AFCON 2015 : Senegal defeats Ghana 2-1
MONGOMO, Jan. 19, 2015 (AMP) — Equatorial Guinea 2015 : Senegal defeated Ghana by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-1), in a AFCON group stage game on Monday afternoon at the Estadio de Mongomo.
Ghana had started off well by taking the lead in the 14th minute with a goal by midfielder André Ayew on penalty. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Senegaleses nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Mame Biram Diouf '58 and Sow '90).
The result put the Senegalese top of Group C with 3 points. In their next game, Senegal will meet South Africa at the Estadio de Mongomo on January 23, while Ghana will face Algeria.
Fixtures and Results : Group C
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Overview
Ghana at the AFCON
- 4 titles (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
- 20 appearances (first in 1963)
- 28 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) Runners-up (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010) Third Place (2008) Fourth Place (1996, 2012, 2013)
Senegal at the AFCON
- 13 appearances (first in 1965)
- 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Runners-up (2002) Fourth Place (1965, 1990, 2006)
- 19 January 2015
- 17:00
- Mongomo
Group C
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Senegal | 3 |
 Algeria | 0 |
 South Africa | 0 |
| Ghana | 0 |
Matches
- Ghana 1-2 Senegal
- Algeria - South Africa 20:00
- Ghana - Algeria 17:00
- South Africa - Senegal 20:00
- South Africa - Ghana 19:00
- Senegal - Algeria 19:00
AFCON History
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