{"id":89600,"date":"2015-02-08T22:07:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-08T22:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=89600"},"modified":"2015-02-09T07:45:01","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T07:45:01","slug":"ghana-painfully-denied-another-afcon-trophy-ivory-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=89600","title":{"rendered":"Ghana painfully denied another AFCON trophy by Ivory Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the second time in 5 years, Ghana\u2019s hopes of lifting the Africa Cup of Nations trophy have been dashed despite coming so close to it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89694\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/B9WLr3dCEAALytR.jpg\" alt=\"B9WLr3dCEAALytR\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After 120 minutes of football, the two teams settled for the penalty shootout after which Cote D&#8217;Ivoire won 9-8.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89764\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/B9WW3LZCcAEIwzd.jpg\" alt=\"B9WW3LZCcAEIwzd\" width=\"599\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the second time the Ivorians have denied Ghana the coveted trophy, after they beat them to it in 1992, winning that final on penalties\u00a011-10.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana, who remain on four AFCON wins, last lost the final\u00a0in 2010 when they were beaten 1-0 by seven-time winners\u00a0Egypt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89768\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1423434443101_lc_galleryImage_Ivory_Coast_s_goalkeeper_.jpg\" alt=\"1423434443101_lc_galleryImage_Ivory_Coast_s_goalkeeper_\" width=\"574\" height=\"415\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What the statistics said before the final<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>STAT ATTACK: This is Ghana&#8217;s ninth AFCON final: 4 wins, 4 losses. Something has got to give <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFCON2015?src=hash\">#AFCON2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/cGZ73R8Hab\">pic.twitter.com\/cGZ73R8Hab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/564490599009878016\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-89690\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/80871485_aurier.jpg\" alt=\"_80871485_aurier\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" \/> <strong>How did Ghana reach the final?<\/strong> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Ghana made it through to the final after a comfortable win over the hosts in a feisty semi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFCON2015?src=hash\">#AFCON2015<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/CCc06TWw2P\">pic.twitter.com\/CCc06TWw2P<\/a> \u2014 97.3 Citi FM (@Citi973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Citi973\/status\/564490193831743489\">February 8, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Senegal 2 \u2013 1 Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Ghana 1 &#8211; 0 Algeria<\/p>\n<p>South Africa 1 \u2013 2 Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Ghana 3 \u2013\u00a0 0 Guinea<\/p>\n<p>Equatorial Guinea 0 &#8211; 3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Ivory Coast won the AFCON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast 1-1 Guinea<\/p>\n<p>Mali 1-1 \u00a0Ivory Coast<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast 1-0 Cameroon<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast 3-1 Algeria<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast 3-1 DR Congo<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana (Ivorians win 9-8 on penalties)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom and Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the second time in 5 years, Ghana\u2019s hopes of lifting the Africa Cup of Nations trophy have been dashed despite coming so close to it. After 120 minutes of football, the two teams settled for the penalty shootout after which Cote D&#8217;Ivoire won 9-8. 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