{"id":240240,"date":"2024-10-27T17:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T17:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/27\/black-satellites-seal-u-20-afcon-qualification-with-comeback-win-over-cote-divoire\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T17:23:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T17:23:02","slug":"black-satellites-seal-u-20-afcon-qualification-with-comeback-win-over-cote-divoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/27\/black-satellites-seal-u-20-afcon-qualification-with-comeback-win-over-cote-divoire\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Satellites seal U-20 AFCON qualification with comeback win over Cote d&#8217;Ivoire"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jerry Afriyie scored the winning goal for the Black Satellites of Ghana as they beat Cote d&#8217;Ivoire to make the final of the ongoing WAFU B U-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghana recorded a 2-1 win against their West African counterparts at the end of 90 minutes in the semifinals on Sunday, October 27. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desmond Ofei&#8217;s side came from behind to secure the all important win which sealed a return to the continental stage at the U-20 level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cote d&#8217;Ivoire scored the opening goal of the game early in the first half before Ghana drew level just before first half break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loukou Jaures broke the deadlock after just 18 minutes played before Ghana found the equaliser through an own goal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two teams went into the break with the score at 1-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it was Ghana who would go on to score after the break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afriyie, who had netted three goals already in the competition before Sunday afternoon&#8217;s fixture, stepped up to take a penalty after the Satellites were awarded a foul in the box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite a late charge from the Ivorians, Ghana held on to register a 2-1 win and book a place in the competition&#8217;s final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A place in the final also means the Black Satellites secure qualification to next year&#8217;s U-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, their first since winning the competition in 2021. <\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry Afriyie scored the winning goal for the Black Satellites of Ghana as they beat Cote d&#8217;Ivoire to make the final of the ongoing WAFU B U-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers. 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