AFCON 2015 : Ghana defeats Algeria 1-0

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Posted on 23 January 2015 19:00

Africa Cup of Nations 2015 : Ghana Algeria — AFCON 2015 : Ghana 1-0 Algeria 23/01/2015

MONGOMO, Jan. 23, 2015 (AMP) — Equatorial Guinea 2015 : Ghana defeated Algeria by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Friday afternoon at the Estadio de Mongomo.

45 minutes of play and neither the Ghanaians nor the Algerians have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Ghanaian forward Asamoah Gyan in stoppage time.

The result put the Algerians top of Group C with 3 points. Ghana is third with 3 points. In their last game, Algeria will meet second-placed Senegal at the Estadio de Mongomo on January 27, while Ghana will face South Africa.

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)

Algeria at the AFCON

1 title (1990)
16 appearances (first in 1968)
25 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
Statistics: Champions (1990) Runners-up (1980) Third Place (1984, 1988) Fourth Place (1982, 2010)