African Cup of Nations 2006 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Ghana 1–2 Zimbabwe

Tuesday 31 Jan 2006 · Ismailia, Egypt (neutral)

Ghana1–2Zimbabwe

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Issah Mwaruwari Adamu

60′0–1Gabriel Issah Zimbabwe · own goal
68′0–2Benjamin Mwaruwari Zimbabwe
90′1–2Baba Adamu Ghana

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Ghana

Came on

20Baba AdamuFW●↑46′
19Hamza MohammedFW↑55′
12Godwin AttramMF↑64′

Zimbabwe

Came on

19Edzai KasinauyoFW↑49′
10Shingirai KaonderaFW↑85′

Elo

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

Ghana: 1700 → 1667
Zimbabwe: 1577 → 1611

Expected score for Ghana: 67% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 8, 1996–2021.

Ghana wins: 5
Draws: 2
Zimbabwe wins: 1

Form either side

Ghana

Before

3–1 v Saudi Arabia 14 Nov 2005 · Friendly
0–1 v Togo 11 Jan 2006 · Friendly
0–2 v Tunisia 15 Jan 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Nigeria 23 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
1–0 v Senegal 27 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006

After

0–1 v Mexico 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Turkey 26 May 2006 · Friendly
4–1 v Jamaica 29 May 2006 · Friendly
3–1 v South Korea 4 Jun 2006 · Friendly
0–2 v Italy 12 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

Zimbabwe

Before

1–5 v Nigeria 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–2 v Egypt 5 Jan 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Morocco 14 Jan 2006 · Friendly
0–2 v Senegal 23 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006
0–2 v Nigeria 27 Jan 2006 · African Cup of Nations 2006

After

1–1 v Malawi 24 Jun 2006 · Friendly
2–1 v Eswatini 25 Jun 2006 · Friendly
0–0 v Zambia 15 Jul 2006 · Friendly
1–2 v Angola 17 Sep 2006 · COSAFA Cup 2006
0–1 v Malawi 7 Oct 2006 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2006

Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Nigeria	3	3	0	0	+4	9
2Senegal	3	1	0	2	0	3
3Ghana	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4Zimbabwe	3	1	0	2	-3	3

Road through the tournament

Ghana

0–1 v Nigeria Group stage
1–0 v Senegal Group stage
1–2 v Zimbabwe Group stage

Zimbabwe

0–2 v Senegal Group stage
0–2 v Nigeria Group stage
2–1 v Ghana Group stage

Every Ghana v Zimbabwe match8

From Ghana's side.


12 Oct 2021	Zimbabwe	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
9 Oct 2021	Zimbabwe	3–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
31 Jan 2006	Zimbabwe	1–2	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2006	Group stage
3 Jun 2001	Zimbabwe	2–1	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2001	—
8 Oct 2000	Zimbabwe	4–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2000	—
13 Jul 1997	Zimbabwe	2–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 1997	—
26 Jan 1997	Zimbabwe	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 1997	—
9 Jan 1996	Zimbabwe	1–1	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN