The Black Stars of Ghana dropped valuable points in their quest for 2022 World Cup qualification by a 1-1 away draw with Ethiopia on Thursday.
Captain Andre Ayew scored first for the Black Stars but Getaneh Kabede’s second half-equaliser shared the spoils in the Group G matchday five fixture.
Although an Ethiopia home game, the match was played at the Orlando Stadium in South Africa owing to a ban on the Walias’ Bahir Dar Stadium for not meeting licensing requirements.
The result sees Ghana tie South Africa at the top of the table but Bafana could well move clear with three points in their encounter with Zimbabwe later on Thursday.
With Ethiopia and Zimbabwe already out of the race, the group winner will be decided on Sunday at the Cape Coast stadium when the Black Stars host South Africa.
Bafana Bafana will have to win their match against Zimbabwe on Thursday night to have a chance of winning Group G in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers after Ethiopia did them a huge favour by holding Ghana to a 1-1 draw in an earlier match at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
A win will keep coach Hugo Broos’ team on top of the group and three points ahead in the final round, which will see Bafana needing just a point in Sunday’s match in Ghana to go through to the final qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar next year.
