Ghana have equalled Nigeria’s record of six wins at the FIFA World Cup, thanks to their 1-0 victory over Panama in their opening Group L fixture.

The Black Stars have become only the second African country to record that number of wins at the tournament in the shortest number of matches.

They achieved the feat, thanks to Caleb Yirenkyi’s goal in the 95th minute of play at the Toronto Stadium in Canada.

Yirenkyi’s tap-in denied Panama their first-ever World Cup point.

The result puts Ghana joint-top the group alongside England, who they face next in the group stages on Tuesday.

Ghana have now won six of their 16 World Cup matches, matching Nigeria’s tally of six victories from 21 games.

Both countries are followed by Cameroon, who have five wins from 26 matches.