Black stars head coach Milovan Rajevac has admitted his team faced difficulties during the 3-1 home victory over the Warriors of Zimbabwe in the 2022 World Cup qualifier on Saturday.

Goals from Mohamed Kudus, Thomas Partey and skipper Andre Ayew ensured the Black stars pile pressure on the neck of South Africa in Group G of the qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The victory at home for the Black Stars takes them to six points, one behind leaders South Africa who had earlier beaten Ethiopia 3-1 in the other group fixture in Bahir Dar.

“It was a good day after the result we got. We started the game well but later in the match we had some problems, especially in some part of the second half,” Rajevac, who was supervising his first game since making a return to the Black Stars, said after the game.

“We conceded a goal but I managed to identify some of the problems and made the right substitutions, so we came back and won.

“We were lucky at some moments of the match but the most important thing is that we got three points and our hard work paid off.

“We faced some difficulties in the second half because it was so difficult to defend the second balls, that’s why I introduced Baba Iddrisu to solidify the defence.”

Ghana will travel to Harare in a reverse fixture on Tuesday.