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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>Four-time champions Ghana were eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations after crashing 3-2 to minnows Comoros in Group C on Tuesday in Garoua.<\/p>\n

However, Serbian-born coach Milovan Rajevac said he would not resign despite his team finishing last with just one point.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came to Ghana to qualify the team for the World Cup. That is my primary target,\u201d he said. \u201cI will stay and lead the team in the March play-offs.\u201d<\/p>\n

A draw in Douala on Saturday will decide whether Ghana will face Senegal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia or Nigeria in a two-leg play-off with the winners qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday night, the Black Stars had captain Andre Ayew sent off after 25 minutes and, after wiping out a two-goal deficit, lost when Comoros\u2019 Ahmed Mogni scored his second goal five minutes from time.<\/p>\n

Morocco and Gabon drew 2-2 in Yaounde in the same group to retain first and second places respectively and qualify for the round of 16, which kicks off on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Comoros, representing a tiny island nation off the south east coast of Africa, finished third and must wait until Thursday to know if they are among the best four third-placed teams, who get last 16 spots.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did not back down even after Ghana equalised. We always believed we could achieve a famous victory for our nation,\u201d said Comoros coach Amir Abdou, who has been in charge since 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sent on attacking players in the belief that we could score a third goal and my decision paid off. Now we must wait to see if we are among the best four third-placed teams and play in the second round.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are satisfied with the way we played. We had a plan and stuck to it. We learnt from the mistakes we made in previous games. Obviously, I\u2019m unhappy that we conceded twice, but we will improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

A disastrous night for Ghana started after just four minutes when Serbia-based El Fardou Ben Mohamed fired the first-time qualifiers in front.<\/p>\n

Mogni, who plays for French third-tier club Annecy, added a second just past the hour only for 10-man Ghana to hit back through goals from Richmond Boakye and Alexander Djiku.<\/p>\n

Mogni struck again when he pushed a low cross from Ben Djaloud past goalkeeper Joseph Wollacott to give the islanders a stunning triumph.<\/p>\n

Ghana had come to Cameroon confident of going far having pipped South Africa to secure a place in the final African qualifying round for the World Cup.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars included three Premier League players, Leicester City defender Daniel Amartey, Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey and Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew.<\/p>\n

Despite losing to Morocco and conceding a late equaliser against Gabon, Black Stars supporters were confident of beating Comoros and, at worst, qualifying as one of the best four third-placed sides.<\/p>\n

But after falling behind so early in northwest Cameroon, disaster struck on 25 minutes when Ayew, the son of Ghana legend Abedi \u2018Pele\u2019 Ayew, was shown a red card. It was a harsh call as Ayew unavoidably slid into Comoros goalkeeper Ben Boina, who had let the ball slip from his grasp.<\/p>\n

After falling further behind, Ghana exposed a Comoran weakness when defending corners and a Boakye header and a Djiku tap-in raised hopes of a dramatic victory. The islanders refused to panic, however, pressed forward and Mogni was among several Comorans lining up to push the cross over the goalline.<\/p>\n

In Yaounde, Gabon led twice through Jim Allevinah and a Nayef Aguerd own-goal while Sofiane Boufal and Achraf Hakimi netted for Morocco.<\/p>\n

Gabon had to line up without their three stars \u2014 Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mario Lemina and Denis Bouanga from French clubs Nice and Saint-Etienne \u2014 due to Covid-19.<\/p>\n

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