Jordan Ayew proved his critics wrong as he scored twice to aid the Black Stars record an important victory over Ethiopia in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Adis Ababa.
The Crystal Palace striker calmly received a timely measured long pass from Harrison Afful, and brilliantly struck the ball to the far post to give Ghana the lead in the 3rd minute.
The Stars continued to stamp their superiority in the game and it was no surprise when an intelligent through pass from captain Andre Ayew resulted in a penalty as the Ethiopian goalkeeper brought down Emmanuel Boateng in the 18-yard box.
Once again, Jordan Ayew elected himself to extend Ghana's lead with a well placed penalty kick to make it 2-0 with just 23 minutes played.
The Ethiopians however showed their class as they kept hold of the ball beautiful and pushed the Ghanaians to their own half in most part of the 2nd half.
Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah introduced Afriyie Acquah, Nana Ampomah and Jonathan Mensah into the game to change the dynamics but their influence was not quite visible.
All efforts of the Ethiopians unsurprisingly didn't change the final outcome as Ghana left the stadium with a hard earned victory thanks to a brace from Jordan Ayew.
This win takes Ghana to 6 points and second in Group F with Kenya leading the group with 7 points.
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