{"id":49129,"date":"2023-03-25T16:25:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T16:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/25\/fatawu-issahaku-scores-a-puskas-goal-as-black-meteors-hold\/"},"modified":"2023-03-25T16:25:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T16:25:15","slug":"fatawu-issahaku-scores-a-puskas-goal-as-black-meteors-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/25\/fatawu-issahaku-scores-a-puskas-goal-as-black-meteors-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatawu Issahaku scores a PUSKAS goal as Black Meteors hold"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Black Meteors of Ghana secured a 1-1 draw against Algeria in the first leg of the final round of qualifiers in the CAF U23 Africa Cup of Nations at Annaba.<\/p>\n

Having ended the first half goalless,\u00a0Abdul Fatawu Issahaku\u2019s strike from the halfway line but could not hold on as Algeria got the equaliser late into the game.<\/p>\n

The second half was more intense as they were actions on both ends of the field but the first clear-cut opportunity was presented to the home side who were awarded a spot kick.<\/p>\n

Danlad Ibrahim\u00a0was on hand to keep his side in the game as he pulled off a fantastic save to keep the game level.<\/p>\n

Issahaku\u00a0combined\u00a0with Ernest Nuamah before lofting the ball from the centre-line past the Algerian goalkeeper to give Ghana the lead.<\/p>\n

However, in the dying minutes of the game, Tanko\u2019s side gave away another penalty. This time, there was no mistake as the home side scored to level the match.<\/p>\n

The first leg ended 1-1 with the return fixture set to be played at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Tuesday, March 28.<\/p>\n

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