A sluggish Ghana drew 1-1 with Ethiopia at the Orlando stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday in their quest for 2022 World Cup qualification.

Andre Ayew’s spectacular first half free kick wasn’t enough to give Ghana all the points as Ethiopia fought back to draw 1-1 with the Black Stars at the Orlando stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday.

Although an Ethiopia home game, the match was played at the Orlando Stadium in South Africa owing to a ban on the Walias’ Bahir Dar Stadium for not meeting licensing requirements.

The result sees Ghana tie South Africa at the top of the table but Bafana could well move clear with three points in their encounter with Zimbabwe later on Thursday.

With Ethiopia and Zimbabwe already out of the race, the group winner will be decided on Sunday when the Black Stars host South Africa in Cape Coast.

The Black stars are second on the table with 10 points, with South Africa 13 points clear on top after beating Zimbabwe a lone goal on Thursday night.

Ghana will be hoping to qualify into the next phase when they host the Bafana Bafana in the last round of qualifiers on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at the Cape Coast stadium.

A 1-0 victory against Bafana Bafana will be enough for the Stars to seal a place into the last round of qualification.