The referee blows his final whistle, Benin and Ghana play out a 2-2 draw
What a chance for Benin! Steve Mounie rises unmarked but heads over the bar with the goal at his mercy
Benin push forward in the dying minutes, looking for a precious winner
A powerful free-kick from Thomas Partey is superbly saved by Benin keeper Fabien Farnolle
Benin equalise! Pote on target again, converting a low cross despite being surrounded by a crowd of defenders. Benin make the most of their numerical advantage
Ghana's John Boye is sent off after receiving a second yellow card
Benin piling on pressure in the early stages of the second period
The second half is underway
The referee blows his halftime whistle
Jordan Ayew scores to make it 2-1 for Ghana! A through pass eludes a defender and finds him and he makes no mistake with a powerful right-foot shot into the top corner
Ghana substitute Samuel Owusu tries his luck from distance but his long-range shot misses the target
Both sides ease off, hardly creating any goal-scoring chances
Ghana looking increasingly dangerous going forward but their defence seems vulnerable to any counter attacks
Andre Ayew brings Ghana level! He creates space for himself despite being surrounded by several defenders before hitting a low shot that beat the keeper at his near post
A dream start for Benin! Pote opens the scoring in brilliant fashion, running half of the length of the pitch to run onto a through ball, nutmeg his challenger and toe-poke home
The match is underway
Benin previously made three appearances in the AFCON, while Ghana appeared 21 times in the prestigious tournament before
Ghana won the title four times in 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982