Yalcouye Makes Dream Debut as Ivory Coast Beat Ghana in Heavyweight Clash
Debutant Malick Yalcouye scored and won a penalty as Ivory Coast opened Group C with a 2-0 win over Ghana, officials said.
- On Thursday, Ivory Coast defeated Ghana 2-0 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, with debutant Malick Yalcouye scoring first and earning a penalty for the second goal in Bouake.
- Coach Herve Renard returned to lead the Ivorians in their first game since the World Cup, while Ghana played without injured stars Mohammed Kudus and Antoine Semenyo.
- Captain Frank Kessie converted a 58th-minute penalty, while Nicolas Pepe and Yan Diomande threatened throughout for Ivory Coast; Ghana missed chances from Felix Afena-Gyan and Caleb Yirenkyi.
- Other opening qualifiers saw wins for Cameroon, Congo, Mauritania, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, though Tunisia was held to a 1-1 home draw by Uganda.
- Ghana faces Gambia on Tuesday, where coach Carlos Queiroz remains without Jordan Ayew, Antoine Semenyo, and Mohammed Kudus due to injury.
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Yalcouye makes dream debut as Ivory Coast beat Ghana in heavyweight clash
CAPE TOWN, Sept 24 : Ivory Coast debutant Malick Yalcouye scored the first goal and won the penalty for the second as they beat neighbours Ghana 2-0 in a fiery start to Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Thursday.Captain Frank Kessie converted a 58th-minute penalty in Bouake but it was the 20-year-old Brigh
Côte d'Ivoire successfully entered the CAN 2027 qualifications. The Elephants won 2-0 against Ghana on Thursday 24 September at the Bouaké Peace Stadium, on the occasion of the first day of Group C. For its first on the Ivorian bench since its return, Hervé Renard [...]
Ghana fall to Cote d'Ivoire in Bouake
Ghana suffered a 2-0 defeat to Cote d'Ivoire in the opening Group C match of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the Stade de la Paix in Bouake on Thursday. The Black Stars went into the game with a steady side that included debutants Kojo Oppong Peprah, Christopher Bonsu Baah and Brando...
Gana, coached by Portuguese Carlos Queiroz, lost today on the Ivory Coast (2-0), in play of the inaugural day of Group C qualifying for the Cup of African Nations (CAN) of 2027 football.
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