Ghana win all-African strife in Navi Mumbai
- Ghana better associate African side Niger in Navi Mumbai
- Ayiah and Danso with a goals for a Black Starlets
- Ghana to accommodate Mali in quarter-finals
Ghana degraded Niger 2-0 in an all-African Round of 16 strife during a FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. The win earns a Black Starlets a quarter-final strife contra another African competition in Mali on Saturday in Guwahati.
Ghana dominated a initial half, formulating 13 attempts to Niger’s sole effort. The West Africans combined a initial possibility on 25 minutes, as Edmund Arko-Mensah’s absolute strike constructed a tip save from Niger goalkeeper Khaled Lawali.
The Ghanaians had to wait until first-half blocking time to finally mangle through, as they were awarded a chastisement after Eric Ayiah was cut down in a Niger box by Farouk Idrissa. The Ghana captain stepped adult to modify a spot-kick for his third idea of a tournament.
The Black Starlets kept dire brazen after a break, with Gideon Mensah blank a good event to double Ghana’s lead from tighten range. Ayiah could have had a second chastisement idea after Idrissa fouled Emmanuel Toku in a Niger box, though Lawali was equal to his spot-kick effort.
The second idea would arrive in a final moments, as surrogate Richard Danso’s strike valid too clever for Lawali to keep out of his net, as Ghana capped a convincing opening during a Dr. DY Patil Stadium.
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