Ghana beats Mozambique to reach AFCON quarterfinals

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Posted on 25 January 1996

BLOEMFONTEIN, Jan. 25, 1996 (AMP) — South Africa 1996 : Ghana defeated Mozambique by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Thursday. Ghana advance to the Quarterfinals. Mozambique is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group D

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Overview

Ghana at the AFCON

4 titles (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
11 appearances (first in 1963)
18 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
Statistics: Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) Runners-up (1968, 1970, 1992)

Mozambique at the AFCON

2 appearance (1986)
8 participations in the qualifications (first in 1982)

Ghana

2:0

Mozambique

2:0 (1:0)

25 January 1996
Bloemfontein

Group D

Team	Pts
Ghana	9
Tunisia	4
Ivory Coast	3
Mozambique	1

Matches

Ghana 2-0 Ivory Coast (14 Jan. 1996)
Tunisia 1-1 Mozambique (16 Jan. 1996)
Ghana 2-1 Tunisia (19 Jan. 1996)
Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique (21 Jan. 1996)
Tunisia 3-1 Ivory Coast (25 Jan. 1996)
Ghana 2-0 Mozambique (25 Jan. 1996)

AFCON History

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