It was the third straight victory by Ghana over their West African rivals in a Nations Cup group game, after wins at the 2012 and 2013 tournaments.

 

The Ghana captain got to the end of a measured cross after a predatory run Jordan Ayew -- who latched onto a long pass by Mubarak Wakaso and headed the ball past goalkeeper Oumar Sissoko for the match winner and his 49th international goal.

 

His strike also established his legend in the showpiece tournament as the first and only player to score in six successive AFCON tournaments - 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017.

 

In an admirable display of sportsmanship, Gyan and his teammates run to the touchline and lifted the jersey of Baba Rahman in solidarity with the Schalke defender who was forced to withdraw from the tournament through injury.

 

It was the second successive game that Avram Grant’s charges scored in the first half and hang onto the slim lead as their opponents turned the heat on the Ghanaians in search of an equalizer.