VIDEO | CAF Champions League Highlights: Ghana vs Sudan
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00:00the stadium was only deemed fit not so long ago by the confederation of african football
00:09to host matches deemed suitable which was absolutely vital given that the
00:15baba iara stadium in kumasi was
00:21and we are indeed underway in this group f clash match day three
00:28Ghana looking for their first win of the campaign
00:39and an early foray down the right hand side by Alidu Seydou trying to latch on to that
00:47he takes his short gets it back now what sort of delivery he's got that's better and into the
00:51oh against the crossbar glorious opportunity after just five minutes
00:56for Ghana to open the scoring as Kudas finally got the delivery right
01:04and the header cannoned off the crossbar
01:06Semenya in the dying embers and moments of the first half
01:23striving forward forced that good save from the goalkeeper earlier that's an outstanding tackle
01:30the fans unhappy the referee does blow his whistle but not for what the Ghanaian fans
01:34want which would of course be a penalty to the home side but that was a brilliant tackle to
01:40stop Semenya in full flight and by doing so it means that at halftime of this group f clash in
01:49nation's cup qualifying for 2025 it is currently Ghana nil sudan nil
02:10and the Ghanaian players just gathering their thoughts
02:13as they go into a little huddle
02:23and that's abu east 1963 1978 and 2008
02:33finals aren't always the greatest spectacle of course
02:37neither in truth has this game been so far needs a little bit of a lift
02:43Ghana need a bit of a boost
02:50Semenya on the charge at the
02:53other end of the pitch and Saeed Ahmed playing it in field
03:03Angola play Niger on friday night in the games of that match day three in the group it comes
03:10chance for Semenya he couldn't read the bounce and he doesn't compare terribly well with his two
03:18from 23 appearances for Ghana strike in spilled a double save from Mohamed Mustafa earlier in the
03:26year Semenya boiling up are the black stars one two with are you just for Semenya into the side
03:33netting it goes another chance goes by in the top flight in Sweden does Baidu 25 years of age
03:46lovely control from Semenya just couldn't get the pass right in the end
03:50but the first touch was it lovely took him exactly where
03:57on for his fourth cap today won two back in 2022 and then didn't win another until
04:03he took to the field against Niger last month looking for his first goal at international level
04:10Kudus into Iñaki Williams no offside flag for now strike across the face of goal and just just
04:21ahead of was it Michael Baidu
04:25Mensa men still in the middle Mensa still trying to
04:33create an opening it's Kuku who will clear it away for the Sudanese nice control
04:41driving run from Mugadan who came on earlier in the half a little push
04:46asked a lot of Seidou and Seidou has covered the ground very quickly deep cross in from him
04:51Williams trying to be alert to it but not as alert
04:56as Mustafa who's read the threat posed by Ghana very very well today
05:01Williams onto his right foot strike a goal from Williams deflection and over the crossbar
05:09Baidu again
05:15Owusu, Jiku
05:21Kuku again with the header at the back he's been very solid today
05:26essential defender for Sudan
05:30grew up in Australia that's nice a little bit of play down the right hand side
05:33into the middle it goes Williams it must be in oh how have they not scored
05:39Williams didn't get the correct touch and then Kudus couldn't turn it over is that enough time
05:46to find the goal that will change the complexion of this qualifying campaign for Ghana Kudus
05:52driving forward touch oh he saved it again will he can't let this one he won't because
05:58Abdul Fatahu cannot keep his shot down as you might expect the Sudan goalkeeper
06:05his team have lived on the edge of times but they are just seconds away
06:17from moving up to four points in the group
06:22and securing could be a very very important point here in Ghana crucially stopping their
06:29opponents of course from taking all three is there a sting in the tail from Sudan
06:36no is there a sting in the tail from Ghana Fatahu trying to play in Kudus and he was clipped and
06:45went down there's a player down in the Sudan area as well the referee looking at his watch
06:49these are the final moments Kudus into the middle it goes up goes Semenyo couldn't fashion the
06:55effort on target Williams tries his luck and bends it and it goes past the post and as it does so
07:03so do Ghana's hopes of winning this encounter because the final whistle has blown and Ghana
07:10who needed victory against Sudan today have been held by the 1970 African champions to a
07:16goalless draw it definitely suits the Sudanese and their coach Kwesi Appiah of Ghana nationality
07:24of course it does not suit that man in black Otto Addo three games so far in this nation's cup
07:31qualifying group no wins for Ghana and full time in the across sports stadium has ended Ghana nil
07:37Sudan nil well can you be surprised that Mohamed Mustapha is getting the bumps from his players
07:45he played a key role in keeping Ghana out
07:51sometimes he got a little bit of luck sometimes it was expert reading of the game