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Ghana draw with Gambia at African Youth Championships

Ghana keep their AYC hopes alive

Posted: 2011-04-21 18:32

Ghana just about kept their World Youth Championships hopes alive with a come-from-behind draw against Gambia in a dramatic game at the Dobsonville Stadium.

The Black Satellites, defending African and world champions, now have one point from their first two games and must now win their final Group B game while hoping Nigeria don't win on Sunday.

Cameroon, meanwhile, are through to the semifinals on account of their 1-0 win over Nigeria earlier in the day and Ghana coach Orlando Wellington will be wondering how his side did not get all three points too.

Gambia took a first half lead through Jammeh Baboucar before he was showed a red card for a two-footed lunge on Richmond Nketia that ended the midfielder's participation in the game.

Wellington had made two changes to the side that lost to Nigeria but it seemed to weaken rather than strengthen the team.

It wasn't until midway through the second half when he brought on James Bissu did they play well.

Richard Boakye headed the equalizer for Ghana late on before he smacked another header against the crossbar as Ghana streamed forward in search of the equalizer.

Later, it was the turn of Mahatma Otoo to scrape the scores bar after a beautiful set up by Boakye.

That made it three efforts against the bar after substitute Seidu Zida had powered another header against the bar.

Ghana must now win the final game at all cost against Cameroon to ensure their title hopes and World Cup ambitions don't fizzle out.


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no be una fault: 2011-04-21 21:05

Ghana's qualification to the semi finals is NO MORE in their hands, is a simply as that...........

i wonder what kind of champion will be hoping other team to lose before they can progress, and unfortunately for ghana the team they want them to lose is Nigeria and you and i know that it is practically impossible

a true Africa and world champion dont need permutations to defend their title

DAN_GATA : 2011-04-21 21:19

OH GHANA.IS DAD WHAT U WANT? U WANT A GREAT NATION LIKE 9JA TO LOSS? U BETTER THINK TWICE. 9JA ALL THE WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

luise-hero: 2011-04-22 00:39

@no be una fault really i am afraid ,the group look unpredictable anything can happen ,Nigeria ,Ghana and Gambian any of this three team can qualifier ,if they plan well and also pray for a little bit of luck belt me any one can scale through ,i am only been permissive i chronically pray hard that Nigeria beat Gambia and Ghana drawn against Cameroon, then i will eclaim-up a glorious song and sing ose oseoo ose ooo oseeba-a-ba

no be una fault: 2011-04-22 02:47

@luise-hero, the flying Eagles dont need to beat Gambia silly to qualify all they need is just one goal to seal Ghana's fate for good cos no matter they number of goals they score against Cameroon just one goal will see the so called world and African champion boarding the next available flight to Accra

idiami kumasi : 2011-04-22 17:10

the worse team i have ever watch,foolish with no control,stupid coach with no tactis

idiami : 2011-04-22 17:14

how can karim alhasan be under 20 player and claimin he is 14yrs. kwasea panin

jude: 2011-04-24 04:08

honestly the only thing 21 about the Gambian player in that pic is him having probably a 21 year old son. This is really sad for African football

Udeme: 2011-04-24 06:31

I'm quite sure that I'm not the only one that can see that this Gambian player is up to 35 years old. What is CAF doing to stop this?

ghana : 2011-04-24 13:57

ghana player......wat a pity! 90min equalizer.....Lmfao