Ten-man Ghana were held to a 2-2 draw by Benin in their opening game of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Ismailia on Tuesday.
Black Stars recovered from an early setback to lead 2-1 before Benin equalised after John Boye was sent off.
Kwesi Appiah's side were stunned in the opening minute as Cebio Soukou found Mickaël Poté who ran clear to slip a low finish beyond Richard Ofori.
But Andre Ayew levelled only minutes later and then, his younger brother Jordan Ayew found the second goal before halftime.
Nine minutes into the second half, John Boye was given his marching orders after picking a second yellow card for time wasting.
Eight minutes later, Poté netted his second of the game to make it 2 all for Benin.
Thomas Partey came close to scoring the winner for Ghana but his ferocious shot from a freekick drew a stunning save from Benin goalkeeper.
Ghana's next game is against Cameroon on Saturday.
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they should bring back the 14.5 million dollars before it too late.they say to whom much is given, much is expected
This is normal Ghana football. we are even lucky for a draw.
The players just like breaking our heart. They did not show the quality of a team that is battle ready for the cup. I'm so sad for our football. And Anas's work to expose some african referees too will be a problem for Ghana. Referees will be bias.
what was kwedjo Asamoah doing on the bench aahh,expirence they say is the best teacher.