LIVE UPDATES: Gabon v Ghana – 2021 AFCON

Good evening and welcome to the live text commentary of the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) match between Ghana and Gabon.

Ghana last Monday opened the campaign of the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament with a game against Morocco.

At the end of what was a clash in Group C, Ghana suffered a 1-0 defeat to the opponent and now needs to win the second match of the group.

With that setback, there is pressure on the Black Stars to win their second match of the group stage to boost their chances of advancing to the knockout stage.

Ahead of that game against Gabon this evening, Ghana head coach Milovan Rajevac has named a strong starting eleven to do battle for the Black Stars.

Goalkeeper Joseph Wollacott keeps his place in the first eleven with a defensive back four that includes Baba Rahman as well as Daniel Amartey.

Thomas Partey is deployed in midfield with Jordan Ayew and Andre Ayew also starting up front.

Check out Ghana’s starting eleven to face Gabon below:

#TeamGhana

Our team for the today’s job 🇬🇭 #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #BlackStars | #BringBackTheLove pic.twitter.com/b0zneFoX6R

— Black Stars (@GhanaBlackstars) January 14, 2022

The opponent, Gabon are boosted with the return of experienced midfielder Mario Lemina and dangerous striker Pierre Emerick-Aubamenyang.

Unfortunately, the Arsenal hitman is not starting for Gabon due to some issues relating to fitness.

👕 Dressing Rooms Status: 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘. ✅
🙋‍♂️ Teams: 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐃. ✅#TeamGabon & #TeamGhana are looking sharp for today’s clash! 🤩#TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #GABGHA pic.twitter.com/4kB4zYaBVu

— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 🏆 (@CAF_Online) January 14, 2022