FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Ghana completes the double over Zimbabwe
The Black Stars completed the double over Zimbabwe with a 1-0 win at the Harare Stadium in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers to temporarily sit at the top of Group G.
Thomas Partey’s first-half free-kick ensured the Stars went ahead and held on to pick up all three maximum points and completed the double over the Warriors.
Milovan Rajevac’s side were dominant in the first half, with some exciting offensive play from Kudus Mohammed and Kamaldeen Sulemana anchored by the strong midfield duo of Iddrisu Baba and Thomas Partey.
The chance for the goal came when Baba Rahman was fouled just outside the box and up stepped Arsenal’s Thomas Partey to lash the ball home.
It was Partey’s 12th international goal for Ghana and one that the Zimbabwean goalkeeper would have been disappointed to concede.
Ghana started the second half strongly yet again; Benjamin Tetteh fired wide from the edge of the box before Kudus Mohammed rattled the bar with a belter after a layoff from Partey.
But the home side came back strongly and almost equalised but missed the two clear cut chances, both of which they somehow conspired to miss from just outside the six-yard box.
Kudus Mohammed and substitute Daniel-Kofi Kyereh had further chances to get a second for Ghana but could not find the net.
Zimbabwe almost found a late equaliser when substitute Joseph Aidoo played a reckless back pass which Jojo Wollacott, yet again, did well to reach before the onrushing forward.
The Black Stars now have nine points from four games, two clear of South Africa who face Ethiopia later today.
Two matches remain for Ghana in November, away to Ethiopia and at home to South Africa and they must win to guarantee a place in the playoffs.
