Egypt have defended their continental title thanks to an 85th minute goal from substitute Mohammed Gedo to deny a plucky Ghana side at the Estadio de 11 Novembro in Luanda, Angola.
FULL TIME: Ghana 0-1 Egypt
90+3-A last minute chance falls to Addo inside the Egypt box but his control is poor and loses it,......It's Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.Egypt are still the continental champions........
90+2-Egypt delays time on the pitch as the we play 3 minutes of added on time...........
90-Asamoah drives inside the box but his shot goes wide..
87-Substitutions: Adiyiah replace Gyan and Addo comes on for Opoku
85-GOOOOAL........Egypt are in front and substitute Gedo curls one beautifully to beat goalie Kingson....The defending champions are on the road to a historic hat-trick..
84-Asamoah tries to tease Hadary grabs it
82-Abdourabou went on the turf in pain but he's back and play continues...
78. Gyan free-kick is parried for a corner............Ghana still on the attack and Inkoom lashes onto a spilled ball inside the box....he tries to lay a pass but that has been intercepted by a defender.....What a miss.!!!!!!!!!!!
77-Gyan is fouled on Ghana's attacking left and it's a free-kick and Egypt look tired now. Good news for Ghana as Badu is up.
74-Gyan bends one excellently but misses by inches.....Ghana on top now and must get a goal..
72-Nice diagonal play from Ghana and throw-in is won inside Egypt's defensive part.
69-Substitution:The tournament's topscorer Gede replaces Emad Motaeb
68-The mexican wave erupts at the stadium and there end to end action......This match has lived-up to its hype....
66-Ghana piling the pressure but Egypt defend calmly...they are on the break now and it's a corner-kick for the holders.
62-Gyan wins a free-kick-quick one is taken but that goes wide..Hadary had is first angle covered....the fans roar for Ghana
60-The fans begin to root for Asamoah who was shirt-tagged after wizardly beating his marker. Yellow card for Hossam Ghaly..and it's a Ghana free-kick and Badu mis-kicks it;deflects off Dede and it goes over for agoal kick.
58-Dede clears a ball from Ghana's box but has been fouled-referee refuses to see a quick shot goes wide as goalie Kingson looks on.
55-Nice one-and-two between Asamoah and Dede but the latter's powerful low grounder goes wide. Substitution for Egypt: Sayed Moawad is replaced by Mohammed Abdelshafi
53-A well curled free-kick from Gyan is tipped over the goal post but referee says goal kick for Egypt
51-Faulty pass from Egypt and Opoku reacts speedily but he is been brought down by Elmehamedu Ahmed who receives a card. This is close tothe box.
49-Egypt gaining confidence by pinging the ball around but an attempt to catch Kingson off-guard goes wide.
Second half gets underway and Egypt have the first kick.
8-Asammoah Gyan's bicycle kick inside the Egyptian box goes wide as he chooses the wrong option; he could have laid a pass.
14-Kwadwo Asamoah floats a free-kick inside Egypt's box, Agyeman lashes on it but couldn't get a full blast as ball deflects an Egyptian player for a corner
17-Ahmed Hassan attempts to score from long range but that goes wide.
19-A very weak defensive header from Gomaa falls to Badu who shot feebly wide.
23-Asamoah ghosts away from hos marker; tries a shot from 22-yards but that is picked up cooly by goalie Hadary.
30-Vorsah gives away a free-kick on Ghana's defensive right but that is wasted but that is wasted by the defending champions.
32-Asamoah is shoved off the ball but referee allows play to continue.
35-Injury scare for Opoku Agyemang who was on the counter but he's up again and so play will continue.
38-Gomaa goes in strong on Gyan and it is free-kick for Ghana.
41-Free-kick for Egypt. Captain Hassan applies his hand inside Ghana's box but referee refuses to flash the card.
45-Gomaa is on turf in pain..Badu kicks the ball out of play for the injured player to be attended.
45+1-Game resumes but referee Coulibaliy whistles for the end of the first half.
HT-Ghana 0-0 Egypt.