Ghana Beats Cote d’Ivoire To Secure A Semi-final Spot

At the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence in Prampram, the Black Maidens of Ghana defeated Cote 5-0 d’Ivoire to advance to the semi-final of the WAFU B U-20 tournament.

Ghana’s Midfielder Christiana Ashiaku scored three goals in the Maidens win over their West African counterparts in the semifinal of the WAFU B U-17 Girls Cup on Thursday, December 19.

In the fourteenth minute, Ashiaku went on a solo run and then slotted the ball into the left bottom corner to give the host country the lead.

Three minutes later, she beat the goalie once more to make it 3-0 after racing onto a long ball from Latifa Abesik to double the lead.

On the cusp of halftime, Ashiaku completed her hat-trick by bouncing the ball over the rushing goalie to make it 3-0.

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Zipporah Ayantoya, a substitute, made it four goals after the interval when she stopped an Ivorian defense clearance that went into the net.

Ghana advanced to the competition final after Seidatu Wahab scored a free kick in the 66th minute to complete the victory.

On Sunday, December 22, the Black Maidens will play the winner of the match between Nigeria and Benin in the final match.