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Ghana\u2019s shambolic record from spot kicks in recent times came back to hunt them as the Black Stars B lost 3-1 penalties to hosts Senegal in the final of the 2019 ESPN WAFU Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The two West African giants came face to face with each other in a battle of superemacy and the quest of who becomes the best footballing nation in West Africa but the game failed to produce any goals in regulation time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, in extra time, the match came alive as Senegal took the lead in the 108th minute through substitute Youssouph Badji.<\/p>\n

But Ghana fought back to tie just two minutes after going going down courtesy a brilliant low finish from Joseph Esso.<\/p>\n

The match needed to be settled by penalties and Ghana started badly as Augustine Okrah missed.<\/p>\n

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Senegal got theirs right through El Hadj Kane but Ghana\u2019s failure to score continued when Fatawu Mohammed also missed his kick.<\/p>\n

Senegal added to their successes from 12 yards as Abdoulaye and Diop scored.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s only good kick was from Appiah McCarthy because Justice Blay also fluffed his lines to give Senegal victory on the night.<\/p>\n

3-1 was how the shootout ended in host nation, Senegal’s favour making them the 2019 champions of the WAFU championship depriving Defending champions Ghana the prospect of back to back wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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