Crowd Trouble As Ghana Reach Final

Ghana secured their place in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations final with an emphatic 3-0 win over Equatorial Guinea at the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo on Thursday evening.
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Goals from Mubarak Wakaso and brothers Jordan and Andre Ayew helped the West Africans to their ninth Afcon final.
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The win for Ghana sets up a repeat of the 1992 Afcon final which saw the Ivory Coast come out trumps following a lengthy penalty shootout.
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After what was a frantic start, the game settled with chances few and far between in the opening half hour.
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Andre Ayew posed an early threat, while Emilio Nsue and quarterfinal hero Javier Balboa looked menacing for the hosts, with the Equatorial Guinea duo almost linking up for the opener in the 19th minute.
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Having done well to beat the offside trap, Nsue was left frustrated as he failed to direct his diving header on target from a precise Balboa free-kick.
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Nzalang Nacional goalkeeper Felipe Ovono, who has been one of the standout players at this year’s tournament, was at fault as Ghana were awarded a golden opportunity to open the scoring in the 41st minute. The Deportivo Mongomo gloves man was adjudged to have brought down Kwesi Appiah inside the area.
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Jordan Ayew, who replaced the injured Asamoah Gyan in the starting XI, duly slotted the ball into the back of the net.
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Things went from bad to worse for the host nation moments later as Wakaso doubled the Black Stars’ lead in first-half stoppage time.
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With Equatorial Guinea pushing bodies up field in search of the equaliser, Ghana broke from a cleared corner-kick.
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Christian Atsu proved to be the main protagonist once again, with the on-loan Everton winger bursting down the left flank before setting up Celtic midfielder Wakaso, who took one touch in-field before firing into the back of the net.
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Andre Ayew and Appiah were guilty of missing glaring opportunities soon after the break, but Ghana would eventually grab their third in the 75th minute through Andre Ayew.
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With Ovono stranded, Appiah regathered possession having missed an initial chance before teeing up the Marseille midfielder, who prodded in from close range.
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The game was delayed for over a half-an-hour with eight minutes remaining as the Ghanaian fans were forced to retreat to the pitch with the home fans throwing missiles.
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When play finally resumed a mere three minutes of stoppage time was added. Ghana successfully saw out the extra few minutes to book their place in the final.
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The final will be played at the Estadio de Bata on Sunday, 8 February.