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ZAMBIA Sink Ghana To Progress To AFCON Final
Zambia has beaten Ghana to qualify to this years AFCON final courtesy of second half goal from Substitute Emmanuel Mayuka.
Substitute Emmanuel Mayuka scored 12 minutes from time to give Zambia a shock 1-0 win over four-time champions Ghana on Wednesday and a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final.
The goal came against the run of play with Isaac Chansa setting up the 20-year-old striker, whose shot from outside the penalty area flew past goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey into the corner of the net.
Zambia now go to Libreville for an emotional showdown with Ivory Coast or Mali on Sunday as it was off the Gabon coast that a plane carrying the 1993 squad plunged into the Atlantic killing all 25 players and officials on board.
It will be the third final appearance by the Copper Bullets after losing to Zaire after a replay in 1974 and to Nigeria 20 years later with a team built within 12 months after the tragedy.
Midfielder Derek Boateng was sent off seven minutes from time after a second booking to leave Ghana battling on with 10 men in a tense finish as Zambia clung to the slender advantage.
Ghana made three changes from the team that edged Tunisia in a bruising last-eight clash three days ago with Lee Addy, Derek Boateng and Jordan Ayew replacing Alhassan Masawudu, injured Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu and Sulley Muntari.
Addy was one of only two outfield players in the 23-man squad who had taken no part in the previous four matches while Boateng made his first start and Ayew his second.
After making only one change in their previous four outings, Zambia coach Herve Renard dropped Chisamba Lungu and Mayuka from the side that convincingly defeated Sudan and in came Francis Kasonde and James Chamanga.
It was a familiar scene at the 35 00-seat Estadio de Bata in this port city with row after row of empty red and blue seats, and many who did turn up raced to the back rows for shelter from heavy pre-match rain.
Ghana won two and Zambia one of three Cup of Nations clashes between the countries with the last 16 years ago in Johannesburg when the Copper Bullets scored the lone goal of a third place playoff.
The Black Stars were favourites this time and the early exchanges backed that view with the four-time champions squandering a great chance to take an early lead when Asamoah Gyan failed to convert a penalty.
Awarded for a foul on Kwadwo Asamoah by Davies Nkausu, Gyan did not strike the spot kick with great power and Kennedy Mweene guessed correctly, dived to his left and pushed the ball away with his left hand.
Gyan, whose three goals were instrumental in Ghana reaching the 2010 final, was not at his sharpest and shot timidly at Mweene soon after when put through by Andre Ayew.
Jordan Ayew, younger brother of Andre and son of Ghana legendy Abedi ‘Pele’ Ayew, was another culprit when he broke free inside the box but failed to connect with a delicate chip over the defence.
With the Black Stars doing most of the pressing, scoring chances for the Copper Bullets were few and far between although captain Christopher Katongo should have done better than blaze wide when set up by Rainford Kalaba.
Renard had a change of mind at half-time regarding his lone striker and introduced Mayuka for Chamanga, hoping the young Switzerland-based star could add to two goals early in the tournament.
But the goalmouth action continued to be largely at the end guarded by Mweene, who had to get down smartly when Jordan Ayew unleashed a low, close-range shot.
Ghana looked more likely to break the deadlock as the second half wore on and they suffered a blow when injury-prone captain John Mensah was forced to retire with Isaac Vorsah coming on.
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uncle t
February 8, 2012 at 9:49 pm
bazambia bawina
MWIS
February 8, 2012 at 9:56 pm
@ KAYA. You must be very sick in your heard. what else do you want, you can play 90% to 10% but what matters are the scores at the end of the game Zambia 1 Ghana 0.Ulishilu koluwe.
Big master.
February 8, 2012 at 9:58 pm
iwe chi kaya u are an *****. use brain 4 for sure.
concluder
February 8, 2012 at 10:06 pm
CONGRATS BOYS THE CHIPOLOPOLO BOYS,U VA SHAMED THE USUAL CRITICS PIPO LIKE BARC 10 AND ALIEN.GO ZAMBIA GO CUP NIYATU.THANKS FOR MAKING US PROUD.FOCUS ON THE NEXT MATCH LOVE YOU
Air Mukwai_
February 8, 2012 at 10:21 pm
munalian & your wife janet c,
segula gigo & maria,
chikalabwamba & atm,
wanu ngwee & nakferd
come and join me in this time of triumphal celebration. there is high euphoria & lagers are just flowing due to chipolopolo hegemony in afcon.
Chipolopola gyal
February 8, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Iwe chi kaya waba noko amalepe uku fota naiwe alien noko ka beans uku kosa kwati nintambo yaku chikwepe. Ma bolo yenu utukala ubunono ba satanyoko imwe mwe ma tole. Congrats to my boys the chipolopolo mwah xoxo
Extra eye
February 8, 2012 at 10:37 pm
Kaya en allien 2 hell with u en yo comments.zambia hz won.wat else do u want idiots.winning is o it teks in a game.Congrats guys .GO ZAMBIA GO
Ulesi
February 8, 2012 at 10:40 pm
Iwe chi scrotum face Kaya, what matters is we have won. We’ve had a good scoring record. If you get your head outta that butthole of yours, you will see the light.
gole
February 8, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Commandor spot on sir. Mweene was man of the match and we simply won and that’s what’s important.
Matweb Shili
February 8, 2012 at 10:47 pm
May the likes of Reuben Kamanga and company(so called ‘soccer analysts’)drown in shame.They tried to play ‘Prophet of Doom’ but lamentably failed.
Now they say the exact opposite of what they were saying at the beginning of the competition. May they be reminded that he who contradicts himself says nothing. Let them try farming just may be they may correctly predict their yield
Duh!
February 8, 2012 at 10:49 pm
Zambia 1 vs 0, Gyan Wept
Next reading will be on sunday
Air Mukwai_
February 8, 2012 at 10:56 pm
latest:
Fabio Capello quits as England manager.
Zambia Vs Ivory Coast muma final. Zambia 2-0 Ivory Coast
Air Mukwai_
February 8, 2012 at 11:08 pm
@ Matweb Shili:
i agree with you even that ka boy ngosa chisupa should know which hair cut suits his head. he was optimistic that zed will fail to senegal and went on saying that zed reached finals in 1974 & 1994 with the bearing of 4s and this yr being 2012 is not matching with 4s, so zed has not chances of pulling thru to finals. ngosa chisupa …… try to be neutral like Innocent k.
Air Mukwai_
February 8, 2012 at 11:14 pm
rumour has it that tomorrow is public holiday.
Sparx
February 8, 2012 at 11:18 pm
The black starz blacked out by the copa bullets.congrats bullets…we proud of u.To God b the glory!
kaypro!
February 8, 2012 at 11:23 pm
Lets wait and see fintu tukalisha drogba nabanankwe. Cant believe the cup is comin! Vuvuzelas for zambia.
Alien we ndoshi
February 8, 2012 at 11:43 pm
A big ‘f@ck you’ to alien the lowlife
Barca 10
February 9, 2012 at 12:51 am
5 out of 5 wins 9 goals scored none conceded the fear of ivory coast is the biggining of wisdom,zambia is goin down en all of u pa sunday u’ll be mauless.
Maria
February 9, 2012 at 2:21 am
@Air Mukwai where is the party at?Ine naisa bane,Ba segula gigo has left me for another woman,but life goes on,chiza lila lelo,i must fine six pack heineken!utwatalala waumfwa
big small
February 9, 2012 at 6:59 am
ama underdogs ku ma finnal ma champs home? go boys go bring the cup home and get your money
more money in your po……………..!!!!
big small
February 9, 2012 at 7:00 am
ama underdogs ku ma final ma champs home? go boys go bring the cup home and get your money
more money in your po……………..!!!!
uncle p
February 9, 2012 at 7:01 am
THEY DID ALL WHAT THEY COULD.DISPLAYED THEIR SKILL.SLOWLY BUT STEADY WE FOLLOWED THEM & AT THE END OF THE 90 MINUTES,WE EMERGED VICTORIOUS.4M D EASTERN PART OF ZAMBIA WHERE I COME,THEY SAY “MWAMUNA MUZAKO NIPACHULU”.NOW,I CAN’T IMAGINE THE DISAPPOINTMENT IN GHANA,COZ THEY THOUGHT WE WRE A WALK-OVER.GO ZAMBIA..GOOOO…………
Zambia
February 9, 2012 at 8:09 am
When Katongo scored the only goal to against EG the president promoted him. So what will he (the President) do for Mayuka E. Go boys Go boys. This is your time.
SuumbwaNyambe
February 9, 2012 at 8:36 am
Kwena ba Sata na mushaina mwandi, Zambia mwasenda, nomba muletuletela ne chikombe..
St. Lisbon
February 9, 2012 at 8:45 am
Against the tide of opinion and against the tide of play, we carried the day!!! When things seem impossible, that’s when God shows HIS MIGHTY HAND. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Drogba, Toure, Kalou,Mayuka, Katongo and so on are big names but our reliance must be on THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES. I’m not claiming that Zambia has a monopoly of God. All I’m saying is THOSE WHO PUT CONFIDENCE IN GOD WILL NEVER BE PUT TO SHAME, but those who put confidence in any other name are bound to be disappointed. BLESSINGS TO THE LADS!!!
PIKE
February 9, 2012 at 8:55 am
CIKALA KAYA UKAPONOKA NALIPESHIBA APOSANGWA.DO YOU KNOW FOOTBALL?????
tomtom
February 9, 2012 at 8:59 am
zambian its clear now that can we get to greater hights with team work with the moto one zambia one nation; under the supervision of the couch who selected his team inculded all others its clearly different story .houner kennedy mweene the same way u promoted those others without mweene we cud be talking a different story yu have given zambia a pride mwana chisi twakulumba kapati wabeleka continue with the sprit to the end. gog bless
Diplomacy
February 9, 2012 at 8:59 am
Bravo…..bravo…..chipolopolo..kp goin’ until the very day when u bring the cup 2 Zed.God bless u!!
1 ali.j the desire
February 9, 2012 at 9:22 am
good game ba zed;mulibakali;kalaba na mayuka ni ziiiii
wanita
February 9, 2012 at 9:22 am
viva zambia viva mweeene. mweene is bemba. all my tonga friends tapali ichenu goalie mweene is bemba!!!!! hahahahaha!!!!holee!!!!
Sweet Sugar
February 9, 2012 at 9:30 am
@Kaya, for once use your brains to think, what matters are the goal and no possesion
Gumu Gumu
February 9, 2012 at 9:34 am
The boys have made us so proud. Ati Asamoah, Drogba na shani shani uko… naifwe we got Mayuka, Kalaba… Go boys! finyunyeni!!!!!
sheeeee
February 9, 2012 at 9:36 am
whres Gift Kampaba. He talked shit before the tournament. Bonse abena Bonnet ma bulungwa
Kenneth Kaunda mbewa
February 9, 2012 at 9:36 am
I hope that now all the critics of Kalu and Wrenar are now bemused, embarrassed, angered, jeloused, dabwad, mouless by the fact that ZAMBIA is in the final. Like DAZO put it this morning on R4, Zambia may not have the “big names” but they are in the final. the game of football is about scoring and winning and not iyo pantu chite ateya ku ……… ala malabishi! what most of us forget is the fact that where these guys play, there are some players who cordinate with them and understand their system and so provide the necessary support and make them deliver. if you have noticed most of them fail to shine here in Africa. So aya amajelasi muleke bamakaka imwe mwe batemwa shooting down what you can not do. thats why I earlier said that its only the technical bench on the ground who knows which player can and can not deliver at a particular time because he is right on the ground! awe chite is not zeya, so what?
Sweet Sugar
February 9, 2012 at 9:37 am
Kufinyunya for real, goalie naye kuzingimana, zambia tuli bakali, Ivory coast you are next
chanda
February 9, 2012 at 10:03 am
wanita ulishili. wansekesha. at mweena is now bemba, When was he baptised to join the elite tribe
chanda
February 9, 2012 at 10:04 am
wanita ulishili. wansekesha. at mweena is now bemba, When was he baptised to join the our tribe
Segula GiGo
February 9, 2012 at 10:10 am
Zambia teyi nayo @Maria u still my numba one!!on Bended knee Hang over is killing me but was worth it!!!
Segula GiGo
February 9, 2012 at 10:12 am
Barca 10 Go jump off a Bridge!!!!
W B ZULU
February 9, 2012 at 10:29 am
As a zambian here in Darfur am very proud of you guys keep the spirit burning.am walking with my head up.go zambia go.
I am
February 9, 2012 at 10:36 am
Iwe Chi kaya, go to hell.
mm
February 9, 2012 at 10:38 am
The day the chipolopolo bays are coming should b a holiday.
mm
February 9, 2012 at 10:41 am
zambia vs lvory coast final.
zambia 2 lvory coast 1
Slu
February 9, 2012 at 11:15 am
Chipolopolo iyee, chipolopolo iyee ….
peacemaker
February 9, 2012 at 11:18 am
Am tired of our soccer analysts! We would rather do away with them than have them to make us sick.Why are they so negative about the bullets? No diplomacy at all!Please do not allow them!
bijoli
February 9, 2012 at 11:26 am
barc 10,chikala chawiso ukakukile ku ghana nangu ku ivory coast pamputi,ubipa amafi kunsala.chikala ulelanda pali bawiso and not pali victorious chipolopolo,if you are a man waupa ishilu and if you are a woman waupwa kwi shilu.chikala ukaye ku ghana mukulima coaco,economy yamuma kg(coaco) na economy yamuma tonnes(copper)teti baletubelesha.barc 10 chikala carefull.GO ZAMBIA GO.IVORY COAST WAPYA BAISA.
THE GOGO
February 9, 2012 at 11:41 am
Yes we won. But if we are to beat Ivory Coast in the finals we need to improve our game. Otherwise congrats Zambia national team.
Sadi
February 9, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Zambia won period viva……… ball possession does not matter in soccer but scores. The CUP is coming to Zed.
Dododo!
February 9, 2012 at 1:31 pm
i think kaya was just trying to engange everyone into the victory franzy…. if not iwe chi Kaya na Alien muli ma aliens saana., mulifipumbu pafipumbu and i think you brains have been licking your whole lives!
SOCCER FAN
February 9, 2012 at 1:56 pm
UMUNTU NI DIDIER DROGBA, GHANA ARE IMMATURE THATS WHY THEY LOST BUT IMWE TU ZAMBIA YOU WILL MEET MEN AND NOT BOYS YOU HAVE BEEN MEETING LETS GO ELEPHANTS AND STAMP ON KIDS ON SUNDAY.SANGOMA OR NO SANGOMA BOYS WILL ALWAYS BE BOYS