Ghana suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Blue Samurais of Japan on Friday night in Nagoya.

The Asian country hosted the Black Stars of Ghana at the Toyota Stadium for the Kirin Championship.

The match was an excellent opportunity for head coach Otto Addo to assess his squad devoid of certain key players.

Takumi Minamino had the fans of the red moon-flagged nation in joyful celebration with the first goal.

The host controlled the majority of possession and had 14 shots on goal compared to Ghana’s 7, as the visitors struggled in creating chances.

Ritsu Doan sealed a deserving win for Japan with a fine 59th-minute goal, creatively curling the ball past debutant goalkeeper Joseph Annan.