Watch Asamoah Gyan's 50th goal for the Black Stars

The 30-year-old nodded home in the 11th minute after finishing off a fine cross from Thomas Agyapong to give coach Kwasi Appiah the lead.

Gyan has now become the fifth African to register half a century of goals with their national teams.

Godfrey Chitalu, Hossan Hassan, Didier Drogba and four-time African player of the year Samuel Eto, are the dream set of players to have reached the 50 goal landmark in national colours.