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Sports News from Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Source: ghananewsagency.org
2019-02-05
The 19-year-old scored his first goal in the 41st minute.
Daniel Agbloe Lomotey took advantage of a mistake by the Burkinabe defense to seal Ghana's victory in the African Under-20 Youth Championship (AYC).
Lomotey, who plays for the West African Football Academy (WAFA), told Ghana the first match of the first day against Burkina Faso, his neighbor, played Monday in Maradi, Niger.
The 19-year-old scored his first goal in the 41st minute to boost the morale of the Black Satellites after the Ghana match was postponed to Monday.
Lomotey, feeling unbeatable, concluded the game with a second goal in the 77th minute, after lobbing the ball beyond Young Stallions goaltender Mohamed Traoré, leaving no point at home.
The Black Satellites, pocketing the maximum points, would qualify for the next stage with Senegal in the next meeting of Group B, which should be difficult, their opponent having won their first game against Mali with a convincing victory of 2-0 . yesterday.
With this result, Ghana is at the top of Group B, followed by Senegal, Burkina Faso and Mali.
Ghana is paired in Group B alongside Burkina Faso, Senegal and Mali in the current CJA.
The 21st edition of the AYC organized in Niger would see the top four teams qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 in Poland this year.
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