Ghana's hopes of booking an early semi-final spot at the African Games in Casablanca, Morocco, suffered a setback following a 1-0 loss to Senegal on Wednesday.
Ibrahima Drame's early goal at Stade Municipal in El Manssouria handed the Black Satellites a first defeat of the championship following an opening day 2-0 triumph over Burundi on Saturday.
With Mali beating Burundi 3-0 in the other Group B tie on Wednesday, Ghana have dropped from first to third on the table, one point below Mali and Senegal, who jointly hold the top spot with four points.