{"id":80335,"date":"2023-07-01T11:12:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T11:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/01\/abysmal-black-meteors-suffer-elimination-as-guinea\/"},"modified":"2023-07-01T11:12:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T11:12:50","slug":"abysmal-black-meteors-suffer-elimination-as-guinea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/01\/abysmal-black-meteors-suffer-elimination-as-guinea\/","title":{"rendered":"Abysmal Black Meteors suffer elimination as Guinea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Meteors-vs-Morocco-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Black Meteors\" title=\"Black Meteors\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Black Meteors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Black Meteors of Ghana have been eliminated from the ongoing 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a 1-1 draw against Guinea in their final Group A game on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana had a brilliant opening five minutes, dominating possession, but that quickly diminished after the five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>They gave away the ball very easily and looked unaware of the task at hand as they almost gave away another cheap goal around the 26th minute.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>However, Emmanuel Yeboah scored brilliantly from the right side of the box after Ghana\u2019s real first meaningful string of passes in the 33rd minute with an assist from Fatawu Issahaku.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Ghana\u2019s lead, Guinea still looked the most dangerous side with a lot of cohesive football and threatening to level but Ghana held on to go into the break with the advantage.<\/p>\n<p>After recess, Guinea deservedly got the equalizer in the 60th minute from a long-range strike by Ibrahim Fofana who converted a first-time shot from a rebound.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim Tanko\u2019s side threw everything they had at Guinea for that elusive winner but it never came.<\/p>\n<p>Not being able to reach the semifinal also means Ghana\u2019s hopes of qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games are over.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>The Black Meteors finished third in the group with 4 points behind Morocco (9 points) and Guinea (4 points).<\/p>\n<p>Guinea, who have qualified on goal difference\u00a0have joined Morocco from Group A to qualify for the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"NzDe5fr8jXY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Noise Pollution: ENT experts call on MMDAs to intensify regulation at market centers - Adom TV News.\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NzDe5fr8jXY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Meteors The Black Meteors of Ghana have been eliminated from the ongoing 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after a 1-1 draw against Guinea in their final Group A game on Friday night. 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