Ghana midfielder Afriyie Acquah was named Man of the Match in the final of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday despite losing on penalties to the Elephants.
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The new Sampdoria signing was superb in midfield and was very combative against Ivory Coast captain Yaya Toure and Serge Die.
But Acquah had an anti-climax to his game after missing one of Ghana’s missed spot-kicks during the round-robin five kicks.
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Nonetheless, the 23-year-old had a wonderful tournament since starting in Ghana’s second Group C match against Algeria.