Antoine Semenyo Scores Under Two Minutes as Ghana Take Early Lead Against Chad: Video

• AFC Bournemouth striker Antoine Semenyo scored an early goal for the Black Stars in the World Cup qualifiers
• The Black Stars tore apart Chad to enhance their chances of qualifying for the World Cup in USA, Mexico and Canada
• The Black Stars will travel to Morocco on Saturday to face second-place Madagascar in their sixth game in Group I

AFC Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has netted his third goal for Ghana to give the Black Stars an early lead in their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Chad in Accra.

The England-born forward fired home after a scrappy moment in the box in the second minute of the game.

Semenyo arrived in Ghana in red-hot form for AFC Bournemouth in the English Premier League, where he has netted eight goals in the Premier League.

In a video shared on social media, Semenyo slotted home from close range after his early strike was saved before a rebound from Mohammed Kudus fell to the Cherries striker to find the back of the net.

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The Black Stars need defeated Chad convincingly to climb top of the table before their trip to Morocco to face Madagascar.

Semenyo played a huge role in the victory on Friday night after setting the tone for an enormous display from the team.

The Black Stars are chasing a fifth appearance at the FIFA World Cup following the disappointment of missing the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

The West African giants shockingly missed out on the tournament after failing to win a game during the qualifiers.

Ghana thump Chad in Accra

Having netted the opener after just two minutes, it took 30 minutes for Ghana to score the second after Inaki Williams headed home from a beautiful cross to add to Semenyo's opener.

Four minutes later, the Black Stars extended their lead from the spot following a foul in the box. Captain Jordan Ayew elected himself for the spot kick and made no mistake as Ghana headed into the break with a comfortable lead.

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After the break, Ernest Nuamah, who was lively throughout the game, sent in a fine cross from corner and was met by AS Monaco defender Mohammed Salisu.

The Olympique Lyonnais winger went from provider to scorer after a quick one-two with striker Jordan Ayew.

The Black Stars are now two points clear at the top of Group I and will next face Madagascar in Morocco in the clash of the top two.

Ghana is hoping to qualify for the tournament in USA, Mexico and Canada.

Black Stars debut new jersey

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the Black Stars of Ghana debuted their new jerseys for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Chad on Friday night at the Accra Sports Stadium.

The players arrived on the pitch in their all-yellow new jerseys, produced by German sports kit manufacturers, Puma.

Puma have sponsored the production of Ghana's jerseys for the past decade and have extended their relationship with the Football Association.

Source: YEN.com.gh