Comoros' Fouad Bachirou gifts teammate Ernest Asante his AFCON jersey vs Ghana
20th February 2022
Omonia Nicosia and Comoros midfielder, Fouad Bachirou has donated the shirt he wore in the Ghana vs Comoros match at the 2021 African Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon to his Ghanaian teammate Ernest Asante.
The 31 year old midfielder started in Comoros 3-2 win over Ghana in the last round group game at the AFCON and was taken off in the added time after 90 minute by Jimmy Abdou.
The Comoros beat Ghana 3-2 at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium in the third and final day of Group C, rekindling their hopes.
Ghana are officially out of the competition after a game full of emotion and drama.
The Comoros who had not scored a single point before the match were theoretically out of the competition before the kickoff. The Southern-African representatives lost the first two matches respectively to Gabon (1-0) and Morocco (2-0).
The four-time African champions (Ghana) are one of the greatest powers in world football. Despite having won the CAN in four editions, Ghana is the team with the most finals lost in the competition (five). The Ghanaian national team lost the finals of 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010 and 2015.
Despite their lack of experience in front of the four-time champions Ghana, Comoros did not give enough time to breathe to their opponents. A quick counter-attacking move eventually led to the early goal from captain El-Fardou Mohamed (4').
Ghana's nightmare was just beginning! A serious foul by captain Andre Ayew on Comoros goalkeeper Boina Ben earned him a red card at the 23rd minute. Ayew was trying to take advantage of a rebound and ended up injuring the goalkeeper, who had to be replaced in the 24th minute by his colleague Ahamada Nadhoim.
The Comoros' second goal came in the 61st minute through Ahmed Mogni, who broke through four defenders and slotted the ball into the back of the net.
Dramatic moments followed at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium. Ghana were levelled through Richmond Yiadom (63') and defender Alaxander Djiku (76'). The goals revived the game and the Comoros took the lead again with the third goal scored by Ahmed Mogni (86').