{"id":104296,"date":"2023-09-28T16:27:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/28\/antoine-semenyo-elated-to-play-a-part-in-ghanas-afcon\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T16:27:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:27:44","slug":"antoine-semenyo-elated-to-play-a-part-in-ghanas-afcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/28\/antoine-semenyo-elated-to-play-a-part-in-ghanas-afcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Antoine Semenyo elated to play a part in Ghana&#8217;s AFCON"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"484\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-03-23-202921-696x484-1.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot-2023-03-23-202921-696x484\"\/><\/div>\n<p>AFC Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has expressed his excitement after playing a crucial role in Ghana\u2019s qualification to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).<\/p>\n<p>In the final Group E game against the Central African Republic (CAR), the 23-year-old came off the bench and set up Ernest Nuamah for the decisive goal in Kumasi to end the game 2-1 for the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Kudus cancelled\u00a0Louis Mafouta\u2019s early strike with a fine free kick.\u00a0The win propelled Ghana to finish as group winners with 12 points.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a good game, tough game and the pitch was not so good and the opposition surprised us, they were really good and of course, I am happy to say I came off to provide the assist for the winner,\u201d he told AFCB TV before their EFL Cup game against Stoke City.<\/p>\n<p>In the same AFCON qualification, Semenyo had played a crucial role by getting Ghana a vital win in Kumasi when he climbed off the bench to score a late winner against Angola in Chris Hughton\u2019s first game as Black Stars coach.<\/p>\n<p>After making his debut under Otto Addo in June 2022, Semenyo has established himself as an important player for the four-time African champions and is expected to join the team in subsequent matches as the 2023 AFCON approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will discover their AFCON group opponents on October 12. 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