Four-time Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions Ghana, could not have asked for a better start in their qualification campaign for the 34th edition of the upcoming continental AFCON tournament set to take place in June 2023 in Ivory Coast.Playing at home, the Black Stars ran out comfortable 3-0 winners against Madagascar as they recorded their first win in 2022 after seven matches. The Otto Addo coached side were joined on the winners list by Angola and Libya who also got victories in their respective matches. Here is a wrap of day one action and a preview of action on day two.##NAJAVA_MECA_6434565##Ghana 3-0 MadagascarAS Roma prodigy Felix Afena-Gyan scored one and set up another to help the Black Stars to the convincing victory in the Group E game played at the Cape Coast stadium in the coastal city.Talented playmaker Mohammed Kudus broke the deadlock on 52 minutes with a simple tap-in from Felix Afena-Gyan before the youngster doubled the lead a few moments later.Substitute Osman Bukari wrapped the victory after using his pace to outwit his marker before rounding up goalkeeper Nina Razakirina for the emphatic win.⌚️| FULL-TIME: It’s all over at the Cape Coast Stadium.Ghana 🇬🇭 3-0 🇲🇬 Madagascar ⚽️ 54′ Kudus Mohammed, 56′ Felix Afena Ohene-Gyan & 87′ Osman Bukari #BlackStars | #BringBackTheLove | #AFCON2023Q pic.twitter.com/MuN90x4TRV— Black Stars 🇬🇭 (@GhanaBlackstars) June 1, 2022 Angola 2-1 Central African RepublicAngola staged a stunning second half comeback at home to claim morale boosting 2-1 win that sent them joint top of Group E alongside Ghana.After Samuel Nlend had broken the deadlock for the visitors in the 32nd minute, The Palancas Negras, who are vying for a place in next year’s tournament, scored twice in five minutes in the second half to win the game 2-1 at the Estadio 11 de Novembro in Luanda to send their fans into raptures.Italy-based M’Bala Nzola restored parity for the Palancas Negras in the 72nd minute before Dala gave them the lead five minutes later with a brilliant finish that ended up sealing all three points.G⚽AL = 3️⃣ POINTSHere’s the moment Gelson completes Angola’s comeback against Central African Republic in the #TotalEnergiesAFCONQ2023 🔥@Faffutebol pic.twitter.com/UGeBzu5e3O— CAF (@CAF_Online) June 1, 2022 Libya 1-0 BotswanaLibya opened their 2023 qualifying campaign by pipping Botswana 1-0 in their opening Group J match played at the Martyrs of February Stadium in Benghazi on Wednesday.The Maghrebian side managed the slim win over the Zebras courtesy of a Saleh Al Taher goal that came as a rebound to Sanad Al Warfali’s missed penalty attempt.With the vital home win, Libya lead Group J as Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea play in the other group game later on.##NAJAVA_MECA_6434566##On Thursday, two matches will be taking place with Mozambique facing Rwanda in Group L as Tunisia face Equitorial Guinea.
