King Faisal twice came from behind to complicate matters for Aduana FC as they beat them 3-1 on penalties to progress to the semifinal of the 2022/23 MTN FA Cup.
After a 2-2 draw in normal time, both sides failed to score in extra time as the game travelled into penalty shootouts after 120 minutes at the Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports complex on Sunday.
Aduana FC took the lead in the 40th minute through Stephen Anokye Badu but King Faisal rallied back for the equalizer in the 47th minute. Godfred Asiamah was brought down in the box and Abdul Latif expertly converted to make it 1-1.
Frank Owusu made it 2-1 for Aduana FC in the 75th minute, but the lead lasted for only three minutes as King Faisal equalized through Benjamin Bature in the 78th minute. The game travelled into extra time after the normal 90 minutes ended 2-2. The extra 30 minutes did not see any goal as the winner of the tie was decided in a tensed penalty shootouts.
Abdul Latif, Adam Jabal and David Oppong Afrane scored for King Faisal while Bright Enchil, Stephen Anokye Badu and Isaac Mintah missed their kicks to give King Faisal a 3-1 win.
King Faisal will now play fellow Premier League side Nsoatreman FC in the semifinal of the MTN FA Cup.
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<h2>The caretaker coach of Ivory Coast, Emerse Fae, has described how his team managed to beat the Super Eagles in the 2023 AFCON.</h2>
<p>On February 11, 2023, the Super Eagles of Nigeria had the opportunity to win their fourth AFCON title at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Ebimpe, Abidjan, in front of over 60,000 spectators.</p>
<p>Despite beating Ivory Coast in the group stage, the hosts of the tournament proved to be a very hard nut to crack in the final.</p>
<p>Ivory Coast enjoyed a massive possession of the ball, but the Super Eagles ended the first half with a 1-0 lead.</p>
<p>In the second half, the game completely turned in favour of the Ivorians as they scored two goals to end the encounter with a 2-1 win. <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/11/ivory-coast-beat-super-eagles-to-win-2023-afcon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The scoreline was enough to earn them their third AFCON title in style.</a></p>
<p>After the game, Emerse Fae, who was merely an assistant coach when the tournament started but was made the caretaker coach of the team after <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/01/24/ivory-coast-sacks-coach-despite-having-chance-of-reaching-2023-afcon-round-of-16/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the sack of Jean-Louis Gasset</a>, said his team took advantage of how tired the Eagles were heading to the second half.</p>
<p>The former Ivory Coast head coach stressed that he told his team to be more intense in the second half, which paid off favourably.</p>
<p><em>“We noticed the Nigerian players were tired in the first half. They were not at their usual best,”</em> the Ivorian tactician told reporters.</p>
<p><em>“I told my players during the half-time break that we must increase the intensity of our game and it worked out well for us.</em></p>
<p><em>“It was not an easy game but the good thing is that we won at the end of the day.”</em></p>
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<h2><a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2023/11/06/chelsea-give-9-man-tottenham-hotspur-first-defeat-as-jackson-grabs-hat-trick/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chelsea's new striker, Nicolas Jackson</a>, is looking forward to meeting with the club's legend, Didier Drogba.</h2>
<p>Nicolas Jackson who joined Chelsea from Villarreal for a transfer fee worth €37 million on July 1, 2023, has not been having it as rosy as expected.</p>
<p>When he first joined Chelsea, most football enthusiasts from the club thought he could be their new Didier Drogba but he has not been able to click in that manner.</p>
<p>In 27 games in all competitions, the 22-year-old striker has managed to score 9 goals and provided three assists in all competitions which is far below what was expected of him.</p>
<p>In between those goals, Jackson has missed a series of goalscoring opportunities and made unnecessary mistakes which has forced Chelsea to start hunting for a more prolific striker.</p>
<p>Interestingly, Didier Drogba had a rough start at Chelsea before he went on to become one of the club's most prolific strikers of all time.</p>
<p>Hence, Nicolas Jackson is hoping to meet with the Ivorian legend so that he can teach him how to be a more effective striker at Stamford Bridge.</p>
<p>In an interview with talkSPORT, Jackson noted that he has had a word with his countryman, Demba Ba, who also had a relatively fair spell at Stamford Bridge but he is yet to meet with Drogba.</p>
<p><em>“It would be amazing [to meet Drogba] because he was a legend and I was watching him since I was young,”</em> Jackson said.</p>
<p><em>“But we never talk because he is from Cote d’Ivoire and I am from Senegal.</em></p>
<p><em>“It’s not like Demba Ba. I have spoken to him because he played for Chelsea before and he’s Senegalese. But Didier, we never talk. I hope to see him one day so he can give me advice to be like him.”</em></p>
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