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<\/p>\nGhana will face DR Congo in the quarter-final of the AFCON after finishing as runners-up to Egypt following a 1-0 loss to the Pharaohs on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Roma\u2019s Mohammed Salah scored the only goal of the game for the Pharoahs early in the first half, firing into the top corner from a free-kick with the Ghanaian keeper, Razak Brimah stranded.<\/p>\n
The Egyptians kept the ball well for the rest of the half and restricted the Black Stars to speculative shots from outside the box and half chances.<\/p>\n
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The Black Stars had made four changes from their previous game, a win over Mali, with Jordan Ayew, Mubarak Wakaso, Thomas Partey and Frank Acheampong dropping to the bench.<\/p>\n
The Black Stars had already qualified for the knockout stages but the Egyptians needed at least a point to be sure of qualification and despite a cagey start, grew into the game after Salah’s goal.<\/p>\n
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Ghana’s most dangerous player so far at the tournament, Christian Atsu was well marshalled by the Egyptian defence who clearly recognised his threat.<\/p>\n
Andre Ayew proved to be Ghana’s outlet for much of the half but his crosses from the left were well dealt with by the experience Egyptian keeper El Hadary.<\/p>\n
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Things went from bad to worse for the Black Stars as captain Asamoah Gyan had to be taken off with an injury.<\/p>\n
Jordan Ayew was brought on but struggled to make an impact as the half wound down.<\/p>\n
The Black Stars started the second half brightly but the Egyptians contained the early threat.<\/p>\n
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Ghana showed more attacking intent in the second period as they looked to maintain their unbeaten run in the tournament.<\/p>\n
Christian Atsu was put through on goal with a superb pass from Harrison Afful but the winger was flagged offside as his shot went wide.<\/p>\n
Atsu\u00a0had lifted his game but the Egyptians were looking quite comfortable at this point and again were limited to shots from range, with Agyeman Badu having a\u00a0go as well.<\/p>\n
Jordan Ayew beat a couple of defenders to create space\u00a0for himself but his shot was pushed out for a corner by El Hadary.<\/p>\n
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Grant made a\u00a0couple of changes including bringing on striker Bernard Terkpetey for his competitive debut\u00a0to no avail and the Egyptians picked up their third straight win over the Black Stars.<\/p>\n
Egypt will now face Group C\u00a0runners-up Morocco while Ghana take on the Congolese who topped the group which included defending champions Ivory Coast<\/p>\n
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By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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