Black Stars B lost the game against Nigeria by 2-0 with goals coming from Anthony Okpotu and Peter Moses.

The Black Stars B ended the game with skipper Isaac Twum, midfielder Gideon Waja and Deputy skipper Amos Frimpong having injury problems.

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Speaking to the media Maxwell Konadu spoke about injuries being the cause of the loss.

“It is not about the goals we conceded. It is rather about how fit our players were. There was no time to recover properly for this important match but all the same, the boys managed. Some were carrying injuries but we managed to go through the match.

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"Most of the players got injured in the first half but we did not have the opportunity to replace them. Isaac Twum, for instance, got injured in the warm up and he thought he could play with it. Unfortunately, we had to replace him.”

Mali and Guinea drew 1-1 in the other Group A fixture and that confirms Ghana and Nigeria book a spot to the semi finals

Ghana finish atop the group with 6 points followed by Nigeria with 5 points. Ghana are to face the runner-up of Group B on the 21st of September, 2017.