Ghana invited Madagascar to the Baba Yara Sports Stadium for her first FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers match to a strict game which ended 1-0 for the Black Stars.
A late winner from Inaki Williams on the 90+6' minutes reduced the Malagasies to bits after displaying an un
expected winnable game.
expected winnable game.
A boring first thirty minutes of the game kept both teams at bay which left questions asked as to who wants the game the most.
A real incursion in the game came on the 30th minutes when goalkeeper Richard Ofori was forced to make a save when he parried away a shot outside the box for a corner kick.
The resultant kick nearly found the net for Madagascar but went wide to scare off Ghana to stay alert for any future occurrence.
The game finished barren at half time in an unexpected results to allow both sides to reinvigorate by refreshing themselves for the second half.
Ghana started the second half with two quick substitutions in an approach to attack more through the middle with the coming of Majeed Ashimeru and Denis Odoi for Baba Iddrisu and Alidu Seidu respectively.
The Black Stars of Ghana remained not threatening enough to the Malagasies which allowed Madagascar to push men forward to get a goal.
Nicholas Opoku, on the 64th mimute, saved Ghana from going down by clearing a ball just on the line after Richard Ofori was beaten at near post.
Ernest Nuamah was introduced on the 72nd minutes for Antoine Semenyo and was quickly involved in Ghana's first shot on target when he set up Inaki Williams inside the box but the Athletico Bilbao's man's target was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper to keep the game 0-0 with a quarter of an hour left to end the game.
In the last ten minutes of the game, the game turned an end-to-end affair with both countries making clear intentions of winning the game.
Majeed Ashimeru remained busy since his introduction and nearly gave Ghana the lead on the 80th minutes after going pass three marker but his shot was blocked by Adrian.
Immediately after Ashimeru's chance was saved, Madagascar tied off on a counter attack and almost got a goal but the shot from Andrianana went inches pass the post for a goal kick.
Madagascar were so determined and inspired enough to win this game and never gave up on getting a goal as they continued to attack. Striker Malala met a pull out in the air but the ball, unluckily enough, stuck the woodwork to spare Ghana on the 84th minute.
Ghana pushed harder to get a goal but goalkeeper Adrian saved Madagascar once more as he parried Kudus's near shot late in the game to keep the game pregnant of goals.
Inaki Williams got the only goal of the game with what is to be the last kick of the game on the 90+6 minutes when Gideon Mensah fetched him inside the box with a sweet pull out which was carefully met in the air to beat stubborn Andrian.
Ghana won the game by a difficult 1-0 to kick start their FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers journey.
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