FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Ghana 3–0 Gabon

Sunday 27 Apr 1997 · Accra, Ghana

Ghana3–0Gabon

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Aboagye Gargo Gargo

42′1–0Felix Aboagye Ghana
60′2–0Mohammed Gargo Ghana
64′3–0Mohammed Gargo Ghana · penalty

Elo

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

Ghana: 1631 → 1650
Gabon: 1562 → 1543

Expected score for Ghana: 72.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 11, 1989–2022.

Ghana wins: 6
Draws: 3
Gabon wins: 2

Form either side

Ghana

Before

2–2 v Morocco 12 Jan 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v Zimbabwe 26 Jan 1997 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1997
0–0 v China PR 3 Apr 1997 · Nehru Cup 1997
1–1 v Sierra Leone 5 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–2 v India 8 Apr 1997 · Nehru Cup 1997

After

0–1 v Morocco 8 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–3 v Serbia 12 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup 1997
0–3 v South Korea 14 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup 1997
0–2 v Egypt 16 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup 1997
0–1 v Angola 22 Jun 1997 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1997

Gabon

Before

3–3 v Benin 22 Dec 1996 · Friendly
1–1 v Ghana 25 Dec 1996 · Friendly
0–1 v Sierra Leone 11 Jan 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–1 v Togo 30 Mar 1997 · Friendly
0–4 v Morocco 6 Apr 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

2–2 v Cameroon 22 Jun 1997 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1997
1–0 v Kenya 13 Jul 1997 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1997
1–1 v Namibia 27 Jul 1997 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1997
0–2 v Morocco 16 Aug 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–0 v Equatorial Guinea 2 Aug 1998 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1998

Road through the tournament

Ghana

2–2 v Morocco 12 Jan 1997
1–1 v Sierra Leone 5 Apr 1997
3–0 v Gabon 27 Apr 1997
0–1 v Morocco 8 Jun 1997
0–2 v Sierra Leone 17 Aug 1997

Gabon

0–1 v Sierra Leone 11 Jan 1997
0–4 v Morocco 6 Apr 1997
0–3 v Ghana 27 Apr 1997
0–2 v Morocco 16 Aug 1997

Every Ghana v Gabon match11

From Ghana's side.


14 Jan 2022	Gabon	1–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2022	Group stage
15 Nov 2011	Gabon	2–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2008	Gabon	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
14 Jun 2008	Gabon	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
27 Apr 1997	Gabon	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
25 Dec 1996	Gabon	1–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
10 Nov 1996	Gabon	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—
3 Jan 1993	Gabon	3–2	Away	Friendly	—
7 Jul 1991	Gabon	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
23 Apr 1989	Gabon	1–0 (lost on pens)	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1989	—
9 Apr 1989	Gabon	0–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1989	—

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