Ghana fall to late goal from Rodrigues

Cape Verde score late to beat Ghana 2-1 afta Egypt bin draw 2-2 wit Mozambique.

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Moseph Ekine

  1. Goodbye, FT: Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde

    Ghana fans

    Wia dis foto come from, Getty Images

    Wetin we call dis foto, Cape Verde top Group B wit three points afta matchday one

    Thank you for joining us for today coverage of de 2023 Afcon.

    Tonight we bring you de action as Rodigrues late goal help Cape Verde defeat Ghana for Group B.

    No forget say you fit still de match report of how Cape Verde stun Ghana thanks to late goal from substitute Rodrigues:

    Also if you wan catch up wit how Nigeria draw wit Equatorial Guinea di match report dey here: Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea.

    Join us tomorrow as we look at teams inside group C and D.

    Until den, goodbye.

  2. Rodrigues late goal help Blue Sharks swallow Black Stars of Ghana

  3. How day 2 of 2023 Afcon go down

    Former Afcon champions Nigeria, Egypt and Ghana all lose dia opening match of 2023 Afcon

    • Nigeria 1-1 Equatorial Guinea
    • Egypt 2-2 Mozambique
    • Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde
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  4. Cape Verde sit top of Group B, FT: Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde

    Dis victory go sweet Cape Verde belle well well as now na dem dey top of Group B wit three points afta matchday one.

    Egypt 2-2 draw wit Mozambique mean say dem both get one point.

    While Ghana dey bottom of de group wit zero points.

    Egypt and Ghana go meet for di second round of group matches while Mozambique go play Cape Verde.

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  5. FULL-TIME: Blue Sharks swallow Black Stars of Ghana, FT: Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde

    Cape Verde don produce de shock of de group stage so far as dem don defeat four-time African champions 2-1.

    Wow!

  6. , Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde

    Fans of Cape Verde don begin celebrate even though de match never end.

    Ghana players dey in shock.

    Dat goal really hit dem hard.

  7. GOAL, Ghana 1-2 Cape Verde

    Cape Verde surely don win de match.

    Two substitutes combine for de goal. Rodrigues tap Tavares pass into de empty net.

    Shocking defending from Ghana.

    Redrigues

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  8. GREAT SAVE!, Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Goalkeeper Richard Ofori don deny Cape Verde di winning goal again.

    Dis time e use both hands to parry Rodrigues shot away to keep de score level.

  9. SUBSTITUTION, Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Salis Abdul Samed don enter di game, e replace Ashimeru.

    Good showing from di Anderlecht midfielder.

  10. , Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    E look like whichever team wey score now go win dis match.

    As e stand all four teams dey on one point for Group B afta Egypt draw 2-2 wit Mozambique.

    Meanwhile Ghana call for di ref to give dem penalty afta de ball come off de hand of Cape Verde defender.

    VAR check come inform de ref say de ball first hit di defender for leg before e hit e hand. No be foul so no penalty.

  11. SUBSTITUTION, Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Cabral and Monteiro off, Tavares and Laros Duarte ON.

  12. CLOSE!, Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Richard Ofori spread imsef big to deny Roch wit im left leg.

    Good save from di goalkeeper to keep de score level.

  13. , Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Both teams don go on cooling break as de weather for de Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny really dey hot.

  14. YELLOW CARD

    Kenny Rocha wey just enter don collect yellow card for foul.

    Meanwhile Cape Verde don make anoda substitution.

    Willy Semedo ON, Bebe off. So no goal for di foward wey dey play im football for La Liga wit Rayo Vallecano

  15. CLOSE!, Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Bebe go dey wonder how e wan take score again.

    De forward shoot first time Rodrigues cut back to am but Djiku clear de ball from causing danger.

    Dat shot bin dey on target, good clearance by Djiku.

    De defender really dey shin for dis match.

  16. , Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Bebe run clean through on goal wit only de keeper to beat, im fail to even shoot as Djiku track back well to block am.

    De ref later blow im whistle, Bebe bin dey in offside position wen e receive de pass.

    Meanwhile Cape Verde don make two substitutions.

    Kenny Rocha and Garry Rodrigues don replace Ryan Mendes and Deroy Daurte wey bin dey on yellow card.

  17. YELLOW CARD, Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Deroy Duarte try all im fit to stop Jordan Ayew including to hold im leg.

    Ref Ngambo show am yellow card.

  18. SUBSTITUTION, Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Ghana coach Chris Hughton don see enough. Im don send on Andre Ayew, Inaki Williams and Ernest Nuamah.

    Dem take de place of Paintsil, Konigsdorffer and Semenyo.

  19. CLOSE!, Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Ghana go close to take de lead.

    Semenyo dribble im marker down de left before e cross de ball in, Paintsil shot go narrowly wide.

    So close for Ghana.

  20. GOAL, Ghana 1-1 Cape Verde

    Alexander Djiku header from Ayew corner-kick don pull Ghana level.