An Andrew Ayew penalty gave Ghana a win over DC Congo as Avram Grant’s team won themselves a place in the semi finals of the African Cuo of Nations.

The nerveless Hammers attacking midfielder stepped up to convert the spot kick after his brother Jordan had scored the first.

Ayew has performed well at the tournament after suffering a stomach bug. Ghana now play Cameroon next Thursday in Franceville for a final place.

It will be a sixth consecutive semi-finals appearance for four-time champions Ghana, who were runners-up in 2010 to Egypt and in 2015 to the Ivory Coast.

They overcame DR Congo without captain and striker Asamoah Gyan, who failed to recover from a thigh injury sustained in a group loss to Egypt four days ago.

“We corrected some mistakes at half-time and were a totally different team in the second half,” Ghana coach Avram Grant told SuperSport.