AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Ghana beats Cape Verde 4-0 to qualify for 2006 AFCON
PRAIA, Oct. 8, 2005 (AMP) — Egypt 2006 (Qualifiers) : Ghana defeated Cape Verde by a big score of 4-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a AFCON qualifying game on Saturday afternoon. Ghana secured their ticket to the AFCON finals. Cape Verde is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Group 2
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Overview
Cape Verde at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
Ghana at the AFCON
- 4 titles (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
- 14 appearances (first in 1963)
- 23 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) Runners-up (1968, 1970, 1992) Fourth Place (1996)
Cape Verde
0:4
Ghana
0:4 (0:2)
- 8 October 2005
- 14:00
- Praia
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ghana | 21 |
 DR Congo | 15 |
 South Africa | 15 |
 Burkina Faso | 12 |
| Cape Verde | 10 |
 Uganda | 7 |
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