Black Stars skipper Andre Ayew scored a brace on Thursday evening to lead Ghana to an emphatic 2-0 win against Sudan in the qualifiers to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament at the Cape Coast Stadium.

The captain opened the scoring for the Black Stars in the 18th minute when he beautifully curled in a free-kick from the edge of the Sudan 18-yard box into the back of the net.

In the final minutes of the first half, the Ghana captain scored with a headed effort but it was ruled out after the referee for the day signaled for an infringement.

Later in the second half where the home team continued to dominate play, the in-form Swansea City star Andre Ayew scored with a thunderbolt strike from range in the 80th minute after receiving a pass from midfielder Emmanuel Lomotey.

Ghana is on top of Group C of the qualifiers to the 2021 AFCON with 9 points.

By Sammy Heywood Okine