African Cup of Nations 2012 · Semi-final

Zambia 1–0 Ghana

Wednesday 8 Feb 2012 · Bata, Equatorial Guinea (neutral)

Zambia1–0Ghana

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Mayuka

78′1–0Emmanuel Mayuka Zambia

Line-ups

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

Zambia

Came on

20Emmanuel MayukaFW●↑46′
3Chisamba LunguMF↑66′

Ghana

Came on

15Issac VorsahDF↑72′
12Prince TagoeFW↑74′
11Sulley MuntariMF↑86′

Elo

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

Zambia: 1697 → 1734
Ghana: 1876 → 1839

Expected score for Zambia: 26.3% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 10, 1978–2015.

Zambia wins: 5
Draws: 0
Ghana wins: 5

Form either side

Zambia

Before

0–0 v Namibia 14 Jan 2012 · Friendly
2–1 v Senegal 21 Jan 2012 · African Cup of Nations 2012
2–2 v Libya 25 Jan 2012 · African Cup of Nations 2012
1–0 v Equatorial Guinea 29 Jan 2012 · African Cup of Nations 2012
3–0 v Sudan 4 Feb 2012 · African Cup of Nations 2012

After

0–0 v Ivory Coast 12 Feb 2012 · African Cup of Nations 2012
0–0 v Angola 16 May 2012 · Friendly
3–0 v Sudan 2 Jun 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
1–0 v Ghana 9 Jun 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
0–1 v Malawi 6 Jul 2012 · Friendly

Ghana

Before

2–1 v Gabon 15 Nov 2011 · Friendly
1–0 v Botswana 24 Jan 2012 · African Cup of Nations 2012
2–0 v Mali 28 Jan 2012 · African Cup of Nations 2012
1–1 v Guinea 1 Feb 2012 · African Cup of Nations 2012
2–1 v Tunisia 5 Feb 2012 · African Cup of Nations 2012

After

0–2 v Mali 11 Feb 2012 · African Cup of Nations 2012
1–1 v Chile 29 Feb 2012 · Friendly
7–0 v Lesotho 1 Jun 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
0–1 v Zambia 9 Jun 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
1–1 v China PR 15 Aug 2012 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Zambia

2–1 v Senegal Group stage
2–2 v Libya Group stage
1–0 v Equatorial Guinea Group stage
3–0 v Sudan Quarter-final
1–0 v Ghana Semi-final
0–0 v Ivory Coast Final

Ghana

1–0 v Botswana Group stage
2–0 v Mali Group stage
1–1 v Guinea Group stage
2–1 v Tunisia Quarter-final
0–1 v Zambia Semi-final
0–2 v Mali Third-place play-off

Every Zambia v Ghana match10

From Zambia's side.


27 May 2015	Ghana	3–0	Neutral	COSAFA Cup 2015	—
6 Sep 2013	Ghana	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2013	—
9 Jun 2012	Ghana	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2012	—
8 Feb 2012	Ghana	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 2012	Semi-final
12 Aug 2009	Ghana	1–4	Neutral	Friendly	—
3 Feb 1996	Ghana	1–0	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1996	Third-place play-off
25 Sep 1994	Ghana	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
25 Aug 1994	Ghana	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
15 Jan 1992	Ghana	0–1	Neutral	African Cup of Nations 1992	Group stage
5 Mar 1978	Ghana	1–2	Away	African Cup of Nations 1978	Group stage

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