Substitute Emmanuel Yeboah scored a brace as Ghana edged Congo 3-2 in their Group A opener of the 2023 U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Sunday against Congo Under 23 National Team.<\/p>\n

Yeboah\u2019s brace came after Ernest Nuamah gave the Black Meteors the lead early in the second half at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.<\/p>\n

Congo then scored twice in one minute of stoppage time to end the game in a dramatic fashion in the five-goal thriller.<\/p>\n

The Black Meteors controlled the early proceedings, with Fatawu Issahaku and Ernest Nuamah particularly causing problems down the flanks.<\/p>\n

Nuamah made two decent cutbacks inside the first 15 minutes from the left but there was no one to connect on both occasions.<\/p>\n

Congo got their first clear chance of the game in the 38th minute but the resultant shot was not strong enough, with Ibrahim Danlad picking it up without much trouble.<\/p>\n

The first half ended goalless, with debuting Congo much organised toward the end of the half.<\/p>\n

After recess, Ibrahim Tanko yanked off captain Daniel Afriyie and brought on Emmanuel Yeboah while Ibrahim Hafiz took the place of Sylvester Simba.<\/p>\n

Ernest Nuamah broke the deadlock four minutes into the second half with a tap-in from Emmanuel Yeboah\u2019s low cross.<\/p>\n

It was the result of a fabulous break down the right, with the Nordsjaelland man picking the right position to slot in.<\/p>\n

The crossbar denied Abdul Fatawu Issahaku a trademark goal from his own half in the 64^{th<\/sup> minute, when Congo committed too much in search of the equaliser.<\/p>\n}

Substitute Emmanuel Yeboah doubled the lead for the Black Meteors with a terrific finish in the 75th minute.<\/p>\n

The Cluj forward brought down a Terry Yegbe long pass from the air before smartly putting it past Dhody Foutou.<\/p>\n

Yeboah bagged his brace eight minutes later from a retaken penalty. Edmund Arkoh-Mensah had missed twice before the taker was changed after the goalkeeper came off the line on both occasions.<\/p>\n

There was a dramatic finish to the game as Congo scored twice in two minutes.<\/p>\n

Reich Kokolo headed in from a free kick in the 83nd minute before the loss of concentration led to their second through Yann Ngatse a minute later.<\/p>\n

Ghana will next play against host nation Morocco on Tuesday in their second Group A game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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