[ 2014-01-30 ]

Ghana defeat Nigeria on penalties to reach finals
Ghana are through to the finals of the Africa
Nations Championship after defeating Nigeria 4-1
on penalties on Wednesday.

The home-based national team will meet Libya in
Saturday's finals of the tournament exclusive to
players based in their home countries.

Nigeria were dubbed the free-scoring side after
hitting 12 goals on their way to the semi-finals
but once Ghana kicked off the game, their
opponents did not find their scoring touch.

Ghana's Kwabena Adusei was sent off in the 64th
minute for a second bookable offence as the
last-four contest traveled 120 minutes after both
sides drew goalless in regulation time.

Coach of the side, Maxwell Konadu had talked about
his side's resilience ahead of the game and
despite Adusei's sending off, Ghana still kept
their shape and battled the Nigerians.

And when the penalty lottery started, captain
Michael Akuffu, who took the armband from Jordan
Opoku, led by example by dispatching the first
kick past Agbim.

Nigeria converted tier first kick and missed two
kicks with goalkeeper Stephen Adams saving the
second while the third kick was skied as
Theophilus Anobaah, Abeiku Ainooson and Asiedu
Attobrah all scored from 12 yards to send Ghana
into their second finals of the tournament.

Source - Ghanasoccer

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