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Ghana national football team
Africa Cup of Nations | Semi-Finals
Feb 5, 2015 at 7pm UK
 
Equatorial Guinea national football team

3-0

Ayew (42' pen.), Mubarak (45'), Ayew (75')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Ghana boss Avram Grant feared for players' safety during chaotic semi-final

Ghana manager Avram Grant says that he was concerned for the safety of his players when violent scenes disrupted their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final.

Ghana boss Avram Grant has admitted that he feared for his players' safety as violent scenes marred his team's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against hosts Equatorial Guinea.

Play was suspended for 30 minutes when sections of the home crowd hurled missiles at the Ghana supporters, forcing them to seek refuge on the pitch.

"It's the first time I've played in this tournament," Grant told reporters. "I didn't know what was happening. I saw something on the pitch, some incident or violence.

"I can't say I wasn't concerned, I care about the security of my players, it's very important to me."

Riot police and a helicopter were deployed in an attempt to quell the violence before the match resumed.

Ghana won the game 3-0 and will face the Ivory Coast in the final.

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Ghana's midfielder Mubarak Wakaso celebrates after scoring a goal during the 2015 African Cup of Nations semi-final football match between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana in Malabo, on February 5, 2015
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Group A

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Q Equatorial Guinea flag Eq Guinea32107
Q Nigeria Nigeria32107
Q Cote D'Ivoire flag Ivory Coast31023
4 Guinea-Bissau flag Guinea-Bissau30030

Group B

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Q Cape Verde flag Cape Verde32107
Q Egypt Egypt30303
3 Ghana flag Ghana30212
4 Mozambique flag Mozambique30212

Group C

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Q Senegal flag Senegal33009
Q Guinea flag Guinea31114
Q Cameroon flag Cameroon31114
4 Gambia flag Gambia30030

Group D

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Q Angola Angola32107
Q Burkina Faso flag Burkina Faso31114
Q Mauritania flag Mauritania31023
4 Algeria Algeria30212

Group E

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Q Mali flag Mali31205
Q South Africa South Africa31114
Q Namibia Namibia31114
4 Tunisia Tunisia30212

Group F

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Q Morocco Morocco32107
Q DR Congo flag Congo DR30303
3 Tanzania flag Tanzania30212
4 Zambia flag Zambia30212


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