Published September 29, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
Ghana 2-4 Gambia in the Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification on Tuesday, September 29, with Gambia taking the points after a level half-time score of 2-2. The match produced six goals; Ghana scored two goals and Gambia scored four goals.
The result at Accra Sports Stadium set a clear contrast between possession and outcome. Ghana had 69% of the ball, but Gambia left with the win, converting its attacking output into enough goals to decide the match.
The numbers
Ghana registered 3 shots, all 3 of them on target. Gambia had 4 shots and 2 on target. The figures show that both sides put efforts on target, while the final score came from the goals rather than shot volume alone. They do not indicate the quality of those attempts, so the totals offer a measure of output, not a complete account of how each chance developed.
Ghana won 3 corners to Gambia’s 2. The saves count was 0 for Ghana and 1 for Gambia. Read alongside the possession split, those details describe different parts of the game: time on the ball, set-piece opportunities and interventions by the goalkeepers. None on its own explains the outcome, but together they underline that control of possession did not settle the match in Ghana’s favour. Gambia’s goals did.
The sides went into the interval level, and the final score shows that Gambia emerged with the decisive advantage by full time. Without a breakdown of when the goals came, the numbers cannot show precisely how the match shifted after the break. What they do establish is the contrast between Ghana’s share of the ball and Gambia’s eventual return in goals.