The Black stars of Ghana kept their hunt for the final qualification round of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup alive after beating hosts Zimbabwe by a solitary goal.

Captain of the day, Thomas Partey scored the lone goal with a well taken freekick from the edge of the box to send his side to nine points.

Partey struck the vital goal in the 31st minute when his effort curled over the wall and caught keeper Talbert Shumba off guard. Prior to that, Ghana had come close twice, first Kamal Deen Sulemana wriggling his way into the box from the left but his shot was saved.

Mohamed Kudus also had an effort from distance, but it flew inches wide.

Zimbabwe tried to push themselves back into the game in the second half, but Ghana were tactically disciplined and guarded the single goal advantage.
With two rounds of matches left, Zimbabwe are out of contention with only a point from four matches.

Ghana now has two matches remaining to book a ticket through to final qualification round, away to Ethiopia and at home to South Africa which they must win to guarantee a place in the next round of qualifying.