Ghana have made it two wins from two in Bafana Bafana's qualification group for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, despite an underwhelming performance in Sao Tome and Principe today.
The early stages of the game were dominated by the visitors, although they struggled to create clear-cut opportunities despite making just one change to the team that secured a 2-0 victory over South Africa last Thursday.
One of the few chances fell to Andre Ayew, but his header sailed over the bar in the 20th minute.
Sao Tome had a decent chance just before half-time following some miscommunication between a Ghana defender and goalkeeper Richard Ofori, but the shot-stopper managed to keep things level.
The teams headed into the break with the score tied at 0-0, with Ghana ending the first half with 78% possession without finding the back of the net.
Midfielder Thomas Partey had a great chance just after half-time, but placed his header just over the bar.
Jordan Ayew eventually opened the scoreline, converting a spot-kick in the 50th minute after Sao Tome's goalkeeper brought down Emmanuel Boateng inside the box.
The hosts came close to scoring in the 70th minute, but the bicycle-kick effort sailed just wide.
The score remained 1-0 at the final whistle, which saw Ghana go three points clear at the top of Group C after collecting their second victory in a row.
