of Nations after securing a 3-0 win over hosts Equatorial Guinea.
However, crowd trouble marred the end of the semi-final duel in
Malabo, as the match was suspended in the closing stages.
With the match in the final 10 minutes, their fans were forced to
leave the stands and take refuge behind one of the goals after being
pelted with objects from rival supporters.
Bottles could be seen scattered across the running track which
surrounded the pitch.
The referee stopped the match and the players were left waiting in the
middle of the pitch to find out if the match would restart, with the
Equatorial Guinea players pleading with their fans to calm down.
Many of the fans left the stadium as the suspension dragged on.
The game restarted and Ghana sealed a place in the final against Ivory
Coast after a penalty from Jordan Ayew and a Wakaso Mubarak strike at
the end of the first half and a tap-in from Andre Ayew in the second.
The Ghana supporters appeared to be escorted by police through the
tunnel, with reports of Equatorial Guinea supporters waiting for them
outside the stadium.
Equatorial Guinea only stepped in to host the tournament after Morocco
pulled out due to the Ebola epidemic.
Having never qualified for a World Cup, their only previous African
Nations Cup campaign was in 2012 when they reached the quarter-finals.
Ghana have not won the Nations Cup since 1982, despite making the
final four in the last four tournaments. They were losing
semifinalists in 2008, 2012 and 2013, they were defeated in the 2010
final by Egypt.
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