Ghana 3-0 Equatorial Guinea AFCON 2015: Avram Grant leads Black Stars into final amid chaotic scenes as game is delayed and then cut short over crowd trouble

Ghana players celebrate in front of coach Avram Grant after they completed their passage to the Africa Cup of Nations final - but their 3-0 win over hosts 
                                Equatorial Guinea was marred by crowd disturbances that delayed the match for half-an-hour during the second-half


Equatorial Guinea’s Africa Cup of Nations dream came to a disappointing end amid more shameful scenes in Malabo on Thursday night.

The hosts have lit up this tournament, performing footballing miracles, backed by enthusiastic support. But as they exited at the semi-final stage, those same fans showed an uglier side, throwing bottles at Ghana’s players, staff and fans and eventually causing the game to be stopped for more than half an hour.

With eight minutes left and the Ghana fans being pelted with bottles from both sides, the game was stopped for them to be escorted from the stadium, amid fears for their safety.