Ghana cruise to Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals at Guinea’s expense
- Feb 2, 2015
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Christian Atsu scored two goals and Kwesi Appiah added another to help Ghana advance to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the fifth successive time with a 3-0 victory over Guinea in Malabo.
Atsu, currently on loan at Everton from Chelsea, put the Black Stars ahead in the fourth minute after a backheeled pass from André Ayew. Appiah, who recently ended a period on loan from Crystal Palace to Cambridge United,
scored Ghana’s second a minute before the interval, controlling a horrible defensive mistake from Baissama Sankoh and beating the Guinea goalkeeper, Naby Yattara.
Atsu then made the result safe with his second in the 61st minute, whipping in a cross-shot from the right which drifted in.
To complete a miserable night for Guinea, Yattara was shown a red card in injury time for a foul on the former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan. The defender Abdoulaye Cissé played in goal for the final seconds.
Ghana will face the host nation Equatorial Guinea in the semi-finals on Thursday in Malabo.
Ghana’s Kwesi Appiah celebrates extending his side’s lead against Guinea on their way to a fifth consecutive Africa Cup of Nations semi-final. Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
Source: theguardian.com
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