{"id":138995,"date":"2024-01-15T06:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T06:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/15\/cape-verde-stuns-ghana-with-injury-time-winner\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T06:42:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T06:42:00","slug":"cape-verde-stuns-ghana-with-injury-time-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/01\/15\/cape-verde-stuns-ghana-with-injury-time-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Verde stuns Ghana with injury-time winner \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Blue Sharks of Cape Verde stunned the Black Stars of Ghana 2-1 at the Stade F\u00e9lix Houphou\u00ebt-Boigny on Sunday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cape Verde seized the initiative early, capitalizing on a mistake by Richard Ofori. The Ghanaian goalkeeper parried a weak shot into the path of Jamiro Monteiro, who tapped into an empty net for the opening goal.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana thought they had equalized through Majeed Ashimeru, but his long-range strike was controversially disallowed for offside after Ransford-Yeboah was adjudged to have obstructed the goalkeeper\u2019s view.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the setback, Ghana pushed for an equalizer in the second half and found it through Alexander Djiku\u2019s towering header from a Jordan Ayew cross.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GD1XE5NWEAABWuy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1008562\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just as both sides seemed headed for a draw, a late defensive error from Mohammed Salisu proved costly.The Ghanaian centre-back misplaced a pass, allowing Garry Rodrigues to steal the ball and tap into an empty net.<\/p>\n<p>This surprising defeat leaves Ghana at the bottom of Group B, facing an uphill battle as they prepare to face Egypt in four days.<\/p>\n<p>Cape Verde, meanwhile, celebrates a historic victory that sets them up for a confident start to their AFCON campaign.<\/p>\n<p>citinewsroom.com <\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blue Sharks of Cape Verde stunned the Black Stars of Ghana 2-1 at the Stade F\u00e9lix Houphou\u00ebt-Boigny on Sunday night. 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