{"id":285742,"date":"2017-01-17T18:18:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T18:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=285742"},"modified":"2017-01-17T18:18:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T18:18:05","slug":"ghana-1-0-uganda-ayew-penalty-ensures-opening-win-for-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/ghana-1-0-uganda-ayew-penalty-ensures-opening-win-for-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana 1-0 Uganda:\u00a0Ayew penalty ensures opening win for Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"
Andre Ayew scored from the spot as Ghana produced a nervy and uninspired 1-0 win over Uganda in their opening 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group D opener in Port-Gentil on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Ghanaians\u00a0managed to stay afloat after a spirited second half display from the Cranes.<\/p>\n
Black Stars coach, Avram Grant, heaved a sigh of relief with several questions marks about the ability of team to go all the way.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Andre Ayew opened the scoring from the spot kick in the 30th minutes after Asamoah Gyan was pulled down by Isaac Insinde\u00a0inside the box.<\/p>\n The West Ham United forward made no mistake from the spot as he converted to give the Ghanaians the lead in Port-Gentil.<\/p>\n It was Andre’s 7th goal at the Africa Cup of Nations to\u00a0equal Asamoah Gyan and Osei Kofi as Ghana’s\u00a0all-time leading scorer at the continental showpiece.<\/p>\n