Sulley Muntari delivered a wonder goal in the final minute of the game to give hosts Ghana a winning start to the MTN Africa Cup of Nations finals with a last-gasp 2-1 win over Guinea. in Accra on Sunday.


Ghana hit the woodwork three times, took the lead 10 minutes into the second half but in then end had to rely on a 25 metre bullet from the Portsmouth winger to grab all three points in the tournament’s opening match.

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Four-time champions Ghana open the 26th edition of the MTN Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday with a tricky tie against Guinea in Accra.


The Black Stars have been tipped as one of the favourites of this year’s tournament but the host nation must first beat the in-form Sylli National if they are to make an impression in this competition.


Ghana are under pressure to emulate the two previous hosts of the tournament, Egypt in 2006 and Tunisia in 2004, to win the tournament and must first assert themselves in the difficult Group A that includes Morocco and Namibia.

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