Ghana’s Beach Soccer team, also known as the Black Sharks, gained an early advantage by defeating the Sand Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire 5-3 at Keta’s Emancipation Beach Resort in the Beach Soccer AFCON qualifiers.
✅ 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 – #BlackSharks of Ghana defeat the Sand Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire 5️⃣-3️⃣ in the first leg of the 2024 AFCON Beach Soccer qualifier at Emancipation Beach in Keta!
The team will travel to Abidjan for the return leg, scheduled for July 26–28, 2024.… pic.twitter.com/qxRWmIfDHq
— 🇬🇭 Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) July 21, 2024
Ghana’s goals were scored by Alfred Kwame Torsu, with Wise Nyamadi and Ticor Kini each contributing two goals.
⏱️ 29’ 𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 – Ticor Kini gets his second and the fifth for #BlackSharks.
🇬🇭 Ghana 5-1 Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮#BeachSoccerAFCONQ
— 🇬🇭 Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) July 21, 2024
Although the Ivorians scored three goals, it wasn’t enough to tie the game.
The Black Sharks will now head to Abidjan for the return leg on Saturday.
⏱️ 43’ – Hans DjedDjed scores for the Sand Elephants.
🇬🇭 Ghana 5-3 Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮#BlackSharks | #BeachSoccerAFCONQ
— 🇬🇭 Ghana Football Association (@ghanafaofficial) July 21, 2024
Ranked among the top twelve teams in Africa, Ghana will face Cote D’Ivoire again, vying for a spot in the AFCON tournament.
The qualifiers will determine the seven teams joining host Nation Egypt for the 2024 Beach Soccer AFCON.
