Ghana suffered an early elimination in the 2021 Acon which currently going on in Cameroon. They were humiliated by Comoros 3-2 which means they only have one point in their three games which means they can not even make it to the next through best losers. El Fardou Ben Nabouhane put the islanders ahead early on, and Ghana then went down to 10 men when their skipper Andre Ayew was shown a straight red card.
Comoros Shock Ghana in Afcon 2021
Ahmed Mogni doubled the lead before the Black Stars fought back to make it 2-2. Comoros however restore their victory minutes to the final whistle as Mogni tapped in his second in the game. The exit is Ghana’s first group-stage exit since 2006. The result in Group C will go down as one of the biggest shocks in Nations Cup history as Comoros scored at the finals for the first time and then went on to record their maiden victory.
It was a surprise as the country which is ranked 132nd in the world now have a chance to reach the knockout stages as one of four best-ranked third-placed sides even though the Coelacanths lost their first two games in Cameroon. The tiny island nation with just under a million inhabitants – and more famous for its political coups crisis than football, only won their first Nations Cup or World Cup qualifier in 2016 at the 20th attempt.
