew.<\/p>\n<p>Second-half substitute Osman Bukari then sealed victory after evading two Madagascar defenders to score his maiden goal for the national team.<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: Ghanasoccernet.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of .  accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. 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