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Africa cup of nations 2012 Update: Ghana, Mali advance to quarterfinals
“This is a dark day for football. Such a catastrophic situation is unimaginable and should not happen,” Blatter said in a statement.
CAF President Issa Hayatou said: “African football is in a state of mourning.”
At the African Cup, Ghana settled for a draw at a near-empty Stade de Franceville against a Guinea team desperate to continue at the tournament.
Ghana went ahead with a high-quality goal from Emmanuel Agyemang Badu in the 28th minute, the forward volleying into the top left corner from outside the penalty area to put the title contender in charge.
Guinea equalized through Abdoul Razzagui Camara’s lofted cross which sailed over goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey and into the far corner. The Guineans then piled forward in search of the victory that would revive their hopes of making the last eight, but they had Mamadou Dioulde Bah sent off with 20 minutes to go and their challenge faded.
In Libreville, goals from Garra Dembele and Barcelona’s Seydou Keita completed Mali’s fightback, leaving the Malians to watch a giant TV screen after fulltime at Stade de l’Amitie to see if the result in Franceville would send them through.
