- AFCON's Group C ended in thrilling fashion with Gabon drawing 2-2 with Morocco and Comoros beating Ghana 3-2.
- The results mean Morocco win the group, Gabon go through as runners up and Comoros possibly in the next round as one of the best third-placed finishers.
Les Coelacantes of Comoros has eliminated the Black Stars of Ghana!! Ghana is OUT of AFCON 2021, after picking up just one point from the group. The tides changed for Ghana national team as they struggled against teams you would ordinarily think are the minnows: Gabon and Comoros.
Ghana vs Comoros
Ghana, who had been dreadful in their first two games, knew they needed a win to progress, and started with greater attacking intention than before.
But on four minutes they were caught on the counter, Youssouf M’Changama turning Daniel Amartey and found Ben, who finished superbly.
But it was on 21 minutes that everything really changed. Salim Ben Boina spilled Kamaldeen Sulemana’s shot, Ayew slid in to win the loose ball, Ben Boina redeemed himself to save well, and the ref somehow appraised a red card from VAR, when the pair collided thereafter.
Ben Boina was hurt, it is true, and could not continue, but that can happen in a contact sport. Ayew was not reckless, and was well within his rights to try and score
On 64 minutes, and even though Ghana dominated the second half, the match looked over when Mogni finished smartly, but Ghana kept at it and set-piece goals, on 64 and 75 minutes, gave them a sniff. Comoros, though, held firm, then Mogni made things safe on the counter to seal an earth-shattering win.
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What Went Wrong with the Black Stars?
The irony is this team is supposed to be one of the strong teams in the tournament, but turned out one of the weakest Ghana has ever presented in the history of Africa cup of nations
Ghana have absolutely no business being out of this competition. In Thomas Partey, they have one of the best midfielders around, in Jordan Ayew they have an excellent striker, and this should not have been a difficult group.
But Milovan Rajevac opted to leave Felix Afena-Gyan out of his squad, then sent his team out to play without zest or verve - that Ghana's most best and most intense football of the competition came when down to 10 men is extremely telling.
As such, Ghana go home, and when they get there, Rajevac will be doing very well to keep his job. Though they had the wrong end of a decision tonight, neither he nor his players have any excuses for what is an unmitigated disaster.
Results: Gabon 2-2 Morocco, Ghana 2-3 Comoros
Morocco and Gabon both progress to the AFCON knockout stages.
Comoros fate dangles on these Possibilities:
If Guinea-Bissau don't beat Nigeria and Sudan don't beat Egypt, then Algeria don't beat Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone lose to Guinea, they’ll be joining Morocco and Gabon in their first-ever knockout stages,
