{"id":1111888,"date":"2022-06-06T10:59:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T10:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/06\/2023-afcon-qualifier-central-african-republic-1-1-ghana-black-stars-remain-top-of-group-e\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T10:59:50","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T10:59:50","slug":"2023-afcon-qualifier-central-african-republic-1-1-ghana-black-stars-remain-top-of-group-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/06\/2023-afcon-qualifier-central-african-republic-1-1-ghana-black-stars-remain-top-of-group-e\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 AFCON Qualifier: Central African Republic 1-1 Ghana; Black Stars Remain Top of Group E |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ghana remained unbeaten in Group E of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after a beige display earned a 1-1 draw with Central African Republic on Sunday, 5 June 2022.<\/p>\n<p>CAR adopted the Est\u00e1dio 1 de Novembro in Luanda due to a CAF ban after their national stadium failed to meet the required standards to host CAF A Type competitions.<\/p>\n<p>It was the hosts who fired the first warning shot in the 11th minute when an attempt, from the left inside the box, was parried out and turned over for corner-kick by Gideon Mensah.<\/p>\n<p>Seven minutes later, the Black Stars took the lead through youngster midfielder Mohammed Kudus.<\/p>\n<p>The Ajax Amsterdam ace curled in a low shot into the bottom corner after some consummate passing on the right side between Osman Bukari and Felix Afena-Gyan released the goal scorer.<\/p>\n<p>Just after the half hour mark, Kudus dinged a ball to release the marauding Gideon Mensah but the left back smashed it wide.<\/p>\n<p>Central African Republic did not see much of the ball but in one of those rare moves forward, the underdogs struck the equalizer.<\/p>\n<p>France-based Karl Namnganda smashed a powerful one past goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi after a threaded pass from Brad Pirioua<\/p>\n<p>Four minutes into the second half, the CAR nearly took the lead after an eye-catching transitional play.<\/p>\n<p>Left back Thibault Ban&#8217;s powerful delivery inside the Ghana box hit the side net much to the relief of the four-time continental champions.<\/p>\n<p>The match was blighted by the serious injury sustained by Ghana defender Gideon Mensah who came out worse after colliding with an opponent.<\/p>\n<p>The left back had to be rushed to a nearby health facility in an ambulance.<\/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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