Ghana and Schalke midfielder, Kevin-Prince Boateng, has congratulated the Black Stars for beating Egypt 6-1 in the first leg of their World Cup play-offs in Kumasi.
In a tweet, Boateng congratulated the Black Stars for what he described as an amazing performance.The 26-year-old also implied that he was proud of the team.
Boateng, who was ruled out of the match due to injury, had wished the Black Stars well before the match. "Let's go let's go Ghana Black Stars," he tweeted.
Captain Asamoah Gyan opened the scoring for Ghana in the 5th minute and Wael Gomaa’s own goal in the 22nd took Ghana 2-0 up.
Mohamed Aboutrika cut the deficit in half with a 41st-minute penalty kick, but Majeed Waris’ goal in the 44th restored Ghana's 2-goal lead at half-time.
Gyan got his second goal in the 53rd, Sulley Muntari converted a penalty kick in the 72nd and Christian Atsu scored the final goal in the 89th.
Ghana will now travel to Cairo on November 18 for the second leg of the play-offs.
The aggregate winner after the tie will automatically qualify for Brazil 2014.
By Samuel K. Obour/Graphic.com.gh
