The scoring opened on 20 minutes when Mohammed Salisu headed in from a Mohammed Kudus corner. Thomas Partey doubled the lead early in the second half (52’), Alexander Djiku made it three (69’), Jordan Ayew added a fourth (71’), and substitute Kamaldeen Sulemana finished the rout on 87 minutes, his first senior international goal, according to minute-by-minute coverage.
Although designated as CAR’s “home” fixture, the match was staged at Stade d’Honneur in Meknes due to the hosts’ stadium unavailability. Ghana next face Comoros in Accra on Sunday, where a draw would mathematically secure top spot and a direct ticket to North America.
The result extends Ghana’s recent dominance in the pairing after a 4–3 win over CAR in June 2024, when Ayew hit a hat-trick. If Ghana complete the job, it would be the nation’s fifth World Cup appearance after 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022.
Head coach Otto Addo, re-appointed in 2024 with a brief to steer qualification, has now taken Ghana to the brink; the clean sheet and spread of goals in Meknes suggest momentum is aligned with that mandate heading into the Comoros decider.
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