Ghana beats Upper Volta to advance to AFCON semifinals

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Posted on 10 March 1978

ACCRA, Mar. 10, 1978 (AMP) — Ghana 1978 : Ghana defeated Upper Volta by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Friday. Ghana advance to the Semifinals. Upper Volta is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group A

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Overview

Ghana at the AFCON

2 titles (1963, 1965)
5 appearances (first in 1963)
9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
Statistics: Champions (1963, 1965) Runners-up (1968, 1970)

Upper Volta at the AFCON

First appearance
3 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)

Ghana

3:0

Upper Volta

3:0 (1:0)

10 March 1978
Accra

Group A

Team	Pts
Ghana	7
Nigeria	5
Zambia	4
Upper Volta	0

Matches

Ghana 2-1 Zambia (5 Mar. 1978)
Nigeria 4-2 Upper Volta (5 Mar. 1978)
Zambia 2-0 Upper Volta (8 Mar. 1978)
Nigeria 1-1 Ghana (8 Mar. 1978)
Zambia 0-0 Nigeria (10 Mar. 1978)
Ghana 3-0 Upper Volta (10 Mar. 1978)

AFCON History

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