Ghana responded to its fans tonight and embraced the passion in the stands arguably for the first time in the tournament.

After failing to ride the wave of emotion in the dour 1-0 win over Namibia four days ago, tonight the Black Stars played for their delirious fans.

The street parties and smiling faces will continue to fill the streets of Accra for the next few days as Ghana remains in the tournament and progresses to a quarter-final berth.

And although the working Monday meant the stadium was not quite full at kick-off, that situation was well and truly amended by half time.

The goals aside, the loudest cheer of the night came for embattled striker Asamoah Gyan as his name was introduced to the crowd.

With every touch of the ball the fans willed Gyan to open his account at the tournament.

But after his unbelievable miss in the 74th minute the fans turned and started to revert to the groans that had greeted Gyan's play in the Namibia game.

But there was no doubting Ghana's players were now working with the crowd, feeding off the emotion and excitement in the stands.

Goalkeeper Richard Kingson waved his arms madly and fired up his teammates in the first half as he collected what looked like nothing more than a harmless loose ball.

The fans appreciated it, even with the ball still on the park and the score 2-0 fans lit fireworks in the stands and fired them into the night sky.

With the players now looking like they are feeding off the crowd, Ghana's stocks in this Cup of Nations have risen considerably.

Now they are playing with a true home crowd advantage.

Ghana’s Gyan brothers Baffour and Asamoah had threatened a walk-out on the African Cup of Nations after Asamoah was booed from the field and widely criticised in the media.

When substituted for his brother on Thursday night in Ghana’s 1-0 win over Namibia, Asamoah was widely booed by Accra crowd, while some instead cheered his removal.

According to the BBC the brothers had packed their bags and were set to leave the team hotel on Saturday after stinging criticism on radio following the Namibia match.

Asamoah had faced the media on Friday to promise to lift his work rate and prove to the fans that he was worthy of his place in the Black Stars team.

But the threat has been withdrawn and the pair will be available for Ghana’s crunch game against Morocco tomorrow.

Another Group A team Namibia is claiming it was approached to fix its final match against Guinea in Sekondi on Tuesday.

Namibia Football Association president John Muinjo said players were offered up to 30,000 to lose the game.

While the incident has been reported to the Confederation of African Football, the investigation into another match-fixing claim coming from Benin coach Reinhard Fabisch is yet to progress.

Fabisch claimed he was approached by a businessman purporting to represent a Singapore-based company.

The Benin coach did not solicit the businessman’s approach but after going public with the revelation was given a deadline of Midday Saturday to sign an affidavit confirming the allegation.

But as yet the Confederation of African Football has not updated its progress on the probe into the matter.

A claim from Benin coach Reinhard Fabisch has headlined the off-field drama at the African Cup of Nations. 

Drama between Sudan and a TV network and heavy criticism for Ghana's Asamoah Gyan have also been major talking points.

Gyan and Ghana coach Claude Le Roy faced the media yesterday to defend the team’s winning, but unconvincing start to the tournament.Gyan was widely booed when substituted against Namibia after a problematic night in which he failed to shoot accurately or make the right decisions when on the ball.

The striker who opened the scoring at the tournament with a penalty against Guinea admitted a lack of condition, but declared he would up his work rate to stay effective in the first team.  

Sudan’s players were involved in an altercation with an Egyptian television crew yesterday at the team’s hotel in Kumasi. The BBC is reporting a gun was drawn by a police officer when the law was called in to control the situation.

The confrontation is believed to have been caused by Sudan’s players refusing to grant interviews.

The Egyptian station TV1 has accused Sudan players and officials of being short-tempered and resorting to violence, while the Sudanese camp has claimed harsh treatment at the hands of the network.

Matters will be settled on the pitch this evening with Egypt hot favourite to win and depending on the result of Zambia and Cameroon, eliminate Sudan.

Benin coach Fabisch told the BBC he was approached by a man claiming to represent a Singapore company and was asked to help fix the result of his team’s opening game against Mali.

Fabisch was set a deadline of midday today to sign an affidavit confirming the accusations but neither he or CAF has made a statement on the matter.

Briefly in other news Guinea captain Pascal Feindouno has been issued a two match suspension for his sending off against Morocco.  

Ghana has edged Namibia 1-0 in Accra tonight after the visiting side failed to capitalise on its opportunities.

Junior Agogo's bundled back-heel five minutes before half time was the difference for Ghana, who maintains its 100% record to be six points from six.  

But Namibia could not have caught the Black Stars on a better night to cause an upset but could not hit the target when it exploited the Ghana backline.

After Quincy Owusu-Abeyie had threatened repeatedly on the right flank he connected with Agogo whose touch was enough for the ball to cross the line.

Asamoah Gyan started the match partnered with Agogo but was substituted midway through the second half after failing to find his touch.

In the 33rd minute Gyan put the ball over the bar despite his pressure on Namibia goalkeeper Attiel Mbaha forcing the ball free out wide and open the net.

The late goal failed to break Namibia's resolve and it kept its defensive discipline through the second half to make some amends for the 5-1 defeat at the hands of Morocco four days ago.

In the 67th and 68th minutes Namibia twice broke the Ghana defensive line but strikes failed to hit the target - from there any chance of an equaliser was closed down by a Black Stars team happy to waste time.

Michael Essien patrolled the midfield effectively for Ghana through the full match, but the crowd focused more on the inability of Gyan and Agogo to make the most of the chances that fell its way.

''We created a bit of quality but needed a bit of quality,'' a remoseful Namibia coach Arie Schans said after the game.

''We fought everywhere, everytime. We were unlucky our strikers could not score one goal and it meant more pressure when the chances came.''

Teo Pellizzeri, Accra Stadium