Winners

Asamoah Gyan – Ghana

Asamoah Gyan had himself a hero’s homecoming after recovering from a mild bout of malaria. 15, 000 in Mongomo treated him to a rapturous ovation when he stepped onto the pitch, and he justified the crowd’s adulation. Though he was kept quiet for most of the match, in the final moments of Ghana’s match vs. Algeria, Gyan outpaced Algerian centre-half Carl Medjani and slotted past Rais M’Bolhi to revive Ghana’s chances of progressing to the quarterfinals.