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GHANA 1-0ANGOLA LATE ANTONIE SEMENYO HANDS CHRIS HUGHTON START WINNING

March 23, 2023
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GHANA 1-0ANGOLA LATE ANTONIE SEMENYO HANDS CHRIS HUGHTON START WINNING

Ghana 1-0 Angola: 

EMMANUEL AYAMGA

 

Chris Hughton made a winning start to life as Ghana coach as the Black Stars recorded a 1-0 victory over Angola in a 2023 AFCON qualifier at the Baba Yara Stadium on Thursday evening.

Ghana 1-0 Angola: Late Antoine Semenyo goal hands Chris Hughton winning start
Ghana 1-0 Angola: Late Antoine Semenyo goal hands Chris Hughton winning start

A late goal by substitute Antoine Semenyo was the difference as the West Africans moved three points clear at the top of Group E of the qualifying.

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In his first game in charge of the Black Stars, Hughton named an exciting line-up for the game against the Black Antelopes, with Thomas Partey captaining the side in the absence of regular skipper Andre Ayew, who was left out of the match-day squad as a precaution.

Lawrence Ati Zigi, however, maintained his position in post, having been Ghana’s starting goalkeeper at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

He was joined by a back four of Denis Odoi, Gideon Mensah, Alexander Djiku and Daniel Amartey as Mohammed Salisu sat out due to injury.

Partey partnered Edmund Addo in the middle of the park, while Premier League duo Jordan Ayew and Kamaldeen Sulemana provided width on either flank.

In-form Ajax star Mohammed Kudus was deployed in a playmaking role, with Athletic Bilbao’s Inaki Williams leading the line as lone striker.

A huge crowd turned up at the Baba Yara stadium to cheer the Black Stars but it was the away side that made the first serious attempt on goal when Ati Zigi was tested with a long-range shot.

Ghana’s first opening came in the fifth minute after Odoi went on an impressive run and cut back for Kudus, whose shot rolled just wide.

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Hughton’s side continued to dominate the early exchanges and nearly scored the opener when Partey threaded a pass to Williams but the Bilbao striker’s attempt to round the