Ghana vs Comoros Islands 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

Ghana

25': André Ayew
64': Richmond Boakye
77': Alexander Djiku

FT
2 - 3

Comoros Islands

4': El Fardou Ben Nabouhane
62': Ahmed Mogni
85': Ahmed Mogni

Ghana stunned by debutants Comoros in humiliating Africa Cup of Nations exit

Ghana were sent home from the Africa Cup of Nations in humiliating fashion in a 3-2 defeat to debutants Comoros on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Goal! Ghana 0, Comoros 1. El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (Comoros) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibroihim Youssouf following a fast break.
14': Faïz Selemani (Comoros) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': André Ayew (Ghana) is shown the red card.
26': Substitution, Comoros. Ali Ahamada replaces Salim Ben Boina because of an injury.
45': Substitution, Ghana. Edmund Addo replaces Abdul Rahman Baba.
60': Substitution, Ghana. Richmond Boakye replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
60': Substitution, Ghana. Joseph Paintsil replaces Abdul Fatawu Issahaku.
60': Substitution, Comoros. Faïz Mattoir replaces Ibroihim Youssouf because of an injury.
62': Goal! Ghana 0, Comoros 2. Ahmed Mogni (Comoros) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by El Fardou Ben Nabouhane.
64': Goal! Ghana 1, Comoros 2. Richmond Boakye (Ghana) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
77': Goal! Ghana 2, Comoros 2. Alexander Djiku (Ghana) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Partey following a corner.
78': Andy Yiadom (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Ghana. Samuel Owusu replaces Andy Yiadom.
85': Goal! Ghana 2, Comoros 3. Ahmed Mogni (Comoros) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bendjaloud Youssouf.
90': Substitution, Comoros. Rafidine Abdullah replaces Bendjaloud Youssouf.
90': Substitution, Comoros. Mohamed Youssouf replaces Ahmed Mogni.
90': Substitution, Comoros. Nadjim Abdou replaces Fouad Bachirou.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Ghana 2, Comoros 3.

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade Omnisport de Garoua
Location: Garoua, Cameroon

Africa Cup of Nations Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+7	Senegal	3	9	0
-1	Cameroon	3	4	1
-1	Guinea	3	4	1
-5	Gambia	3	0	3

Full Table

Statistics

COM		GHA
24	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
4	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	11
6	Saves	0
37.8	Possession	62.2
12	SHOTS	21
3	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
160	Accurate Passes	301
239	Passes	391
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	7
9	Crosses	25
0.3	Cross %	0.3
62	Long Balls	61
26	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	8
8	Effective Tackles	13
10	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	12
24	Effective Clearances	6
24	Clearances	6

Line-Ups

Ghana (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Jojo Wollacott (GK)
23	Alexander Djiku
18	Daniel Amartey
17	Abdul Rahman Baba
2	Andy Yiadom
8	Daniel-Kofi Kyereh
5	Thomas Partey
7	Fatawu Issahaku
22	Kamaldeen Sulemana
9	Jordan Ayew
10	André Ayew

Substitutes:

Abdul Mumin, Richard Atta, Edmund Addo, Maxwell Quaye, Philemon Baffour, Richmond Boakye, Abdul Manaf Nurudeen, Joseph Paintsil, Gideon Mensah, Samuel Kwame Owusu, Jonathan Mensah.

Comoros Islands (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Salim Ben Boina (GK)
12	Kassim M'Dahoma
4	Younn Zahary
22	Saïd Bakari
15	Benjaloud Youssouf
8	Fouad Bachirou
10	Youssouf M'Changama
20	Ahmed Mogni
7	Faïz Selemani
21	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane
17	Ibroihim Djoudja

Substitutes:

Chaker Alhadhur, Ali M'Madi, Kassim Abdallah, Faiz Mattoir, Iyad Mohamed, Abdallah Ali Mohamed, Nakibou Aboubakari, Mohamed Youssouf, Mohamed M'Changama, Nadjim Abdou, Ali Ahamada, Rafidine Abdullah.