{"id":373067,"date":"2017-11-12T17:54:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T17:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=373067"},"modified":"2017-11-13T07:16:05","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T07:16:05","slug":"ghana-held-1-1-by-egypt-in-final-world-cup-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=373067","title":{"rendered":"Ghana held 1-1 by Egypt in final World Cup qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ghana\u2019s Black Stars were held to a 1-1 draw by Egypt in their final World Cup qualifier at the Cape Coast Stadium.<\/p>\n

Ghana dominated the early stages of the game and went close from distance on a couple of occasions through Mubarak Wakaso and debutant Nana Opoku Ampomah.<\/p>\n

Both teams were dealt first-half injury blows as Nana Opoku Ampomah for Ghana and Pharoah\u2019s defender Ramy Rabia were stretchered off.<\/p>\n

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Ghana had a strong penalty shout on the 20th-minute mark when Raphael Dwamenna seemed to have been tripped by Egypt goalkeeper Sherif Ekramy, but the referee waved away the appeals.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars continued to push and were denied twice on the stroke of half-time by Ekramy.<\/p>\n

Egypt begun the second half stronger and went close straight after the restart through Shikabala, whose shot was brilliantly saved by Richard Ofori.<\/p>\n

Ofori was called upon again a minute later to deny Ali Gabr from close range.<\/p>\n

Raphael Dwamena then had a golden opportunity to give Ghana the lead, but he shot wide from 6 yards from a Lumor Agbenyenu cross.<\/p>\n

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The Egyptians soon punished Ghana\u2019s wastefulness when Shikabala fired home from inside the box after a wonderful cross from Mahmoud Hassan \u2018Trezeguet\u2019 on the 60th-minute mark.<\/p>\n

The goal seemed to wake the sleeping Black Stars who responded almost immediately through Edwin Gyasi after his shot from outside the box was deflected in off Egypt\u2019s Ali Gabr.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars had some good opportunities to grab the winning goal first, through Patrick Twumasi, who headed over the bar from point-blank range, and from substitute Richmond Boakye Yiadom, whose shot on the turn was saved brilliantly by Ekramy.<\/p>\n

The result means the Black Stars failed to register a home win throughout the qualification campaign and finished 3rd with 7 points behind eventual group winners, Egypt, and Uganda.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Daniel Koranteng\/citifmonline.com\/ Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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