Ghana Secures 1-0 Victory Over Panama with Injury-Time Goal

Kathmandu. In a FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier under Group 'L', Ghana secured a thrilling 1-0 victory over Panama with a goal in the final moments of injury time.

In the match held at Toronto Stadium in Canada, both teams were locked in a goalless draw for the entire 90 minutes. As the game extended into injury time, Ghana's Kwabena Yeboah became the hero.

In the 90+5th minute of the game, Yeboah scored the decisive goal from a pass by Brandon Thomas-Asante, giving Ghana three crucial points.

Before the start of injury time, Ghana had squandered an excellent opportunity to score. Thomas-Asante, who was one-on-one with the goalkeeper from Antoine Semenyo's pass, had his shot saved by Panama's goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera. Offside was signaled afterwards.

Throughout the match, Ghana displayed a more aggressive performance than Panama. Although the first half ended goalless, Ghana, which maintained continuous pressure in the second half, finally found success in injury time.

With this victory, Ghana has added three crucial opening points in Group 'L', while Panama was left disappointed due to the last-minute goal.