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U20 Afcon: Ghana happy to defy penalty hoodoo once again

Ghana attacker Frank Boateng believes Thursday's penalty shoot-out victory over Cameroon at the ongoing Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Mauritania defies popular belief that the nation has poor penalty takers.

The Black Satellites booked a place in the semi-final of the championship with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win, the game having ended 1-1 after extra-time. Goalkeeper Danlad Ibrahim was ultimately the hero of the shoot-out.

Ghana's ability to send the game into penalties was down to Boateng, who registered a prompt equaliser after Kevin-Prince Milla put Cameroon in front in the first half of the extra period.