Ghana beats Upper Volta to advance to AFCON semifinals
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
![](https://athlet.org/jdd/public/documents/athlet/football/teams/nation/23px/GHA.png)
3:0
![](https://athlet.org/jdd/public/documents/athlet/football/teams/nation/23px/UPV.png)
Upper Volta
3:0 (1:0)
- 10 March 1978
- Accra
Group A
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 7 |
![]() | 5 |
![]() | 4 |
![]() | 0 |
Matches
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