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Ghana national football team
Africa Cup of Nations | Group Stage
Jan 24, 2013 at 3pm UK
 
Mali national football team

1-0

Wakaso Mubarak penalty sees Ghana home

Wakaso penalty sees Ghana home
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Wakaso Mubarak's penalty seals a 1-0 win for Ghana against Mali in Group B of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Ghana have gone top of Africa Cup of Nations Group B thanks to Wakaso Mubarak's first-half penalty against Mali in Port Elizabeth.

There was very little action in the game until Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu struck the post with a header in the 32nd minute.

It was Badu who won the penalty that put the Black Stars ahead just six minutes later.

The referee awarded a penalty for Adama Tamboura's sliding challenge, and Wakaso stepped up to take it.

Mali keeper Mamadou Samassa guessed the right way, but there was too much power on the winger's shot.

Ghana had chances to stretch their lead in the second half, with Bristol City winger Albert Adomah nearly finding Asamoah Gyan unmarked at the back post, while Samassa was forced to save Badu's long-range effort.

In the end, it was a comfortable win for James Kwesi Appiah's side, who face Niger in their final group game.

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Group A

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Q Equatorial Guinea flag Eq Guinea32107
Q Nigeria Nigeria32107
Q Cote D'Ivoire flag Ivory Coast31023
4 Guinea-Bissau flag Guinea-Bissau30030

Group B

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Q Cape Verde flag Cape Verde32107
Q Egypt Egypt30303
3 Ghana flag Ghana30212
4 Mozambique flag Mozambique30212

Group C

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Q Senegal flag Senegal33009
Q Guinea flag Guinea31114
Q Cameroon flag Cameroon31114
4 Gambia flag Gambia30030

Group D

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Q Angola Angola32107
Q Burkina Faso flag Burkina Faso31114
Q Mauritania flag Mauritania31023
4 Algeria Algeria30212

Group E

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Q Mali flag Mali31205
Q South Africa South Africa31114
Q Namibia Namibia31114
4 Tunisia Tunisia30212

Group F

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Q Morocco Morocco32107
Q DR Congo flag Congo DR30303
3 Tanzania flag Tanzania30212
4 Zambia flag Zambia30212


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