[SCOREBOARD] Defender John Mensah scored the lone goal in the 25th minute for Ghana, then got sent off in the second half of the Black Stars' 1-0 win over newcomer Botswana in their Africa Cup of Nations opener. Mali also prevailed, 1-0, over Guinea on a first-half goal by Bakaye Traore. The first eight games of the tournament produced an average of only 1.8 goals a game. For the complete schedule as well as television information on the tournament ...

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GROUP A
Jan. 21 in Bata
Equatorial Guinea 1 Libya 0.
EG: Javier Balboa 86
Zambia 2 Senegal 1.
ZAM: Emmanuel Mayuka 12
ZAM: Rainford Kalaba 20
SEN: Dame Ndoye 74
Jan. 25 in Bata
Libya vs. Zambia
Equatorial Guinea vs. Senegal
Jan. 29 in Malabo
Equatorial Guinea vs. Zambia
Jan. 29 in Bata
Libya vs. Senegal

GROUP B
Jan. 22 in Malabo
Ivory Coast 1 Sudan 0.
IC: Didier Drogba 41
Angola 2 Burkina Faso 1.
ANG:  Mateus 48.
BUR: Alain Traore 56
ANG: Manucho 67
Jan. 26 in Malabo
Sudan vs. Angola
Ivory Coast vs. Burkina Faso
Jan. 30 in Malabo
Ivory Coast vs. Angola
Jan. 30 in Bata
Sudan vs. Burkina Faso

GROUP C
Jan. 21 in Libreville
Gabon 2 Niger 0.
GAB: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 30
GAB: Stephane N'Guema 45
Tunisia 2 Morocco 1
MOR: Houssine Kharja 86
TUN: Khaled Korbi 34
TUN: Youssef Msakni 76
Jan. 27 in Libreville
Niger vs. Tunisia
Gabon vs. Morocco
Jan 31 in Franceville
Gabon vs. Tunisia
Jan. 31 in Libreville
Niger vs. Morocco

GROUP D
Jan. 24 in Franceville
Ghana 1 Botswana 0.
GHA: John Mensah 25
Mali 1 Guinea 0.
MAL: Bakaye Traore 30
Jan. 28 in Franceville
Botswana vs. Guinea
Ghana vs. Mali
Feb. 1 in Franceville
Ghana vs. Guinea
Feb. 1 in Libreville
Botswana vs. Mali

QUARTERFINALS
Feb. 4 in Bata
Match 25: Winner Group A vs. Runner-up Group B
Feb. 4 in Malabo
Match 26: Winner Group B vs. Runner-up Group A
Feb. 5 in Libreville
Match 27: Winner Group C vs. Runner-up Group D
Feb. 5 in Franceville
Match 28: Winner Group D vs. Runner-up Group C

SEMIFINALS
Feb. 8 in Bata
Winner Match 25 vs. Winner Match 28
Feb. 8 in Libreville
Winner Match 27 vs. Winner Match 26

THIRD-PLACE GAME
Feb. 11 in Malabo

FINAL
Feb. 12 in Libreville