Ghana has booked a qualification to the knockout stage after victory over Guinea-Bissau today at the Suez Stadium.
Jordan Ayew and Thomas Teye Partey scored the two goals for the Black Stars to secure a qualification to the round sixteen stage of the tournament.
Coach Kwesi Appiah went to the game with an attacking mindset with Jordan Ayew and his brother Andre Ayew leading the attack in a 4-4-2 formation.
Ghana started on a high note with brilliant of display, making incursions but to no avail.
Guinea-Bissau settled in the game and started firing from all cylinders hoping to get the opener but Richard Ofori who was the unsung hero in the game today, on two occasions saved the nine times AFCON finalist from conceding the first goal.
Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew nearly had the opener for Ghana in the 35th minutes but his strike hit the woodwork.
Youngster Kwabena Owusu also had a chance to send the West African side to the lead but his header in the 42nd minutes went wide.
Ghana continued to press harder for the opener but the Guineans defended gallantly till the end of the first forty-five minutes.
The second half was full of fireworks and end to end action but Jordan Ayew had the opener for the four times AFCON champions in just a minutes after the recess, making his second goal in the tournament.
The goal didn’t deter the Guineans from moving forward, as they pressed harder to get the equalizer but all efforts went futile with Richard Ofori making some brilliant saves.
Coach Kwesi Appiah substituted Kwabena Owusu for Afriyie Acquah in the 65th minutes to strengthen the midfield.
In the 72nd minutes, Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey made it double for Ghana with a tab in from Abdul Baba Rahman’s cross.
Jordan Ayew who was a thorn in the flesh of the Guinea-Bissau defenders nearly made the scoreline 3 for Ghana but his strike went to hit the goal poles in the 78th minutes.
Coach Kwesi Appiah who was full of smiles after the second goal decided to throw more weight upfront by ejecting Thomas Teye Partey for Caleb Ekuban in the 82nd minutes.
Samuel Owusu also went out for Inter Milan midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah in the 85th minutes.
The game ended 2:0 for the Black Stars which means the team is through to the round of sixteen of the 32nd edition of the AFCON.
