For a player with a history of disciplinary problems, Sulley Muntari is adapting well to being a reserve with Ghana at the World Cup.

The midfielder spent the whole of Ghana's 1-0 win over Serbia on Sunday at Loftus Versveld sitting on the bench.

Ghana next plays Australia on Saturday, but Muntari is no certainty to receive any playing time with Stephen Appiah having come on as a midfield substitute against the Serbs.

Muntari says "it did not matter that I didn't play. The big thing was that we won."

Muntari was sent home from the 2004 Athens Olympics and pledged to never again play for his country. He later apologised and was recalled. However, he snubbed a friendly and was excluded from the 2010 African Cup of Nations.

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