Captain Mukarama Abdulai scored all the goals for Ghana on the day and the Gambians managed to a get a consolation goal.

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The return leg will come off in two week's time at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

Ghana after advancing from this stage will Djibouti in their quest to qulify for the 2018 World Cup to be staged in Uruguay.