Africa Cup of Nations · Sunday 5 March 1978 · Accra, Ghana
Ghana 2–1 Zambia (5 Mar 1978): Result & Goals
Goals
- 8'
Obby KapitaZambia - 21'
Opoku AfriyieGhana - 55'Karim Abdul RazakGhana
Pre-match prediction
56%26%18%
Ghana winDrawZambia win
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Match facts
- This is the first recorded meeting between Ghana and Zambia.
- Ghana won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 17 goals.
- Zambia won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 26 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ghana 1649, Zambia 1609 — Ghana were favourites.
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 3–1 vs Ivory Coast19 Feb 1978 · International Friendly
- 7–1 vs Gambia17 Jan 1978 · International Friendly
- 4–0 vs Sierra Leone25 Dec 1977 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Nigeria4 Sep 1977 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Togo12 Jun 1977 · International Friendly
Zambia: last 5 matches
- 11–2 vs Eswatini5 Feb 1978 · International Friendly
- 5–0 vs Zanzibar29 Jan 1978 · International Friendly
- 6–1 vs Zanzibar28 Jan 1978 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Uganda9 Dec 1977 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup
- 4–2 vs Kenya5 Dec 1977 · CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup