Rubbish goalkeepers substituted before half-time

"Has there ever been a top-flight goalkeeper in world football that's been so awful he's been substituted in the first half?" asks Duncan Morris

Yes, [....]
There have been just as many similar cases in the international arena. Take the World Cup qualifier between Ghana and Nigeria in 2001, for example: the Super Eagles raced into a 3-0 lead within 35 minutes, prompting the Ghanaian manager to bench goalkeeper James Nanor for Osei Boateng. He lasted two minutes before being sent off, forcing captain Emmanuel Kuffour to step into the breach and keep the damage down to 3-0. Sympathy was in short supply for Nanor, who, incidentally, once spat in the face of a referee during a club match for Hearts of Oak in the 1999 African Champions League. He was banned for a year. [...]
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