Ghana beats South Africa to reach AFCON quarterfinals
MONGOMO, Jan. 27, 2015 (AMP) — Equatorial Guinea 2015 : Ghana defeated South Africa by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-1), in a AFCON group stage game on Tuesday night at the Estadio de Mongomo.
South Africa had started off well by taking the lead in the 17th minute with a goal by Masango. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Ghanaians nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Boye '73 and Ayew '83).
Ghana advance to the Quarterfinals. South Africa is eliminated.Fixtures and Results : Group C
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Overview
South Africa at the AFCON
- 1 title (1996)
- 9 appearances (first in 1996)
- 11 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
- Statistics: Champions (1996) Runners-up (1998) Third Place (2000)
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)
South Africa
1:2
Ghana
1:2 (1:0)
- 27 January 2015
- 19:00
- Mongomo
Group C
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Algeria | 6 |
| Ghana | 6 |
 Senegal | 4 |
| South Africa | 1 |
Matches
AFCON History
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