France, Aug. 10 -- The Malawians, ranked 153rd in the world and making their first appearance at the continental tournament, recovered from an early setback in Rabat on Sunday to continue a remarkable campaign in Morocco.

Ghana took the lead after just seven minutes when Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah met the ball with a volley to put the Black Queens ahead.

But Malawi responded almost immediately. Five minutes later, a shot from captain Temwa Chawinga took a deflection on its way into the net to bring the scores level.

The decisive moment came in the 79th minute, when Rose Kadzere burst into the Ghana penalty area and fired past goalkeeper Cynthia Konlan to put Malawi 2-1 ahead.

Ghana pushed forward in the closing stages but were unable to s...