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January 28, 2023 4:05 PM ET

HOW WAS IT?

With the victory, Niger is qualified for the semifinal of the competition. Ghana returns home.

January 28, 2023 4:05 PM ET

END OF THE GAME

Niger 3-0 Ghana.

January 28, 2023 4:01 PM ET

90' Yellow

Boakye was carded.

January 28, 2023 3:53 PM ET

87' Change in Niger

Joined: Inkad and Moudou

Out: Moussa and Hainikoye.

January 28, 2023 3:52 PM ET

84' Yellow

Hainikoye received card.

January 28, 2023 3:51 PM ET

82' Change in Ghana

Joined: Abaidoo

Out: Korsah.

January 28, 2023 3:51 PM ET

78'

Niger on the attack in search of the third.

January 28, 2023 3:40 PM ET

70'

Game without great emotions after Niger's second goal.

January 28, 2023 3:31 PM ET

64' Change in Niger

Joined: Badamassi

Out: Seyni.

January 28, 2023 3:30 PM ET

60' Changes in Ghana

Entered: Otu and Mohammed

Out: Attuquaye and Adomako.

January 28, 2023 3:29 PM ET

58' Yellow

Abagna received card.

January 28, 2023 3:27 PM ET

56' Yellow

Kassali received card.

January 28, 2023 3:26 PM ET

55' Changes in Ghana

Entered: Awako and Boakye

Out: Sylvester and Borzdi.

January 28, 2023 3:25 PM ET

52' Yellow

Korzdi, from Ghana, received a card.

January 28, 2023 3:25 PM ET

49' GOOOOOOOOOOAAAL FOR NIGER

On the return of the second half, Niger increased the score with Hainikoye, after Moussa's pass.

January 28, 2023 3:23 PM ET

RESTART

Niger leads 1-0.

January 28, 2023 3:06 PM ET

BREAK

Niger 1-0 Ghana.

January 28, 2023 2:51 PM ET

43'

Game without great moments in the final stretch, dragging on until the end of the first half.

January 28, 2023 2:50 PM ET

39' Change in Niger

Joined: Kassali

Out: Garba.

January 28, 2023 2:48 PM ET

31' Yellow

Ibrahim, from Niger, received a card.

January 28, 2023 2:47 PM ET

31'

Ghana seeks the attack, has more possession and finishes more in the opponent's goal, but fails in the conclusion.

January 28, 2023 2:34 PM ET

27'

Finals: 3-4.

January 28, 2023 2:33 PM ET

19'

Ghana has almost 70% possession and is trying to dominate the match. Niger is winning.

January 28, 2023 2:22 PM ET

11' GOOOOOOOOOOAAAL FOR NIGER

After the ball in the area, Yiadom sent it against his own goal and scored for Niger to open the scoring.

January 28, 2023 2:17 PM ET

5'

The first submission of the game is from Niger.

January 28, 2023 2:08 PM ET

GAME STARTED

It's an African Nations Championship at VAVEL.

January 28, 2023 2:04 PM ET

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January 28, 2023 10:00 AM ET

Speak up, Harouna Doula!

“Perhaps it is because I was a quarterback so that is why to imagine that my team must defend well (laughs). By definition, we are physically fit and have recovered well from our last game. We have 26 players in our squad and we only use 20, so whoever is called will comply”, explained Doula.


 “  It's easy for people to talk about great teams like Cameroon and Ghana, but in this tournament, we have new teams Mauritania, Madagascar and Mozambique that performed well. They are working hard and changing the world. status quo and I want to congratulate them on what they have achieved.''



''Already We beat big teams. We prefer to be the underdogs of the tournament to win the trophy. We win our matches. Niger will play the big games. all your cards, even if you are considered an outsider.  There’s a tournament that will showcase   Niger. We want to go far so that people get to know us.''

''We will try to maintain our team spirit and do our best to reach new heights and excel in the next game. We want to raise the bar even higher.  It took us 10 years to come back. We need to raise the bar higher based on what we have achieved.”

“Ghana is the world’ the Brazil of Africa. They play in the technical aspect. They have many talented players. We need to face these technical aspects, these talents and find the solutions. They look for the beauty of the game.   use your weaknesses to destabilize your game. We've been talking about it with my team. I believe we can achieve further progress. We are going to try to deepen that confidence and win our game and why not win against Ghana and move on to the semifinals ” media.

“We need to free ourselves from any restrictions and pressures. We've tasted what the competition has to offer and we know this is the place to be. a decisive game.

''We will do our best to win it. This Ghana national team has skilled players. This doesn’t mean we’re intimidated. We will play against them and do our best to win the game. Many didn’t think we would reach this stage.''

''We want to showcase our talents. If we manage to win against Ghana tomorrow, everyone will know about Niger football. Just like our coach said, we recovered well”, he concluded.


January 28, 2023 9:55 AM ET

Probably Niger!

Djibo; Garba, Katkoré, Souley, Djibo; Iboun, Aboubacar, Ibrahim, Moussa, Seyni; Hainikoye.

January 28, 2023 9:50 AM ET

How do you get to Niger?


Niger arrives for the confrontation with a history of two victories against Cameroon and Morocco, in addition to the draw against Republic of Congo.

January 28, 2023 9:45 AM ET

Speak, Walker Annor!

“Every coach needs his best man.   out of the game tomorrow. É It's a hit, but even so, if he's not there, I've got the players to do the job," Walker said at Friday's pre-game press conference.

"They won’t be like him, but I have confidence in all the players I have here. Maybe it's a good thing he's not there. to also see what others can offer. Whoever replaces him must do his best so that his absence is not felt.

“We have no pressure. É our responsibility as a team to work together to make Ghanaians happy. I've spoken with the players and I've been with them for years. one year. We have been working towards this moment. They know what to do. If they put pressure on me, I'll put pressure on them too.''

“Niger surprised everyone.   It's a reason why they won. They took advantage against Cameroon and advanced to the quarterfinals.”

“Of course, we weren’t sleeping. We knew we had a game ahead of us and we prepared for it”.


"We are ready. We are a team. We made some mistakes in the first game against Madagascar, but we corrected them. We need to keep focused on our game.    small team in this tournament. We saw that against Madagascar.''



       It’s a great platform. The experience has been great. We’re not used to this kind of climate at home, but we’re managing it. The organization is great. It's great and we're grateful to be here. We want to make Ghana proud.”


January 28, 2023 9:40 AM ET

Likely Ghana!

Danlad; Agyapong, Adomako, Yiadom, Korsah; Nsobila, Sylvester, Abagna; Attuquaye, Afriyle, Korzdi.

January 28, 2023 9:35 AM ET

How do you get to Ghana?

Ghana arrives for the duel with a record of two wins and one defeat in the first phase, one by W.O against Morocco.

January 28, 2023 9:30 AM ET

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship also known as CHAN, is a secondary tournament of national teams on the African continent, behind the African Cup of Nations, the famous CAN. The cup is organized every two years by the Confederation of African Football, with different organizers from the other tournament.

The first edition of the tournament took place in 2009, in Ivory Coast, when RD Congo was champion beating Ghana in the big decision. In 2011, the competition had an increase in the number of participants, where it went from eight to 16 selections.

Like the Africa Cup of Nations, the tournament has a 54-team tie. The regulation of the tournament has 16 classified selections and they play in four groups and in three duels. The top two qualify for the next stage, where a knockout is held and whoever loses is out.

Six editions of the tournament have already taken place and all in different countries. The first champion was RD Congo, who won in 2009 and 2016, being the biggest winner of the competition alongside Morocco, current champion of the cup, in 2018 and 2020.

In addition to them, Tunisia and Libya also won in 2011 and 2014, respectively. Mali and Ghana reached the final twice, but lost both times. In the last edition played in Cameroon, Tunisia defeated Mali by 2-0.

The defending champions' campaign was against Rwanda, Togo and Uganda in the group stage. In the quarterfinals, a 3-1 victory against Zambia and then 4-0 in the semifinal against the hosts. Soufiane Rahimi, player from Morocco, was the competition's top scorer with five goals and was also elected the best athlete of that tournament.

In this edition played in Algeria, the tournament runs from January 13 to February 4. Originally scheduled from 10 July to 1 August 2022,[1] CAF rescheduled the tournament to January 2023 following an announcement at an executive committee meeting held on 10 September 2020 via videoconference, citing the postponement of the African Championship of Nations from 2020 to 2021 and the Africa Cup of Nations from 2021 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, as well as the already scheduled 2022 FIFA World Cup in November-December 2022.

There will be four stadiums: Nelson Mandela Stadium, in Algiers, Miloud Hadefi Stadium, in Oran, Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium, in Constantine and 19 May 1956 Stadium, in Annaba, the largest of which has a capacity for 58,000 fans.

In 2023, the competition will feature great teams that have players who play in the top five leagues in Europe and with rosters full of stars, such as Algeria itself, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Ghana, Mali, Cameroon and Morocco, which arrived in semifinal of the World Cup in Qatar, eliminating powerful teams like Belgium, Spain and Portugal, falling only to France, World Cup runner-up.

Photo: Disclosure/African Nations Championship
Photo: Disclosure/African Nations Championship

January 28, 2023 9:25 AM ET

The game will be played at Miloud Hadefi stadium

The Niger vs Ghana game will be played at Miloud Hadefi stadium, with a capacity of 40.143 people.

January 28, 2023 9:20 AM ET

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January 28, 2023 9:15 AM ET
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