The matches follow one another during this international truce. In a friendly on Friday night, Mali took only one bite out of Ghana. The Eagles won 3-0 thanks to goals from Rennes Traore (3rd), Rémois El Bilal Touré (49th), and Amadou Haïdara the Leipzig player (75th).
Coach CK Akonnor started throwing men into the game for the equalizer by substituting Eugene Ansah for Kamaldeen Suleyman in the 42nd minute. The change yielded no result for Ghana as the first department of the game ended 1:0 in favor of the Malians.
The second half started with Ghana knocking the doors of the Malians for the equalizer but efforts from Jordan Ayew, Andre Ayew, and Kamaldeen Suleyman proved futile.
At the same time, Mauritania defeated Sierra Leone 2-1. Amadou Niass opened the scoring (20th) for Corentin Martins’ men but Crespo equalized on the half-hour mark (31st). The Mourabitounes ended up winning the match with the last goal by Hemeye Tanjy (78′).
