Ghana appeals to FIFA for Uganda rematch

AFP, ACCRA: Ghana have filed a protest with FIFA after their goalless draw with Uganda saw them crash out of the race to qualify for next year's World Cup finals.

The Black Stars -- third in Group E going into the match in Kampala -- needed a win to keep their hopes alive of making the finals in Russia.

But they had a stoppage time goal disallowed just before the final whistle.

The Ghana Football Association said it had written to FIFA about the performance of South African referee Daniel Bennett and his assistants, Eldrick Adelaide and Steve Marie, both of the Seychelles.

“The GFA filed the protest to football's world governing body, FIFA, immediately after the match at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala,” it said in a statement.

Ghana appeals to FIFA for Uganda rematch

AFP, ACCRA: Ghana have filed a protest with FIFA after their goalless draw with Uganda saw them crash out of the race to qualify for next years World Cup finals. The Black Stars -- third in Group E going into the match in Kampala -- needed a win to keep their hopes alive of making the finals in Russia. But they had a stoppage time goal disallowed just before the final whistle. The Ghana Football Association said it had written to FIFA about the performance of South African referee Daniel Bennett and his assistants, Eldrick Adelaide and Steve Marie, both of the Seychelles. The GFA filed the protest to footballs world governing body, FIFA, immediately after the match at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, it said in a statement.