Ghana’s Black Stars sliced Trinidad and Tobago open by four unanswered goals to seal the third spot.
The BlackStars lost the semi-finals against Nigeria by 2-1 and needed to avenge that defeat, which they lived up to expectations.
Captain Jordan Ayew started the onslaught with a beautiful finish to open the scoring.
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Defender Razak Simpson, who didn’t have a good game against Nigeria, made amends as he scored the second goal, rising to the highest to head in the second and his first goal for Ghana.
USG’s forward continued his fine goal-scoring form by netting the third goal after a lovely passing sequence, making it 3-0.
After the hour mark, Lawrence Agyekum scored the fourth and his debut goal for the Black Stars to seal the victory.
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There was also a debut for Barcelona youngster Abdul Aziz Issah, while Felix Afena-Gyan made a return for the first time since 2022.
Ghana will now shift focus to the September World Cup qualifiers as the Black Stars take on Chad and Mali for a slot at next year’s Mundial.
