On Wednesday evening, Algeria defeated Ghana 3-0 in a friendly encounter in Doha, Qatar.
The two national teams, ahead of the 2021 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, are in Qatar where they have pitched a training camp to prepare for the continental showpiece.
Ghana played without captain Andre Ayew and striker Jordan Ayew, at the Education City Sports Stadium, however, with hopes of earning a positive result before travelling to Cameroon.
Adam Ounas, following a very slow start to the game, in the 8th minute shot Algeria into a deserved lead.
Despite the Black Stars will to put up a fight, the team could not score and unfortunately appeared to be the unprepared side in several key moments.
Even though they were not threatening much in the second half, Algeria managed to score two more goals to cruise to a massive 3-0 victory.
Jonathan Mensah, Ghana’s defender, scored an own goal in the 75th minute before three minutes later Islam Slimani also found the back of the net to seal the win.
Ghana after yesterday’s friendly game will wrap up the training in Doha for two more days.
The team will depart Qatar on Friday, January 7, to Cameroon ahead of the start of the 2021 AFCON on Sunday, January 9, 2022.
