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As it happened: Ghana 2 - 1 South Africa

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27 Jan 2015

Thanks for joining Sport24 for tonight's Group C AFCON match.  Unfortunately, Bafana Bafana will be coming home.

27 Jan 2015

Ghana came out all guns blazing the second half and totally deserved to win the game.  South Africa have only managed 1 point in Group C.  They lead in every game, but unfortunately could never hang on.

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FULL TIME

Ghana have defeated South Africa 2 - 1.  Ghana go through along with Algeria from Group C.

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90' - There will be three minute of additional time added on.

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90' - Braimah gets a yellow card for time wasting.

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88' - A shot by Letsholonyane but it is well blocked by Ghana.

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85' - South African substitution:  Parker replaces Ndulula.

27 Jan 2015

SCORE UPDATE - GROUP C

Algeria 2 - 0 Senegal

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83' - Atsu on the left delivers an inch perfect cross onto the head of Ayew, D who send the ball past and advancing Khuzwayo.

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GOAL - GHANA!

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81' - Baydu tries a shot from range, deflected for another corner for Ghana.  South Africa clear again.

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80' - Ghana have another corner, that is the 13th for them.  Cleared by South Africa.

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78' - Furman is booked for dissent.

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77' - Free header for Rahman but no real power and Khuzwayo collects.

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77' - Its all Ghana now, they have another corner.  

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75' - Appiah almost give Ghana the lead but Khuzwayo tips it onto the crossbar.

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74' - South African substitution:  Rantie is replaced by Letsholonyane.

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72' - Ghana have equalised.  Gyan get the ball to Ayew who shoots but the ball comes to Boyle who slots home.

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GOAL - GHANA!

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67' - Coetzee with a long range shot, blocked!  He had come a long way upfield had the young defender.

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65' - Another free kick to Ghana they have South Africa under some pressure.  Nothing comes from it.

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63' - South Africa under some pressure now, multiple attacks by Ghana, but all dealt with by South Africa, although Khuzwayo did come for a ball and not reach it.

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62' - Free kick to Ghana, from the right, delivered by Wakasu and cleared by Matlaba.

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As things stand, South Africa require another goal to go through in this group.

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58' - South African substitution:  Phala is relpaced by Vilikazi.

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57' - Great goalkeeping by Khuzwayo as he punches a dangerous Ayew cross clear.  He decided to come off his line and made sure he cleared the ball.

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56' - Masango provides another ball for Rantie to run onto but well defended by Boye who stands strong.

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55' - Another corner to Ghana, cleared by Furman.

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53' - Corner to Ghana after an Ayew shot is deflected out.  The corner is punched away by Khuzwayo.

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52' - Matlaba with a shot from outside the box, but it goes well wide of the left hand upright.  He had plenty of support, he should have used them.

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50' - Long ball for Rantie to run onto, he uses his pace well but the Ghanaian defence does well.

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49' - Free kick to Ghana after a foul on Atsu, South Africa deal with it easily enough.

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48' - Masango cuts in from the left just outside the Ghana box and shoots, the ball slides off the side of his boot and goes out for a throw in.

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47' - Gyan puts is just over the bar on the left hand side of goal...

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46' - Free kick to Ghana as Coetzee fouls Gyan on the edge of the area.  This is in the centre of the goal, just outside the box.  

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SECOND HALF UNDERWAY

South Africa get us underway, they are playing from right to left.

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ALGERIA v SENEGAL

Algeria lead Senegal 1-0 at halftime.

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HALF TIME

South Africa lead by 1 - 0 against Ghana after a brilliant goal by Masango.

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45' - There will be one minute of optional added time in this first half.

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44' - Free kick to South Africa in a dangerous position on the right, the ball clears everyone and comes to Mathoho just inside the big box on the left, but he can't control properly and the ball goes out of play.

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41' - Matlaba tries a shot from long range, it flies over the bar.

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40' - Another chance to South Africa. A cross from Ngcongca is headed towards goal by Ndulula, but Braimahbb saves well at his near post.

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37' - Ngcongca receives a yellow for a foul on Ayew.

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36' - Ghana substitution.  Boye replaces Amartey (injury).

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33' - Free kick to Ghana in a dangerous position from the left. Half cleared by Furman, it comes to Rahman who blasts a right footed shot that Khuzwayo would not have seen much of it as it came through a crowd of players, somehow Khuzwayo manages to beat it away.

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32' - Masango takes the corner from the left, he swings it in, but the referee blows for a foul on a Ghanaian player. 

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30' - Jali has a shot blocked by a Ghanaian defender.  He is down injured after that.  South Africa have a corner.

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29' - Khuzwayo is up and comes out to collect a ball in the area.

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28' - Khuzwayo is down.  It seems he has hurt a hamstring while taking a goal kick.  
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