U-23 AFCON qualifier: Ghana defeat Togo 5-1 in first leg

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjYVk1OPFLHHRLrwiBY0c_RlL8raAh75d1cSO7rDeBqYyxXKnbOGH7P0y7erc1tUGmbU62W4NnUMWjvLZ7jrevIgRGErYFUJOzKftsgco98pYDztdBm3emmcGcB4Y1NElU8VN570mGhTL/s1600/Black+Meteors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="720" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjYVk1OPFLHHRLrwiBY0c_RlL8raAh75d1cSO7rDeBqYyxXKnbOGH7P0y7erc1tUGmbU62W4NnUMWjvLZ7jrevIgRGErYFUJOzKftsgco98pYDztdBm3emmcGcB4Y1NElU8VN570mGhTL/s640/Black+Meteors.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Meteors players celebrating their victory over Togo</td></tr> </tbody></table> Spain-based striker Kwabena Owusu scored a hat-trick as Ghana recorded a resounding 5-1 victory against Togo in the first leg of their U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Kumasi on Tuesday.<br /> <br /> Owusu opened the scoring of the game in the 18th minute with an individual brilliance from the edge of the box after dribbling past two Togolese defenders.<br /> <br /> The hosts were awarded a penalty in the 27th minute after Joel Fameyeh was brought down inside the box by Togo captain Messan Toudji.<br /> <br /> Fameyeh kick from the spot was parried away by goalkeeper Abdoul-Moubarak Aigba.<br /> <br /> Five minutes later, the Young Hawks restored the game's parity through Thibault Klidje after connecting a free-kick by Yenoussi Guillaume.<br /> <br /> A very improved performance in the second half saw Ghana going in front again through a beautifully curled finish from Osman Bukari.<br /> <br /> Owusu struck twice in the 69th and 70th minutes to complete his hat-trick to increase Ghana's lead.<br /> <br /> Substitute Yakubu Nassam Ibrahim sealed the victory by putting his name on the score sheet.<br /> <br /> The result gives Black Meteors a huge advantage ahead of the second leg in Lome on Saturday.<br /> <br /> Winner of this tie will face Gabon in the next round of the qualifiers for the next year's competition in Egypt.<br /> <br /> Source: GHANAsoccernet.com

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Jordan Ayew refuses to take personal glory for brace against Ethiopia

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KmHGf3dhPiH7IFIljZKb1ncosOpXcqT7twH4H71IBl167-d9loUAuLfXJ9YQJrOczK9kccd2zOpc2DXjWu-UFOPodQbo9JNivGfbcsxJrZ9G-HZeS-SezTmbmm9294l3KI3zJCSTAo6y/s1600/Jordan-Ayew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="720" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KmHGf3dhPiH7IFIljZKb1ncosOpXcqT7twH4H71IBl167-d9loUAuLfXJ9YQJrOczK9kccd2zOpc2DXjWu-UFOPodQbo9JNivGfbcsxJrZ9G-HZeS-SezTmbmm9294l3KI3zJCSTAo6y/s640/Jordan-Ayew.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jordan Ayew wants to replicate his Black Stars form at Palace</td></tr> </tbody></table> Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew has refused to take all the glory for his awesome brace for Ghana against Ethiopia in the 2019 AFCON qualifier on Sunday.<br /> <br /> The 27-year-old former Olympique Marseille man struck the opener for Kwesi Appiah’s side in the 3rd minute through a clinical low drive before converting from the spot in the 23rd minute to seal a crucial win for Ghana in Addis Ababa.<br /> <br /> But Ayew, who played his first game for Ghana after one year, says he netted the brace thanks to the effort of his team-mates.<br /> <br /> “First of all I’m happy because we’ve qualified. Secondly because I scored two goals and I can say if not because of my team-mates wouldn’t have had the opportunity to score two goals.<br /> <br /> I’m just enjoying the moment in the qualification and I’m grateful as well,” He told Ghana Sports Online in a post-match interview.<br /> <br /> Ghana has qualified for the 2019 AFCON following the 2-0 win in Addis Ababa.<br /> <br /> Jordan’s elder brother Andre Ayew also made a return to the Ghana team after a one year absence and he was influential in the sequence of play that led to the penalty that resulted in the second goal.<br /> <br /> Captain Asamoah Gyan was unused he watched the entire proceedings from the bench with Hoffenheim’s Kasim Nuhu partnering the experienced John Boye in central defence.<br /> <br /> Source: footballmadeinghana.com<br /> <br />

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