{"id":98169,"date":"2023-09-07T20:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/07\/essien-gyan-others-react-to-black-stars-fcon\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T20:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T20:00:22","slug":"essien-gyan-others-react-to-black-stars-fcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/07\/essien-gyan-others-react-to-black-stars-fcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Essien, Gyan, others react to Black Stars FCON"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Black Stars of Ghana have qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to be hosted in Ivory Coast next year.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars on Thursday secured a 10th straight AFCON qualification with a 2-1 win over Central African Republic (CAR).<\/p>\n

Goals from Mohammed Kudus and Ernest Nuamah ensured that Ghana came back to record the win.<\/p>\n

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Ghana finished Group E with 12 points and have qualified with Angola who finished 2nd with 9 points.<\/p>\n

Following the qualification, Michael Essien in a social media post sent a congratulatory message to the players.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations\u00a0Bravoo Boys,\u201d the former Chelsea midfielder wrote on X.<\/p>\n

Former captain, Asamoah Gyan also praised the impact of Antoine Semenyo following the win.<\/p>\n

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Antoine Semenyo \ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udfff\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udfff\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udfff\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n

\u2014 ASAMOAH GYAN (@ASAMOAH_GYAN3) September 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Ghana will now prepare for the tournament scheduled to be hosted in Ivory Coast next year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Black Stars will discover their group opponents on October 12 with the draw expected to be held in Abidjan.<\/p>\n

Ghana will hope to end its 41-year AFCON trophy drought in Ivory Coast following their qualification.<\/p>\n

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