Ghana Women edge Ivory Coast 2-1 in Africa Cup of Nations final

Ghana Women beat Ivory Coast Women 2-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations Women final, with P. Marfo scoring in the 59th minute to put Ghana ahead.

Ivory Coast W

• B. Amani
• Amenan Joëlle Rosemonde Kouassi

Ghana W

• B. Simon
• P. Boakye
• G. Asantewaa
• P. Marfo

Substitutions:

Ivory Coast W

Ghana W

• G. Asantewaa

Ball possession:

The victory secured Ghana’s success in a closely contested final, although the available match data does not identify the other scorers or provide a detailed account of the goal that gave Ghana their second goal and Ivory Coast their consolation.

Passes:

Marfo’s goal was recorded at 59 minutes, changing the score to 0-1. Ghana ultimately held on to win 2-1 and claim the final-round victory.

Defense:

The match statistics supplied for the game show no recorded possession figures, with Ivory Coast listed at 0% and Ghana also at 0%. Shooting and passing data were likewise recorded as zero for both sides, meaning there is no statistical basis to identify the leading shooter, the player with the best efforts on target or either team’s most influential passer.

Face-to-face:

Ivory Coast were listed with no shots on target or shots on goal, while Ghana were also recorded with zero in both categories. The data also shows no key passes for either team.

Fouls: