Ghana romp into quarter-finals, thrash Niger 3-0 in group match - Goals from Asamoah Gyan, in the sixth minute, Christian Atsu, in the 23rd, and John Boye, in the 49th, gave the Ghana Black Stars a resounding 3-0 win over Niger and a passage to the quarter-finals of the 2013 AFCON finals in South Africa.
The match, played at the Nelson Mandela Bay venue in Port Elizabeth, ensured that Niger returns home after losing 1-0 to Mali and drawing 0-0 with Democratic Republic of Congo for just one point in the group stage.
The Ghanaians scored a total of seven points from the three group matches -- the 2-2 draw with DRC in their opening group match and 1-0 win over Mali 1-0 in the second.
Pana 28/01/2013