Match Report
Ghana went into the game 1st in the table on 13 points; São Tomé and Príncipe sat 4th on 0 — a 13-point gap. The last five rounds placed São Tomé and Príncipe no better than 48th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.11 goals per team per game, Ghana ran at 1.5 scored and 0.5 conceded, São Tomé and Príncipe at 0.5 and 2.67.
Defeat had followed defeat for São Tomé and Príncipe — 12 in succession. Over the last five, Ghana had taken 8 of 15 points to São Tomé and Príncipe's 0.
Ohene Djan Sports Stadium in Accra, capacity 40,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ghana led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.