{"id":23642,"date":"2021-02-18T19:40:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T19:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=23642"},"modified":"2021-02-18T19:40:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T19:40:26","slug":"u20-afcon-ghana-thumps-tanzania-4-0-to-go-top-of-group-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/u20-afcon-ghana-thumps-tanzania-4-0-to-go-top-of-group-c","title":{"rendered":"U20 AFCON: Ghana thumps Tanzania 4-0 to go top of Group C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> Ghana made a strong start to the Africa Cup of Nations U-20 by sweeping aside Tanzania 4-0 at the Stade de Nouadhibou in Mauritania on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The West Africans wasted no time racing into the lead in just the third minute through Percious Boah who sent in a long-range free kick.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Tanzania appeared to be growing in the game, Ghana struck again with Abdul Fatawi lobbed Tanzanian goalkeeper Daniel Mgore a few yards away from the halfway line for a 2-0 halftime lead.<\/p>\n<p>Boah grabbed his second in the 71st minute with a brilliant dribble ad thumping finish to make it 3-0 to the Black Satellites.<\/p>\n<p>Josephlo Barnes rounded off the scoring a minute before the end of normal time latching onto Mathew Cudjoe\u2019s excellent pass to slot past Mgore.<\/p>\n<p>The other group match at the same venue saw former champions Morocco edge past Gambia with El Mehdi El Moubarik\u2019s first-half penalty earning them a 1-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>The results mean Ghana tops Group C on three points, ahead of Morocco on goal difference followed by Gambia and Tanzania, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s games will see hosts Mauritania take on Mozambique while Cameroon and Uganda lock horns in Group A.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: Ghana made a strong start to the Africa Cup of Nations U-20 by sweeping aside Tanzania 4-0 at the Stade de Nouadhibou in Mauritania on Tuesday. 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