{"id":1111005,"date":"2022-06-05T11:15:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T11:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/05\/2023-afcon-qualifiers-ghanaian-duo-featured-in-the-team-of-the-week-after-first-round-of-fixtures\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T11:15:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T11:15:40","slug":"2023-afcon-qualifiers-ghanaian-duo-featured-in-the-team-of-the-week-after-first-round-of-fixtures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/05\/2023-afcon-qualifiers-ghanaian-duo-featured-in-the-team-of-the-week-after-first-round-of-fixtures\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Ghanaian Duo Featured in the Team of the Week After First Round of Fixtures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><strong>A successful first round of fixtures in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers (AFCON) &#8211; saw 17 games come to the light except for Egypt &#8211; Guinea which was postponed due to snowfall, the [Team of the Week] for Round 1 have been selected courtesy of sofa score statistics.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the goal post is <strong>Gambian shot-stopper<\/strong>, <strong>Baboucar Gaye<\/strong>. The 24-year-old was able to withstand the pressure of the Sudanese &#8211; saving multiple shots in a narrow victory (1-0) from home.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/855057c37e084ffa95df173fb40988d6\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/6614971976814ad09aadb36370bb9028\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Penetrating from the lethral lines are <strong>Ghanaian skipper Gideon Mensah<\/strong> and <strong>Ivorian<\/strong> <strong>Serge Aurier<\/strong>. The duo exhibited a quite skill in defence able to move towards the opposition half without being exposed at the back. Mensah assisted against Madagascar and Aurier scored the first goal in his side&#8217;s victory against Zambia. <strong>Algerian Aissa Mandi<\/strong> and <strong>Malian Boubakar Kouyate<\/strong> in the center-back. The duo executed their roles perfectly without conceding.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/b471a1e5f55741eca45c73542335aa2a\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A trio of centre-midfield-minded, <strong>Comoros<\/strong> star <strong>Youssouf M&#8217;Changama<\/strong> was partnered with <strong>Ghanaian<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Mohammed Kudus<\/strong>, and <strong>Ivorian<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Ibrahim Sangare<\/strong>. The trio showed good attacking qualities, scoring each from the midfield in their respective nations&#8217; victories.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/57dd9bd740974122a004d47e0e4c670b\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/0068fa5d5f7b4212812084d1c9154cfe\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sadio Mane<\/strong>, <strong>El Bilal Toure<\/strong> and <strong>Aboubakar<\/strong> <strong>Kamara<\/strong> &#8211; form the final third. Mane clocked a hat-trick against Benin, likewise Toure and Kamara &#8211; a brace each against Congo Republic and Sudan respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: The_Honourable (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nAissa Mandi<br \/>\nAlgerian<br \/>\nGambian<br \/>\nMadagascar<br \/>\nMalian<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A successful first round of fixtures in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers (AFCON) &#8211; saw 17 games come to the light except for Egypt &#8211; Guinea which was postponed due to snowfall, the [Team of the Week] for Round 1 have been selected courtesy of sofa score statistics. 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