The midfielder marked his 100th game for the Black Stars with a wonderful performance as he capped it with a priceless goal
Ghana defeated South Africa 1-0 in the last game of Group G of 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Sunday.
With the Black Stars needing a win of any form to finish as Group G winners, coach Milovan made two changes in his squad that shared the spoils with Ethiopia last week.
Israel-based striker Richmond Boakye Yiadom who was surprisingly called for the game and Celta Vigo defender Joseph Aidoo were dropped to the bench following their poor output.
As a result, Strasbourg defender Alexander Djiku who missed the game against Ethiopia due to accumulated cards has returned took over his place while Mubarak Wakaso was also handed a starting berth.
Andre Ayew partnered his junior brother Jordan Ayew and Kudus Mohammed in a 4-3-3 formation.
However, after eight minutes, Ghana were forced to make a change after Kudus picked up an injury. St.Pauli midfielder Daniel Kofi Kyereh took over his duties and perfectly brought stability in midfield.
After wasting some half chances, Ghana were presented with a golden opportunity to take the lead when Daniel Amartey was heckled in the box by a South Africa defender.
Andre Ayew stepped forward and perfectly slotted in the ball for the opening goal.
After the break, South Africa proved to be solid opponents as they improved and began to cause too many troubles for Ghana’s defence.
On the 76th minute, Kamaldeen Sulemana came close to double the Black Stars lead after he went past South Africa goalkeeper and another defender. However, his last ditch effort narrowly missed the target.
Ghana tops the group with 13 points, same points with South Africa but with superior goals scored.
The Black Stars will face one of the top five countries seeded by Confederation of African Football including Senegal, Morocco, Nigeria and Algeria.
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