The Chicago Fire will have to wait a little longer before new forward David Accam can join preseason camp after Ghana beat Guinea 3-0 on Sunday in an Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal.
Goals by Christian Atsu in each half -- an early finish in the 4th minute and a spectacular, dipping shot from distance in the 61st minute -- bookended an easy finish from Kwesi Appiah, who took advantage of a muffed Guinean defensive clearance as Ghana's Black Stars were rarely tested.
Accam did not enter Saturday's match, but he will be available for selection in Thursday's semifinal against hosts Equatorial Guinea.
Rais Mbolhi and Algeria didn't have the same fortune as they were ousted in Sunday's other quarterfinal, dropping a 3-1 result to the Ivory Coast.
The Philadelphia Union goalkeeper was beaten on two headers from Manchester City forward Wilfried Bony (26th minute and 68th minute) before AS Roma winger Gervinho sealed the result on a breakaway in second-half stoppage time.
Mbolhi faced five shots on goal on the day and three finished in the back of the net. He was beaten by another header from PSG fullback Serge Aurier in the 23rd minute, but Mbolhi was bailed out by the right post.
The Algerians scored a momentary equalizer in the 51st minute through Hilal Soudani, but the same player couldn't give Algeria the lead on a point-blank look in the 66th minute. The Ivory Coast then promptly broke the 1-1 deadlock two minutes later and survived two late Islam Slimani attempt to see out the result.
The Ivory Coast next face the Democratic Republic of Congo and new Columbus Crew player Cedrick Mabwati on Wednesday for a ticket to the AFCON final.
