Ghana were held to a 2-2 draw by Benin in their opening Africa Cup of Nations Group F game in the Ismailia Stadium. Ghana played most of the second half with 10 men and paid the price as Benin forced them to settle for a point when Mickael Pote netted his second goal of the game in Ismailia, Egypt. Pote opened the scoring before Andre and Jordan Ayew netted for Ghana who then had John Boye sent off in the second half for a second bookable offence. Benin started well and took the lead after just two minutes through Pote. But Ghana recovered quickly from that setback as Fenerbache’s on-loan Swansea forward Andre Ayew levelled the scores seven minutes later. Three minutes before the break Jordan Ayew, who is on loan at Crystal Palace from Swansea, put Ghana ahead when he collected a pass on the turn before firing in from the edge of the area. Ten minutes into the second half Ghana’s hopes suffered a blow when Boye was shown a second yellow card for time wasting. Tunisian referee Youssef Essayri decided to book Boye who looked set to take a free-kick in his own half before deciding to leave it to goalkeeper Richard Ofori. Eight minutes later Benin were back on level terms as Pote netted his second goal of the game and that was enough to earn his side a share of the points. Topics Benin, Ghana, André Ayew, Jordan Ayew, Africa Cup of Nations, Benin, Ghana Asamoah confident Ghana can land first AFCON title since 1982 DR Congo 1 Ghana 2: Super Ayew brothers send Black Stars through Ghana 7 Mauritius 1: Gyan and Ayew at the double in rout Mauritius 0 Ghana 2: Ayew, Atsu on target as Black Stars reach Gabon 2017 Perfect 10 for David Silva as he plans City exit strategy Nelson hails support of ‘role model’ Sterling Scott expects physical and technical challenge against Norway Signing Lukaku is a dream for Inter, says agent Everton sign Gomes on five-year deal Tuesday’s big transfer rumours: Manchester United offered megastar in exchange for Pogba Quiz! Can you name the 50 most valuable players in world football? 15 Premier League players who should definitely leave their clubs this summer Revealed! Which Premier League teams have the easiest – and hardest – starts to the 2019/20 season? Manchester United confident of beating Manchester City to centre-back
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