Nigeria, May 6 -- In a pulsating clash of West African giants, Ghana's U-20 national team earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over reigning champions Senegal on Monday evening at the CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

The Black Satellites, powered by an early strike from Emmanuel Mensah, overcame relentless pressure and late drama to bag three crucial points, catapulting them to second place in Group C and dealing Senegal a potentially fatal blow in their title defence.

The game's defining moment came as early as the 15th minute when Emmanuel Mensah found himself in the right place at the right time. The forward made no mistake, calmly converting a low-driven cross from Jerry Afriyie with a sharp left-footed finish into the bottom right corne...