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Why Mali could be more crucial to Ghana’s Afcon 2017 hopes

The Eagles have beaten the Black Stars in their last two third-place outings and could be set to play another spoiler in Gabon

All the talk leading to Ghana ’s opening game at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations has been centred around the difficulty posed by Egypt and Uganda, two teams that they have faced in recent World Cup qualifying matches picking a single point.

However, many Black Stars fans have overlooked the threat of West African neighbours Mali ahead of their second game in Group D in Port Gentil on January 21.