Ghana Vs CAR: Watch Video Of West Ham Star Mohammed Kudus' Powerful Freekick Goal For The Black Stars

Ghana Vs CAR: Watch Video Of West Ham Star Mohammed Kudus' Powerful Freekick Goal For The Black Stars

  • Ghana qualified for AFCON 2023 as group leaders after pipping the Central African Republic (CAR) 2-1 in their last qualifier on Thursday
  • West Ham United star Mohammed Kudus scored a freekick in the 43rd minute to level the score after CAR had taken the lead in the 25th minute
  • Videos of Kudus' freekick goal which emerged online sparked mixed reactions from social media users

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Mohammed Kudus scored a stunning freekick as the Black Stars defeated the Central African Republic (CAR) 2-1 in their 2023 AFCON qualifier.

The Black Stars locked horns with the Wild beasts of CAR at the Baba Yara Stadium on Thursday, needing a win to qualify as the group leaders.

After starting on a good note, the Black Stars failed to find a breakthrough and were jolted after CAR broke the deadlock in the 25th minute through a Louis Mafouta strike.

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Mohammed Kudus' freekick goal
Mohammed Kudus scored Ghana's equaliser versus CAR Photo source: @blackstarsofghana, @sweet_maame_adwoa
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The goal affected the game of the Black Stars and swung the game in favour of the Wild Beasts.

Kudus scores stunning freekick against CAR

Finding it difficult to create clear-cut chances, the Black Stars had to rely on the brilliance of Kudus for an equaliser.

The West Ham United forward scored a freekick after 43 minutes, beating the CAR keeper Geoffrey Lembet with a curling shot from just outside the 18-yard box.

Olympique Lyon's Ernest Nuamah scored the winner in the 87th minute after a fine pass from Antoine Semenyo.

See a video of Kudus' goal below:

Another video showed a different angle to the goal.

Fans react to videos of Kudus' goal

The videos of the goal scored by Mohammed Kudus have sparked mixed reactions. While some praised Kudus, others felt the CAR keeper did not do well in saving the shot.

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West Ham fan travels from UK to Accra to watch Kudus play, peeps react: "White people and passion"

awuramasilver said:

Keeper wey enter net before ball you want to catch the ball in the net

gidovetty said:

The keeper be azar waaaaaaaa

agbenu.can.do said:

I predict the scores…I must take this gift seriously

Obroni' West Ham fan flies from UK to watch Kudus in Kumasi

Meanwhile, a staunch fan of English Premier League side West Ham United fan came down to watch the Black Stars' game in Kumasi.

In a video, the elderly-looking white man revealed that he travelled all the way to see Kudus play for the Black Stars because he loves the 23-year-old.

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Jeffrey Owusu-Mensah (HOD Entertainment) Jeffrey is the Head of the Entertainment Desk and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) with over 10 years of experience in journalism. He started as a reporter with Ghana News Agency (GNA). He joined Primnewsghana.com in 2016 as an editor. He moved to YEN.com.gh in 2017 as an editor and has risen to his current position. You can contact him via e-mail: j.owusu-mensah@yen.com.gh