Black Galaxies of Ghana will leave Accra on Thursday, 28th July, 2022 for the second leg of the Championship of Africans Nations against Junior Squirrels of Benin.
Coach Annor Walker’s head into the return leg with a comfortable 3-0 advantage following Sunday’s thrashing at the Cape Cast stadium
After minutes of delectable football, Daniel Afriyie Barnieh scored from the spot to give Ghana the advantage in the 25th minute.
A Beninese defender blocked an attempt from Evans Osei-Wusu with his hand inside the box which resulted in a penalty for Ghana and that was brilliantly put away by Daniel Afriyie Barnieh for Ghana’s opening goal.
The Black Galaxies doubled their advantage four minutes into the second half through Mohammed Alhassan. The Hearts of Oak defender smashed a rebound into the bottom right corner after the visitors failed to deal with a corner kick.
Black Galaxies captain Gladson Awako put the icing on the cake after he curled a lovely ball into the roof of the net for the third goal of the day.
The 2nd leg of the fixture is scheduled for Saturday, July 30, 2022 in Porto-Novo.
Ghana have failed to qualify for the tournament in the last three editions and will hope to make another appearance this time around.
The Black Galaxies finished 2nd in 2009 and in 2014.
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