The first thrashing of the tournament came on the sixth day as Guinea played Botswana. Sadio Diallo started this game for Guinea and gave them the lead after just 15-minutes. Botswana were then given a penalty but Moussa Yattara initially saved Dipsy Selolwane's effort, however the linesman declared the keeper had infringed whilst saving it and Selolwane got a second chance. He stepped again and went the opposite way to level after 23-minutes. They were level for just four minutes before Diallo netted a second time to begin the onslaught. A quick free-kick out-foxed the Botswana defender and Abdoul Camara finished it off three minutes before half-time. Guinea managed a fourth just before the break when substitute Patrick Motsepe was sent off for a high, studs in challenge. The resulting free-kick was smashed in off the post by Ibrahima Traore to make it 4-1. Guinea then left it late to take any more advantage of the man difference with Mamadou Bah making it five with eight minutes to go and Ismael Bangour completed the rout four minutes later.
Ghana has almost made it into the knock-out by beating Mali. Sunderland's Asamoah Gyan put Ghana ahead on 63-minutes before Olympique Marseille's Andre Ayew made it 2-0 with 14-minutes to go. Ghana lead group D with six points, Mali and Guinea are together on three points with Botswana virtually out with no points and a much poorer goal difference.
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