Ghana trash Lesotho 7-0

The floodlights are restored

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The Black Stars are in for a goal harvest as they lead the Crocodiles of Lesotho by 3-0 in the first 45 minutes of the World Cup qualifier which is under way at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
Skipper Sulley Muntari opened the scoring with a terrific strike from a well rehearsed freekick with just 16 minutes played.
The AC Milan star is easily the man of the match so far with his long searching balls one of which located Jordan Ayew who dummied the goal keeper on the stroke of half time and slotted the ball into an empty net.
Dominic Adiyiah showed why coach Akwasi Appiah kept faith in him by scoring the second goal with a great individual effort.
It has been an incredible team performance with the Stars playing a free flowing game with great telepathy from Derek Boateng and Agyemang Badu in midfield.
Goal keeper Adam Kwarasey has virtually been on a holiday because the Crocodiles are yet to make any effort at goal.
For the first half its Ghana 3, Lesotho 0 a Friday afternoon stroll at the park it appears to be for the Black Stars.

 

Power has been restored at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium after nearly an hour of hold up and the World Cup qualifier between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Crocodiles of Lesotho which was suspended due to the flood lights at the stadium not functioning is underway.
The Black Stars of Ghana who raced to a 3 goal lead in the first half are now 7 goals up. Sulley Muntari opened the scoring with a terrific strike from a well rehearsed freekick with just 16 minutes played with Dominic Adiyiah scoring a brace.
Jordan Ayew dummied the goal keeper on the stroke of half time and slotted the ball into an empty net for Ghana's fourth goal.
Substitute Chritian Atsu who came on for Sulley Muntari added his name to the score sheet when he curled in a beautiful shot in the 85th minute from the outside of the Lesotho penalty box.
Jordan Ayew then latched onto a rebound in the 90th, before defender Jerry Akaminko outjumped the Lesotho goalie and powered home a header for the seventh goal.

Sulley Muntari on Ghana vs Lesotho encounter

Sulley Muntari has challenged his Ghana teammates to expect a tough contest in the qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup as they prepare to kick off their chase of a third straight appearance in the finals.

The Black Stars open their qualifying campaign in Group D at the Baba Yara Stadium against Lesotho on Friday as the African qualifiers enters the second round stage.

Following appearances at the two previous World Cups, Ghana find themselves in a tough group which includes African champions, Zambia and Sudan.

Only one team from the four-nation group will progress to the third round where the ten teams that advance from the second round will be paired into five home-and-away series to determine the final sides that reach Brazil.

Muntari, who has been promoted to the captaincy in the absence of John Mensah says the Black Stars are braced up for a difficult campaign.

“Yeah, before you go to the World Cup, everything is difficult. Even if it’s one game or if you are in the final to win the Cup, it’s difficult," said Muntari, who will captain Ghana against Lesotho.

“Everything is difficult in football. We are just looking forward to the game on Friday and we want to win and want to be in the World Cup.”

Muntari, a campaigner in both of Ghana's World Cup appearances and with two goals to his name is determined to help the Black Stars to a third successive finals.

“The World Cup is an amazing event and every player wants to play in the World Cup. I personally want to do it for the third time," the Ghana midfielder said.

"By doing that we have to start winning. So, we want to do that against Lesotho and then we will go to Zambia."