{"id":346550,"date":"2017-08-21T06:35:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T06:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=346550"},"modified":"2017-08-21T06:35:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T06:35:47","slug":"ghana-fail-to-qualify-for-chan-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=346550","title":{"rendered":"Ghana fail to qualify for CHAN tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

Burkina Faso pulled off a shock 2-1 win over Ghana on Sunday to qualify for the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Kenya, the tournament for home-based footballers.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere on Sunday, Namibia overturned a first-leg deficit against Comoros to progress.<\/p>\n

On a weekend of shocks,\u00a0the holders Democratic Republic of Congo were eliminated\u00a0on the away goals-ruling by neighbours Congo Brazzaville, as Mali, Algeria, Egypt and South Africa also suffered exits.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
African Nations Championship qualifiers – first leg scores in brackets<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Aggregate winners qualify for finals in Kenya from 11 January to 2 February<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n
Friday:<\/b><\/td>\nIvory Coast\u00a01-0<\/b>\u00a0Niger(<\/i>Ivory Coast<\/i><\/b>\u00a0win on away goals after tie ends 2-2)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Libya\u00a01-1<\/b>\u00a0Algeria(<\/i>Libya<\/i><\/b>\u00a0win 3-2 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\nMali\u00a00-1<\/b>\u00a0Mauritania\u00a0(<\/i>Mauritania<\/i><\/b>\u00a0win 3-2 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morocco\u00a03-1<\/b>\u00a0Egypt\u00a0(Morocco win 4-2 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\nSudan\u00a01-0<\/b>\u00a0Ethiopia\u00a0(<\/i>Sudan<\/i><\/b>\u00a0win 2-1 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday:<\/b><\/td>\nNigeria\u00a02-0<\/b>\u00a0Benin\u00a0(<\/i>Nigeria<\/i><\/b>\u00a0win 2-1 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zambia\u00a02-0<\/b>\u00a0South Africa\u00a0(<\/i>Zambia<\/i><\/b>\u00a0win 4-2 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\nSunday:<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rwanda\u00a02-0<\/b>\u00a0Uganda\u00a0(<\/i>Uganda<\/i><\/b>\u00a0win 3-2 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\nNamibia\u00a02-0<\/b>\u00a0Comoros(<\/i>Namibia<\/i><\/b>\u00a0win 3-2 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DR Congo (holders)\u00a01-1<\/b>\u00a0Congo\u00a0(<\/i>Congo<\/i><\/b>win on away goals)<\/i><\/td>\nGhana\u00a01-2<\/b>\u00a0Burkina Faso(<\/i>Burkina Faso<\/i><\/b>\u00a0win 4-3 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon\u00a02-0<\/b>\u00a0Sao Tome e Principe\u00a0(<\/i>Cameroon<\/i><\/b>\u00a0win 4-0 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\nTuesday:<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Angola\u00a01-0<\/b>\u00a0Madagascar (0-0)\u00a0(<\/i>Angola<\/i><\/b>win 1-0 on aggregate)<\/i><\/td>\nGuinea\u00a0v<\/b>\u00a0Senegal (1-3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Ghana,<\/b>\u00a0who drew the first leg 2-2, failed to make the most of home advantage in Kumasi, suffering defeat to\u00a0Burkina Faso<\/b>\u00a0in front of their own fans.<\/p>\n

The hosts were rocked by Burkinabe goals from Mohammed Sylla and Herman Nikiema inside 30 minutes at the Baba Yaro Stadium.<\/p>\n

Felix Addo pulled one goal back for Ghana just before the hour, but could not find the second goal they desperately needed to force a penalty shootout.<\/p>\n

Burkina Faso qualified 4-3 on aggregate and will join 15 other countries at the biennial tournament, which Kenya will host from January 12 to February 4.<\/p>\n

Also on Sunday,\u00a0Namibia<\/b>\u00a0secured a place for the first time after a second-half brace from Muna Katupose earned a 2-0 victory over\u00a0Comoros<\/b>\u00a0in Windhoek.<\/p>\n

The substitute struck after 54 and 80 minutes as the Namibians overturned a 2-1 first leg loss.<\/p>\n

2018 hosts\u00a0Kenya<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Equatorial Guinea,<\/b>\u00a0who qualified after Gabon withdrew, will also be making maiden Nations Championship finals appearances.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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