Asamoah Gyan scored the lone goal Ghana needed against Mali to secure their second group stage win. Asamoah Gyan scored the game’s only goal in the first half, finishing off a diving header after Jordan Ayew chipped a ball over the Mali defense. Their best chance came at the death, but Ghana goalkeeper Brimah Razak made a heroic save on Kalifa Coulibaly’s shot from seven yards. “In tournaments you need to be winning games and that is what we did today,” said Gyan. Egypt now soar up to second place in Group D on three points as Uganda becomes the first team eliminated from the tournament after two consecutive losses.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 22, 2017 10:58 UTC