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Ghana secured a late draw against Angola and maintained their position at the top of Group E with 8 points from four games.
Substitute Osman Buakari scored the equalizer 18 minutes before the end of the game. The performance was not pretty, but it was better than what we saw on Thursday.
Here's how each player rated in the game:
Lawrence Ati-Zigi – 6
The St. Gallen goalkeeper came through for Ghana on three occasions with big tips over the bar. He was good and had more work to do today than on Thursday.
Kingsley Schindler – 6
Making his debut, the Koln man did not look too new to the Black Stars setup and was decent throughout the game. He provides good competition for Tariq Lamptey and Denis Odoi at right-back.
Gideon Mensah – 5.5
It was not the international break the AJ Auxerre left-back would have anticipated, as he could not cement his status as Ghana's best player in that position in the absence of injured Baba Rahman. He looked unsettled and was not commanding in defence or attack.
Daniel Amartey – 5
He gave away a contentious penalty that resulted in the hosts taking the lead just inside the second half. It was not the first time the captain of the day had done something like that. In Kumasi, he did a similar thing and got away with it.
Joseph Aidoo – 6.5
Apart from a few communication issues, the Celta Vigo centre-back was okay for the Black Stars and made some good blocks stepping in to fill the void left by Alexander Djiku.
Salis Abdul Samed – 6.5
The Lens midfielder had a much bigger role filling in for Ghana's deputy captain Thomas Partey. He did not quite flourish like the Arsenal man, but he was up to speed and controlled proceedings.
Edmund Addo – 5.5
The Spartak Subotica midfielder did his best but was lacking in some situations and was substituted to bring in Majeed Ashimeru.
Jordan Ayew – 6.5
The Crystal Palace forward did the usual things he does and stepped up when he was tasked to play as a number 10.
Mohammed Kudus – 5
The number 10 position did not seem to suit Mohammed Kudus in these two games. He did not influence the games as much as he was expected to and was not very involved.
Kamaldeen Sulemana – 4.5
Nothing really worked for the Southampton winger in this game. He touched the ball only 23 times in 61 minutes and completed only six passes, not providing any threat in attack.
Antoine Semenyo – 6
The 23-year-old Bournemouth attacker did all the hard work and tried to provide outlets for passes to be made. He was good until he was taken off.
Substitutes
Osman Bukari – 7
Like Antoine Semenyo on Thursday, Bukari's first touch turned out to be the equalizer for the Black Stars. He provided a spark that the game lacked when he replaced Kudus.
Joseph Paintsil – 6.5
He hit the woodwork and was unlucky not to score, but he provided the assist for the equalizer with a very instinctive cut-back.
Majeed Ashimeru – 6
He was very good and got the ball to Paintsil, who provided the assist for the equalizer.
Inaki Williams – 5
He was okay coming off the bench.
Substitute Osman Buakari scored the equalizer 18 minutes before the end of the game. The performance was not pretty, but it was better than what we saw on Thursday.
Here's how each player rated in the game:
Lawrence Ati-Zigi – 6
The St. Gallen goalkeeper came through for Ghana on three occasions with big tips over the bar. He was good and had more work to do today than on Thursday.
Kingsley Schindler – 6
Making his debut, the Koln man did not look too new to the Black Stars setup and was decent throughout the game. He provides good competition for Tariq Lamptey and Denis Odoi at right-back.
Gideon Mensah – 5.5
It was not the international break the AJ Auxerre left-back would have anticipated, as he could not cement his status as Ghana's best player in that position in the absence of injured Baba Rahman. He looked unsettled and was not commanding in defence or attack.
Daniel Amartey – 5
He gave away a contentious penalty that resulted in the hosts taking the lead just inside the second half. It was not the first time the captain of the day had done something like that. In Kumasi, he did a similar thing and got away with it.
Joseph Aidoo – 6.5
Apart from a few communication issues, the Celta Vigo centre-back was okay for the Black Stars and made some good blocks stepping in to fill the void left by Alexander Djiku.
Salis Abdul Samed – 6.5
The Lens midfielder had a much bigger role filling in for Ghana's deputy captain Thomas Partey. He did not quite flourish like the Arsenal man, but he was up to speed and controlled proceedings.
Edmund Addo – 5.5
The Spartak Subotica midfielder did his best but was lacking in some situations and was substituted to bring in Majeed Ashimeru.
Jordan Ayew – 6.5
The Crystal Palace forward did the usual things he does and stepped up when he was tasked to play as a number 10.
Mohammed Kudus – 5
The number 10 position did not seem to suit Mohammed Kudus in these two games. He did not influence the games as much as he was expected to and was not very involved.
Kamaldeen Sulemana – 4.5
Nothing really worked for the Southampton winger in this game. He touched the ball only 23 times in 61 minutes and completed only six passes, not providing any threat in attack.
Antoine Semenyo – 6
The 23-year-old Bournemouth attacker did all the hard work and tried to provide outlets for passes to be made. He was good until he was taken off.
Substitutes
Osman Bukari – 7
Like Antoine Semenyo on Thursday, Bukari's first touch turned out to be the equalizer for the Black Stars. He provided a spark that the game lacked when he replaced Kudus.
Joseph Paintsil – 6.5
He hit the woodwork and was unlucky not to score, but he provided the assist for the equalizer with a very instinctive cut-back.
Majeed Ashimeru – 6
He was very good and got the ball to Paintsil, who provided the assist for the equalizer.
Inaki Williams – 5
He was okay coming off the bench.