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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ghana remained unbeaten in Group E of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after a beige display earned a 1-1 draw Central African Republic on Sunday, 5 June 2022.<\/p>\n

CAR adopted the Est\u00e1dio 1 de Novembro in Luanda due to a CAF ban after their national stadium failed to meet the required standards to host CAF A Type competitions.<\/p>\n

It was the hosts who fired the first warning shot in the 11th minute when an attempt, from the left inside the box, was parried out and turned over for corner-kick by Gideon Mensah.<\/p>\n

Seven minutes later, the Black Stars took the lead through youngster midfielder Mohammed Kudus.<\/p>\n

The Ajax Amsterdam ace curled in a low shot into the bottom corner after some consummate passing on the right side between Osman Bukari and Felix Afena-Gyan released the goal scorer.<\/p>\n

Just after the half hour mark, Kudus dinged a ball to release the marauding Gideon Mensah but the left back smashed it wide.<\/p>\n

Central African Republic did not see much of the ball but in one of those rare moves forward, the underdogs struck the equalizer.<\/p>\n

France-based Karl Namnganda smashed a powerful one past goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi after a threaded pass from Brad Pirioua<\/p>\n

Four minutes into the second half, the CAR nearly took the lead after an eye-catching transitional play.<\/p>\n

Left back Thibault Ban’s powerful delivery inside the Ghana box hit the side net much to the relief of the four-time continental champions.<\/p>\n

The match was blighted by the serious injury sustained by Ghana defender Gideon Mensah who came out worse after colliding with an opponent.<\/p>\n

The left back had to be rushed to a nearby health facility in an ambulance.<\/p>\n

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