World Cup Qualification · Sunday 17 August 1997 · Obuasi, Ghana
GhanaGhana 0–2 Sierra Leone (17 Aug 1997): Result & Goals
Goals
- 14'
Jamiru AmiduSierra Leone - 47'Mohamed KallonSierra Leone
Pre-match prediction
62%24%14%
Ghana winDrawSierra Leone win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 16 between Ghana and Sierra Leone.
- Head-to-head before this game: Ghana 8 wins, Sierra Leone 5, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Sierra Leone 1–1 Ghana on 5 April 1997 (World Cup Qualification).
- Ghana won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Sierra Leone won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ghana 1559, Sierra Leone 1479 — Ghana were favourites.
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 2–1 vs Zimbabwe13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Angola22 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Egypt16 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup
- 0–3 vs South Korea14 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup
- 1–3 vs Serbia12 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup
Sierra Leone: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Morocco26 Apr 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Ghana5 Apr 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs Senegal29 Mar 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Guinea23 Feb 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Gabon11 Jan 1997 · World Cup Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Sierra Leone1–1Ghana5 Apr 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- Sierra Leone1–0Ghana8 Apr 1995 · AFCON Qualification
- Ghana4–1Sierra Leone4 Sep 1994 · AFCON Qualification
- Sierra Leone2–3Ghana28 Nov 1993 · International Friendly
- Sierra Leone0–0Ghana11 Apr 1987 · AFCON Qualification
- Ghana1–2Sierra Leone30 Mar 1987 · AFCON Qualification