Sports News of Tuesday, 19 November 2019Source: citisportsonline.comU-23 AFCON: Ghana loses semi-finals to Cote d’Ivoire on penaltiesGhana will take on the loser of the second semi-final between Egypt and South AfricaGhana’s Black Meteors lost 3-2 on penalties to Cote d’Ivoire in Tuesday’s semi-finals in the U-23 AFCON tournament. The exciting match ended 2-2 after extra time after Ghana came back twice after the Ivorians had taken 1-0 and 2-1 leads in the match. Ghana coach, Ibrahim Tanko, made an early change by taking out Robin Polley and bringing in Kwabena Owusu after 26 minutes. He fired home from close range after Kwabena Owusu passed the ball. In the penalty shootout, Emmanuel Lomotey and Samuel Obeng scored for Ghana scored while Emmanuel Cudjoe, Evans Mensah and Kwabena Owusu missed their efforts.

Source: GhanaWeb November 19, 2019 16:52 UTC