Ghana beat the Uganda Cranes 1-0 in their group D opening game of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon on 17th, January.
The Black stars scored through a penalty after Isaac Inside lost control of the ball and pulled Asmoah Gyan leaving the referee with no choice but to award Ghana the penalty.
Westham striker Andre “Dede” Ayew stepped up and converted to spot-kick in the 32nd minute which eased Ghana to a narrow 1-0 win against the Cranes.
Ayew’s goal means he has now scored seven Nations Cup finals goal – one more than his father and legendary former Ghana captain, Abedi Pele scored. But he remains one African title behind his father, who lifted the trophy in 1982.
Ghana missed several chances through Gyan,Christian Atsu,Jordan Ayew were all guilty of failing to beat Uganda’s goalkeeper Dennis Onyango.
Ghana played generally a defensive game in the second half since they were defending their lead.
Uganda were left frustrated on their return to the Nations Cup after 39 years of absence when they failed to get anything from the game.
The Cranes created few goal scoring opportunities with the likes of Faruku Miya,Geofrey Massa,Muhammed Shaban and Geoffrey Sserunkuma failing to find the back of the net.
Meanwhile,the other group D match,Egypt played out a goalless draw against Mali giving hope to the Uganda Cranes of qualification.
Ghana will next take on Mali on 21st January while Uganda will face record seven-time champions Egypt on the same day.