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WAFCON: Ghana edge past Algeria on penalties after drab affair

Blistering heat in Berkane contributed to an uninspiring goalless draw

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Credit: Confederation of African Football

Algeria faced Ghana in the third Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) quarter-final on a pretty hot evening in Berkane. The temperature at kick-off was the wrong side of 30°C, and the sun was still beating down on the vast majority of the pitch at the largely unshaded Municipal Stadium.

The weather was likely t…

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