Africa Cup of Nations · Monday 16 February 1998 · Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
GhanaGhana 0–1 DR Congo (16 Feb 1998): Result & Goals
Goals
- 77'
Bijou Kisombe MundabaDR Congo
Pre-match prediction
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Ghana winDrawDR Congo win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 15 between Ghana and DR Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Ghana 10 wins, DR Congo 2, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ghana 1–0 DR Congo on 28 January 1996 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Ghana won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- DR Congo won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Ghana 1537, DR Congo 1500 — an evenly matched game.
Ghana: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Togo12 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–0 vs Tunisia9 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 3–1 vs Mozambique19 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Mozambique14 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Egypt3 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
DR Congo: last 5 matches
- 1–2 vs Tunisia12 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–1 vs Togo9 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 0–2 vs Zambia16 Aug 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–0 vs Togo27 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Tanzania13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Ghana1–0DR Congo28 Jan 1996 · Africa Cup of Nations
- DR Congo1–2Ghana2 Aug 1981 · AFCON Qualification
- Ghana2–2DR Congo22 Jul 1981 · AFCON Qualification
- DR Congo4–1Ghana19 Aug 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- Ghana1–0DR Congo5 Aug 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- Ghana1–1DR Congo10 Jan 1971 · International Friendly