Ghana snatches victory from Panama at the crucial time

The Ghana national team snatched a victory in time from its Panamanian counterpart, with an unanswered goal scored by substitute Caleb Yerenke in the fifth minute of stoppage time, in the confrontation that brought them together for the 12th group competitions in the 2026 World Cup, so that the “Black Stars” scored 3 expensive points, equal to England with the same score, after the “Three Lions” beat Croatia 4-2.

The only and fateful goal of the match came in the fatal substitute time of the second half, through substitute Caleb Yereneke, to give Ghana three complete and fateful points in its World Cup campaign, while Panama swallowed the bitterness of defeat in the last moments.

The match witnessed great excitement and intense tactical changes from both coaches in the second half to crack the offensive code. As the match entered its final turn, the Ghanaian coach brought on Caleb Yerenke in the eighty-sixth minute instead of Kamaluddin Sulaymana, so that this substitution was the winning card for the African team.

In the fifth minute of stoppage time (90 + 5), substitute Caleb Yerenke received a decisive ball and successfully put it into the Panamanian net, amid great joy from his teammates, giving Ghana the full points of the match one minute before the final whistle sounded.