AFCON 2021: Comoros Make It To Knock-Out Stage

 

Ghana’s Group C opponents Comoros Islands have become the final team to take one of the four slots for best third-placed sides for the Round of 16 of the ongoing African Cup of Nations.

 

 

This was after Ivory Coast thrashed defending champions Algeria 3-1 in the final group E game played on Thursday at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon.

 

 

 

Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign came to a humiliating end on Tuesday as they were beaten 3-2 by debutants Comoros Islands at Garoua’s Roumde Adjia Stadium to finish bottom of Group C with just a single point.

 

 

 

Ghana 2-3 Comoros: The Black Stars were eliminated from the group stage as they suffered a humiliating defeat to the side ranked 132 in the world

 

 

 

What a story for the 🇰🇲Comoros Islands.A Round of 16 berth for the Islanders is so deserved.

Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 v 🇬🇦 Gabon
Senegal 🇸🇳 v 🇨🇻 Cape Verde
Cote d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 v 🇪🇬 Egypt 🔥🔥
Morocco 🇲🇦 v 🇲🇼 Malawi
Cameroon 🇨🇲 v 🇰🇲 Comoros #AFCON2021 #TeamGhana pic.twitter.com/BkUuoUqFKZ

— George Addo Jnr (@addojunr) January 20, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMOROS, yes, Comoros make it to the AFCON knock-out phase!
132nd in the world – they’d never even won a qualifier ever before qualifying for #AFCON2021

The islands makes it through as one a best 3rd-placed team with a side made up of Comorian diaspora in France #TeamComoros pic.twitter.com/T3WCImfxjY

— Sanny Rudravajhala (@Sanny_Rudra) January 20, 2022