{{The young Pharoahs of Egypt have won the African U-20 youth championship beating the Satellites of Ghana 5-4 on penalties.}}<\/p>\n
The game ended 1-1 after regulation time with both goals coming through a penalty in the first ten minutes of the game.<\/p>\n
Egypt\u2019s S Gomaa superbly converted a penalty to put the North Africans ahead in the fourth minute after his fellow attacker was brought down in the vital area by Nketiah.<\/p>\n
The Ghanaians quickly responded two minutes later with Arkoful drawing level through another penalty. <\/p>\n
An Egyptian defender in a desperate bid to clear his lines had his foot stuck in the face of Ordje giving the referee no option but to point to the spot for a penalty.<\/p>\n
In just seven minutes two goals had been scored, sending the signal it was going to be an electric night of football.<\/p>\n
Already the Ghanaians were on a mission of revenge having lost in the opening game to Egypt 2-1.<\/p>\n
And it did look like the mission was on course after the quick equaliser.<\/p>\n
Jeremiah Arkoful was unlucky when his well bent free-kick took a ricochet of the goal post with nobody to connect the rebound.<\/p>\n
Antwi came to the rescue of the Satellites with two brilliant saves in quick succession.<\/p>\n
He parried a goal bound flick from Bassam before saving another rebound to keep the Satellites in the game in the 40th minute.<\/p>\n
It was the Ghanaians who looked more determined to get the match winner in the second half.<\/p>\n
Arkoful again had a superbly taken free-kick whisk agonisingly wide before forcing a great finger tip save from the Egyptian goal keeper with his half volley.<\/p>\n
The Egyptians remained resolute and defended well and on few occasions probed for the match winner which proved elusive for both sides.<\/p>\n
After 120 minutes of near misses and great piece of defending and goal keeping by both teams the game had to be decided through penalty shootout.<\/p>\n
Egypt started woefully with a first miss but quickly recovered after Lawerh also missed his kick.<\/p>\n
Michael Anaba again missed his Ghana kick with the Egyptian player converting his last kick which won the Egyptians their fourt African U-20 glory.<\/p>\n
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