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Benin pip UAE in Zenith
Four-Nation Tourney
Accra, Nov 16. Ghanadot/GNA - The Squirrels of Benin
defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by a lone goal in
the opening game of the Zenith Four Nation Tournament played
at the Ohene Djan Stadium on Saturday.
Striker Maija Abou's glancing header on the stroke of the
first half surprisingly went past the UAE goalie Waleed
Sahim Sulema to hand the Squirrels victory over the Asian
giants.
This was after the Squirrels had completely dominated their
Arab opponents in the early minutes but failed to find the
net despite launching several attacks into the Asians' half.
The Beninois had the better of the exchanges in the second
half but burly striker Razak Omotoyossi wasted the glorious
chances that fell his way to the disappointment of the
sparse crowd.
The Arabs never posed a major threat to the Ghana 2008
participants in the quest to even the scores.
Ghana's Black Stars will host the Hawks of Togo in the
second match of the tournament at the same venue on Sunday.
The winner of the Ghana-Togo game will meet Benin in the
finals on Wednesday at the National Stadium.
GNA
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