African Cup of Nations 1978 · Third-place play-off

Ghana 2–0 Uganda

Thursday 16 Mar 1978 · Accra, Ghana

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Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Afriyie Afriyie

38′1–0Opoku Afriyie Ghana
64′2–0Opoku Afriyie Ghana

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Ghana: 1693 → 1719
Uganda: 1679 → 1653

Expected score for Ghana: 65.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 13, 1962–2017.

Ghana wins: 5
Draws: 5
Uganda wins: 3

Form either side

Ghana

Before

3–1 v Ivory Coast 19 Feb 1978 · Friendly
2–1 v Zambia 5 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
1–1 v Nigeria 8 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
3–0 v Burkina Faso 10 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
1–0 v Tunisia 14 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978

After

0–3 v Iran 19 May 1978 · Friendly
2–1 v Cameroon 14 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978
1–1 v Mali 17 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978
0–0 v Nigeria 21 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978
0–2 v Algeria 25 Jul 1978 · All-African Games 1978

Uganda

Before

0–0 v Zambia 9 Dec 1977 · CECAFA Cup 1977
3–1 v Congo 6 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
1–3 v Tunisia 9 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
3–0 v Morocco 11 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978
2–1 v Nigeria 14 Mar 1978 · African Cup of Nations 1978

After

2–0 v Malawi 5 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Cup 1978
1–2 v Zambia 7 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Cup 1978
1–0 v Kenya 9 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Cup 1978
2–2 v Somalia 13 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Cup 1978
0–4 v Zambia 17 Nov 1978 · CECAFA Cup 1978

Road through the tournament

Ghana

2–1 v Zambia Group stage
1–1 v Nigeria Group stage
3–0 v Burkina Faso Group stage
1–0 v Tunisia Semi-final
2–0 v Uganda Third-place play-off

Uganda

3–1 v Congo Group stage
1–3 v Tunisia Group stage
3–0 v Morocco Group stage
2–1 v Nigeria Semi-final
0–2 v Ghana Third-place play-off

Every Ghana v Uganda match13

From Ghana's side.


7 Oct 2017	Uganda	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
17 Jan 2017	Uganda	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2017	Group stage
7 Oct 2016	Uganda	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2016	—
15 Nov 2014	Uganda	0–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2014	—
6 Sep 2014	Uganda	1–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2014	—
31 May 2009	Uganda	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
4 Sep 2005	Uganda	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
3 Jul 2004	Uganda	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—
22 Jun 2003	Uganda	1–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2003	—
7 Sep 2002	Uganda	0–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2002	—
25 Oct 2000	Uganda	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
16 Mar 1978	Uganda	2–0	Home	African Cup of Nations 1978	Third-place play-off
10 Oct 1962	Uganda	4–1	Away	Friendly	—

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