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Algeria, who had qualified for the knockout stage for the first time, may possess a miserly defence well marshalled by N’Gazi, but up front they only managed one goal in four outings during their stay in Morocco.<\/p>\n
Their best chance of the quarter-final came as early as the third minute when the North Africans worked the ball across the box to Lina Boussaha, only for the winger to scuff her left-footed shot straight at Konlan.<\/p>\n
Ghana had the ball in the net midway through the first half after Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah was released down the right flank and her cut-back was picked up by Nyamekye, who stepped inside onto her right foot and lashed high into the net from just inside the area.<\/p>\n
Yet the effort was chalked off after a lengthy VAR check, which showed London City Lionesses forward Boye-Hlorkah had been ahead of the last defender by mere inches.<\/p>\n
With few clear cut chances, and Algeria in particular labouring in attack, penalties appeared inevitable from midway through the second half.<\/p>\n
Les Vertes were immediately on the back foot in the shootout when Dafeur, after a long wait for the referee’s whistle, placed her left-footed effort too close to Konlan.<\/p>\n
N’Gazi had been named as the best goalkeeper from the group stage but had little chance of reaching Ghana’s well-placed penalties and her opposite number saved again in the third round when she leapt to her left to palm away full-back Belloumou’s strike.<\/p>\n
Badu was left to win it – and make amends for the chance she passed up late in the game – to put the Black Queens into the last four for the first time since 2016.<\/p>\n
The West Africans have finished as Wafcon runners-up three times and will now have to pull off an upset against Morocco if they are to go on and claim their first continental title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n