AFCON 2017 : Ghana beats Uganda 1-0

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PORT-GENTIL, Jan. 17, 2017 (AMP) — Gabon 2017 : Ghana defeated Uganda by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Tuesday afternoon at the Port-Gentil Stadium.

All the action happened in the first half, with Ghanaian midfielder André Ayew goal on penalty in the 32nd minute.

The result put the Ghanaians top of Group D with 3 points. In their next game, Ghana will meet Mali at the Port-Gentil Stadium on January 21, while Uganda will face Egypt.

Fixtures and Results : Group D

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Overview

Ghana at the AFCON

  • 4 titles (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
  • 21 appearances (first in 1963)
  • 29 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
  • Statistics: Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) Runners-up (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015) Third Place (2008) Fourth Place (1996, 2012, 2013)

Uganda at the AFCON

  • 6 appearances (first in 1962)
  • 24 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
  • Statistics: Runners-up (1978) Fourth Place (1962)
2017 AFCON Poster
Ghana
1:0
Uganda
1:0 (1:0)
  • 17 January 2017
  • 17:00
  • Port-Gentil

Group D

TeamPts
Ghana3
Egypt0
Mali0
Uganda0

Matches

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