The Black Stars on Wednesday beat division one side Asokwa Deportivo 6-1 in a warm up game at the Baba Yara Stadium ahead of their AFCON qualifier against Ethiopia on Sunday.
The game which was mainly a fitness test for the players, saw Coach Kwesi Appiah use two different teams for each half.
The first team had returnees Jery Akaminko and Rashid Sumaila starting with Aduana goalkeeper Joseph Addo in post. It took 23 minutes for the Stars to open the scoring after striker Jordan Ayew headed in a Samuel Sarfo cross.
Anderlecht winger Frank Acheampong made sure the Stars went into the break with a 2-0 lead after tapping in a Winful Cobbinah pass.
The 2nd half begun with a different set of eleven players for the Black Stars. It included Zurich striker Raphael Dwamena and West Ham United forward Andre Ayew.
Deportivo immediately pulled one back in the 47th minute but their hopes of returning into the game was dented by a strike from Majeed Warris to make it 3-1 for the Stars in the 51st minute.
Striker Dwamena got his debut goal in the 65th minute before Warris got his second goal of the day in the 69th minute to make it 5-1.
Raphael Dwamena matched the feet set by Warris, scoring his second in the dying embers of the game to make the final score 6-1 to the Black Stars .
The Black Stars will face Ethiopia on Sunday in an AFCON 2019 qualifier at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
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