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South Africa 1-2 Ghana · Africa Cup of Nations 2023

South Africa lost to Ghana 1-2 in the Africa Cup of Nations 2023. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

South Africa and Ghana met in the Africa Cup of Nations 2023 on Tuesday, 27 January 2015.

Goalscorers

South Africa: M. G. Masango 17'. Ghana: J. Boye 73'; A. Ayew 83'.

How the match went

The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for South Africa, 1 for Ghana).

Line-ups

South Africa started in a 4-4-2: N. B. Khuzwayo, Anele Ngcongca, Eric Mathoho, Rivaldo Coetzee, T. Matlaba, T. Phala, Dean Furman, Andile Jali, Mandla Greatful Masango, Tokelo Rantie, B. Ndulula.

Ghana started in a 4-1-3-2: Brimah Razak, Harrison Afful, Jonathan Mensah, Daniel Amartey, Rahman Baba, Afriyie Acquah, Christian Atsu, Mubarak Wakaso, André Ayew, Jordan Ayew, Asamoah Gyan.

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Minute by minute

  1. 17'Goal! South Africa 1-0 Ghana. M. G. Masango (South Africa) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. South Africa 1-0 Ghana.
  3. 73'Goal! South Africa 1-1 Ghana. J. Boye (Ghana) scores, assisted by A. Ayew.
  4. 83'Goal! South Africa 1-2 Ghana. A. Ayew (Ghana) scores, assisted by R. Baba.
  5. 90'Full-time. South Africa 1-2 Ghana.
Full commentary (18 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: South Africa vs Ghana.
  2. 17'Goal! South Africa 1-0 Ghana. M. G. Masango (South Africa) scores.
  3. 36'Substitution, Ghana: J. Boye comes on for D. Amartey.
  4. 37'Yellow card for A. Ngcongca (South Africa).
  5. 45'1 minute of added time.
  6. 45'Half-time. South Africa 1-0 Ghana.
  7. 46'The second half is under way.
  8. 58'Substitution, South Africa: S. Vilakazi comes on for T. Phala.
  9. 70'Substitution, Ghana: K. Appiah comes on for J. Ayew.
  10. 70'Substitution, Ghana: E. Badu comes on for A. Afriyie.
  11. 73'Goal! South Africa 1-1 Ghana. J. Boye (Ghana) scores, assisted by A. Ayew.
  12. 74'Substitution, South Africa: R. Letsholonyane comes on for T. Rantie.
  13. 79'Yellow card for D. Furman (South Africa).
  14. 83'Goal! South Africa 1-2 Ghana. A. Ayew (Ghana) scores, assisted by R. Baba.
  15. 85'Substitution, South Africa: B. Parker comes on for B. Ndulula.
  16. 90'Yellow card for B. Razak (Ghana).
  17. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  18. 90'Full-time. South Africa 1-2 Ghana.
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