{"id":253004,"date":"2024-11-19T20:11:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T20:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/19\/ghana-miss-afcon-2025\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T20:11:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T20:11:13","slug":"ghana-miss-afcon-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/19\/ghana-miss-afcon-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Miss AFCON 2025 &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Otto Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ghana ended their dismal 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign on a wrong footing with a 2-1 loss to Niger in Accra yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat marks Ghana\u2019s first in the championship in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, it cemented the Black Stars\u2019 position at the bottom of Group F, marking a historic low in Ghana\u2019s football history as they failed to secure a single win in the six-match series.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Otto Addo offered opportunity to debutants Isaac Afful, Nathaniel Adjei, and Terry Yegbe.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana U20 star Jerry Afriyie and Heart of Lions captain Ebenezer Abban also made their senior team debuts during the match.<\/p>\n<p>Niger drew first blood in the 22nd minute when TP Mazembe midfielder Ousseini Badamassi capitalised on a corner kick to head the ball into the net.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana cancelled the lead in the 67th minute through debutant Afriyie, who expertly converted a cross from Ernest Nuamah.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed Kudus came close to scoring with a free kick that struck the woodwork, Niger restored their lead in stoppage time when defender Oumar Sako scored from a free-kick delivery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Kofi Owusu Aduonum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Otto Addo \u00a0 Ghana ended their dismal 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign on a wrong footing with a 2-1 loss to Niger in Accra yesterday. 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