Four-time winner and five-time finalist of the African Cup of Nations, Ghana is eliminated by the surprising team of Comoros. For their very first participation in the continental tournament, Comoros surprised by winning against Ghana after a crazy match (2-3) and, with the third place of group C and four points, can dream of a ticket to the last 16.
The evening quickly turned into a nightmare for the Ghanaians with El Fardou opening the score after only 4 minutes at the conclusion of a counter. The first goal of the history of Comoros in the CAN! Twenty minutes later, Milovan Rajevac’s men were dealt another blow when Andre Ayew was sent off after a VAR call, guilty of having let his foot drag on the injured Comorian goalkeeper Ben Boina and replaced by Ali Ahamada. The former Toulouse man came on and quickly got into the game by making several saves.
And Amir Abdou’s men made the perfect move by doubling the score at the end of the second half by Mogni (0-2, 62nd). The match was getting out of hand and Ghana reduced the score immediately by Boakye with a header from a corner (1-2, 64th). From then on, the Black Stars pushed a lot and the Strasbourgeois Djiku equalized on a new corner (2-2, 77th). While we thought they were down by the turn of events, the Comoros did not let go and Mogni signed a double from point-blank range offering a crazy victory to his country (2-3, 85th). The dream may have just begun! The Ghanaians are living in a nightmare.
