SEE Crowd trouble as Ghana reach final with an emphatic 3-0 win

Ghana secured their place in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations final with an emphatic 3-0 win over Equatorial Guinea at the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo on Thursday evening.

 Goals from Mubarak Wakaso and brothers Jordan and Andre Ayew helped the West Africans to their ninth Afcon final.

The win for Ghana sets up a repeat of the 1992 Afcon final which saw the Ivory Coast come out trumps following a lengthy penalty shootout.

After what was a frantic start, the game settled with chances few and far between in the opening half hour.

Andre Ayew posed an early threat, while Emilio Nsue and quarterfinal hero Javier Balboa looked menacing for the hosts, with the Equatorial Guinea duo almost linking up for the opener in the 19th minute.

Having done well to beat the offside trap, Nsue was left frustrated as he failed to direct his diving header on target from a precise Balboa free-kick.

Nzalang Nacional goalkeeper Felipe Ovono, who has been one of the standout players at this year's tournament, was at fault as Ghana were awarded a golden opportunity to open the scoring in the 41st minute. The Deportivo Mongomo gloves man was adjudged to have brought down Kwesi Appiah inside the area.

Jordan Ayew, who replaced the injured Asamoah Gyan in the starting XI, duly slotted the ball into the back of the net.


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