Players Ratings of Black Meteors Against Guinea U23 : he Black Meteors of Ghana were eliminated from the 2023 CAF U23 Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night following a draw against Guinea U23 national men’s team in Tangier.
Emmanuel Yeboah netted in the 33rd minute to put Ghana ahead as the CFR Cluj attacker registered his third strike of the competition but that was still not enough to keep Ibrahim Tanko’s team in the competition.
Ghana needed to win in order to stay in the tournament but Guinea proved the better side for majority of the second half as they created numerous scoring chances. They were finally rewarded in the 61st minute as Ibrahima Breze equalized with a wonderful volley following a corner kick.
The Hammarby TFF midfielder was at a perfect place to volley home the leveler after a corner kick was cleared by the Ghanaian defence but Breze made it count from the second ball.
GhanaSportsMarket.com has rated the performance of the Black Meteors players who are heading home after group play.
GK Ibrahim Danlad – 5/10
Failed to keep a clean sheet for the third game running but could hardly be blamed for the Guinea equalizer.
RCB David Oppong Afrane (King Faisal FC) – 5/10
Slowed down after picking a booking in the 46th minute before he was taken off in the 68th for Godwin Bentil to come in.
CB Nathaniel Adjei (Hammarby , Sweden) – 5/10
Did his job well as he made a number of good clearances at the back.
LCB Terry Yegbe (SJK Akatemia , Finland) – 5/10
Played his role well but was at times Soumah , the Guinean right winger , made life tough for him.
RWB Samuel Ashie-Quaye (Great Olympics) 5/10
Did not offer enough in terms of attack. Was substituted in the 76th minute as Aaron Essel took his place.
CM Hafiz Ibrahim (Attram de Visser Soccer Academy) – 5/10
Not a great game for Hafiz.
CM Emmanuel Essiam (FC Basel , Switzerland) – 5/10
He and Hafiz did not do big things from the midfield.
LWB Edmund Arko Mensah (Honka , Finland) – 5/10
Did his job well on the left side.
RF Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Sporting CP , Portugal) 5/10
He tried to create magic but this was just not his day.
CF Emmanuel Yeboah (CFR Cluj) – 6/10
Scored his third goal of the competition and spent a lot of energy by tracking back to help his teammates whenever Guinea had the ball. Clearly the best Ghana player at this tournament.
LF Daniel Afriyie Barnieh (FC Zurich) – 5/10
Like Fatawu , Barnieh forced. He tried to make things happen but he could not and was eventually replaced in the 76th minute.
Subs in : N/A
Ernest Nuamah for Emmanuel Yeboah in the 52nd minute
Godwin Bentil for David Oppong Afrane in the 68th minute
Ibrahim Zubairu for Afriyie Barnieh in the 76th minute
Aaron Essel for Ashie-Quaye in the 76th minute.
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