المجموعة الثانية : غانا - كوت ديفوار - توجو - بوركينا فاسو

Elephants Outshine The Black Stars



The Ivory Coast secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a solid, if unspectacular 3-1 win over Ghana in Cabinda on Friday night.

The score-line was perhaps a little harsh on the Black Stars, who played their part in an intriguing Group B encounter, but struggled to create clear-cut goal-scoring chances.

It was the Ivory Coast who made most of the running in the opening half, certainly in the opening stages, as they sought out the early goal required to ease the nerves, which they duly obtained after 22 minutes.

Ghana showed very little in attack in the opening stanza – at times there was some neat inter-play, but the lack of a cutting edge in attack meant the Elephants’ defence was never really stretched, barring one stinging drive from Kwadwo Asamoah.

Midfielder Didier Zokora provided the early threat for the Ivory Coast, going just wide with a sixth minute free kick and then testing keeper Richard Kingson with a well connected effort in the 20th minute.

The opening goal came from a blistering counter-attack which saw Gervais Kouassi involved in the build up before getting into the box to finish with a tap-in after a great through ball from Yaya Toure and an unselfish square pass from Salomon Kalou.

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bibo010 wrote:

يارب بوركينا تتعادل مع غانا وتصعد تانى وتقابل انجولا

بس انا نفسي غانا تصعد

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يارب واحده منهم تاخد كاس الامم...ويارب تبقي كوت ديفوار

Essien Injury Set-Back




Ghana captain Michael Essien was taken to hospital in Luanda on Sunday after suffering a suspected knee injury in training at the African Nations Cup finals, officials said.
The Chelsea midfielder, who has played just 45 minutes at the tournament in Angola, is doubt for Tuesday’s key Group B match against Burkina Faso in Luanda.
Essien arrived almost a week after his team at the event, given time to recover from a hamstring injury at his London club.
His arrival was also held up by flight cancellations because of poor weather in Europe.
Coach Milan Rajevac told reporters he was unsure of the extent of the new injury and would await a doctor report after Essien had been treated.
Ghana must win their match against Burkina Faso to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup.