Ghana Coach Avram Grant and his charges the Black Stars beat Uzbekistan giants Bunyodkor 2-0 on Tuesday at the Sevens Stadium in Al Ain {Dubai} in a preparatory game ahead of the Total 2017 Nations Cup slated for Gabon..
Ghana is part of the 16 countries who would be gunning for the continent’s prestigious tournament few days from now.
The game marked Ghana’s first friendly game ahead of the 2017 Nations Cup since jetting off to Dubai January 2 for residential camping.
Grant;s men drew blunt in the first half of the exchanging but the introduction of some limbs in the second half paid off.
Striker Jordan Ayew blasted away a glorious opportunity for Ghana in the early stage of the game.
Back from recess, Captain Asamoah Gyan shot the Black Stars in front in the 67th minute with his first touch in the game.
Frank Acheampong on the 76th minute scored his first and the Black Stars second with a cool tap in after Tekpetey’s effort hit the post.
Coach Avram Grant and his boys are likely to play another friendly two days later before flying to Gabon on January 13, a day before the commencement of the African biggest tournament.
Stars line up: Fatau Dauda, Harrison Afful, Baba Rahman , John Boye, Jonathan Mensah, Mubarak Wakaso, Christian Atsu, Agyemang Badu, Jordan Ayew, Bernard Tekpetey, Andrew Ayew.
Changes for Black Stars: Yiadom for Afful, Razak for Dauda, Ofori for Wakaso,Partey for Badu.
Gyimah, Amartey on for Boye & Mensah. Gyan on for Jordan Ayew, Frank Acheampong for Andre Ayew.
Atsu for Afriyie Acquah, Tekpetey made way for Ebenezer Assifuah, Samuel Tetteh for Baba Rahman.
