Ghana Hanged Egypt With 6 Black Stars At Baba Yara Stadium

Ghana effectively sealed their trip to Brazil when they thrashed Egypt 6-1 at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Tuesday evening in their 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifier first leg play-off match.


A brace by Asamoah Gyan, goals each by Majeed Waris, Sulley Muntari, Christian Atsu and an own goal by Wael Gomaa were contributors to the Black Stars' goals. A penalty by Mohamed Aboutrika was the consolation goal for Egypt.

Ghana could have taken the lead just seconds into the match when Gyan found himself unmarked just inside the box but with all the time in the world the Ghana captain rushed his shot and it was easily saved by Egyptian keeper Sherif Ekrami.

Gyan put the Ghanaians in front in the fifth minute as he atoned for his earlier let off. He collected the ball on the edge of the box and sent through a powerful low shot from an awkward angle to make it 1-0 to the Black Stars and send the Kumasi crowd into frenzy.

Egypt were again under siege in the 14th minute when Kwado Asamoah found space on the left flank and with only the keeper to beat he saw his shot saved.

Ghana were certainly having the upper and giving the Egyptian defence a torrid time and in the 21st minute they doubled their through a superb yet fortunate way. Michael Essien dribbled his way past the Egyptians, with their defence at his mercy, the goal area open he seemed to have dribbled one too many times, the ball was disowned from him but it deflected off Gomaa and into the net.

Five minutes before the halftime break Egypt were given a penalty after Rashid Sumaila clumsily fouled Mohamed Salah in the box. Aboutrika scored from the spot kick for the Pharoahs as he sent Ghana’s Orlando Pirates keeper thw wrong way as he pulled one goal back for Egypt to make it 2-1.

Just on the stroke of halftime Ghana reclaimed their two goal advantage. Warris connected with a Sulley Muntari free kick and headed from close range to make it 3-1 in the 44th minute.

Seven minutes into the second half Ghana made it 4-1. The visitors failed to deal with Muntari’s acrobatic bicycle kick attempt and the ball fell onto the path of Gyan who reacted faster than the static Egyptian backline and headed home from close range.

Egypt were dealt a huge blow when they had to make their third and final change which was enforced when their keeper Ekrami was forced out with an injury.

He was replaced byAhmed Naser El Shenawy who later conceded a paenlty in the 70th minute when he fouled Waris inside the box. Muntari sealed it for the Black Stars as he scored from the penalty spot to make it 5-1.

Atsu sealed the win for Ghana in the 87th minute when he danced past a couple of Egypt defenders and let rip a low ferocious shot into the back of the net to make it 6-1.

Ghana (3) 6 (Gyan 5’, 52’ Gomaa 21’og Waris 44’ Muntari 72’pen Atsu 87') Egypt (1) 1 (Aboutrika 41’pen)

Ghana: Dauda, Inkoom, Akaminko, Sumaila, Opare, Essien, Muntari (Badu 83), K Asamoah, A Ayew (Atsu 83’), Waris, Gyan (Wakasu 79’)

Egypt: Ekrami (El Shenawy 57’), A Fathi, W Gomaa, Nagieb, Shedid (Shikibala 46’), Ashour (Mehamadi 40’), Ghaly, El Neny, Aboutrika, W Soliman, M Salah