Sharp shooting Emmanuel Yeboah dusted himself off the bench to seal valuable three points for the Black Meteors in the opening round of matches at the ongoing U23 AFCON against the U23 side of Congo.
The CFR Cluj center forward announced himself onto the continental stage with two powerful goals in a turn around win for Ibrahim Tanko’s Olympic teams.
The 20-year goal monger confirmed calls for his inclusion into the starting XI with game winning performance off the bench to rescue the Black Meteors in their opening match.
The former Young Apostles FC center forward came off the bench to replace Switzerland Afriyie Barnie at the start of the second half confirmed his goal scoring prowess with two superb goal.
The lanky attacker teed up Ernest Numah for the opener, 5 minutes into the second stanza of the game before going ahead to score twice in the thrilling 3-2 win.
Emmanuel Yeboah finished a team move on the 75th minute to put Ghana in a commanding lead before dispatching a penalty to add emphasis to the score.
The Congolese fought back with two late goals to peg the game at 3-2 thanks to two goals in the 92nth and 94th minutes.
The opening triumph saw Ghana moving top of their group on same points as Morocco.
The ongoing Championship serves as qualification for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Emmanuel Yeboah, whose two goals in the game makes him the joint top scorer in the championship, scored a powerful hattrick in the Black Meteors 4-1 win over Egyptian side Al Ahly.
