{"id":319201,"date":"2017-05-15T06:04:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T06:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=319201"},"modified":"2017-05-15T06:04:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T06:04:32","slug":"u17-afcon-starlets-overpower-cameroon-in-port-gentil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/u17-afcon-starlets-overpower-cameroon-in-port-gentil\/","title":{"rendered":"U17 AFCON: Starlets overpower Cameroon in Port Gentil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Two -time champions, Ghana turned on the style on Sunday at Stade de Port Gentil to crush Cameroon 4-0 in the second match of the on-going Total U-17 African Cup of Nations Gabon 2017.<\/p>\n<article>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Captain Eric Ayiah and midfielder Ibrahima Sulley both grabbed a brace to shoot the Ghanaians to the top of Group A with a superior goal difference after Guinea had earlier saw off hosts Gabon 5-1 in the tournament\u2019s opener.<\/p>\n<p>Ayiah shot the Black Starlets into the lead in the 25th minute courtesy of a lively pass from Emmanuel Toku who breached the Lions\u2019 defence with ease.<\/p>\n<p>Sulley got the second with another well-taken shot in the 32nd; and two minutes later, he completed his brace with a remarkable calmness after breaking the Lions\u2019 off side trap as he lobbed the ball over on-rushing goalkeeper Boris Junior Essele. Ayiah completed the route with a stunning angular shot in the 64th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Yet both sides came into this match knowing a win would be good for their aspirations but it turned out to be a contest of flair against force with the Black Starlets turning on the style while the Cubs stuck with their gusty display.<\/p>\n<p>Much to the prediction of Ghana\u2019s Head coach Samuel Fabian that they have the ammo to neutralise their opponents, the Black Starlets\u2019 spontaneity and trickery was too much for their Cameroonian counterparts to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the \u00a0\u00a0trio of Ayiah, Sulley and Toku were thorn in the flesh of the \u2018Baby Lions\u2019 as they freely broke away from their markers.<\/p>\n<p>The second stanza barely started when Cameroon made their three changes but the introduction of Rosin Bella, Steve Kingue and Jules Ngah had little or no bearing on the complexity of the match as the Black Starlets shine under floodlight much to the delight of the crowd who cheered them throughout to the end.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will now face bottom-placed Gabon on Wednesday, May 17 at the same venue and a win will be enough to seal their place in the last four as well as a ticket to the forthcoming 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: CAF<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Two -time champions, Ghana turned on the style on Sunday at Stade de Port Gentil to crush Cameroon 4-0 in the second match of the on-going Total U-17 African Cup of Nations Gabon 2017. 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