Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah lavishes praises on Black Stars debutantes in Japan win

Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah is delighted with the performance of his debutantes in their 2-0 win over Japan in an international friendly on Wednesday.

In-form UD Levante forward was at the centre of everything that came Ghana's way against the Blue Samurai at the Nissan Stadium on Wednesday.

The 21-year-old created the first goal of the game after he was brought down on the edge of the area by Uwara Red Diamond defender Tomoaki Makino - with stand-in captain Thomas Partey scoring from the resultant free kick.

Boateng sealed victory for Ghana after he was hacked down in the box by goalkeeper Eiji Kwashima, he stepped up to convert from the spot.

Coach Appiah hailed the performance of the youngster as well as Bayern Munich's Kwasi Okyere Wriedt who came on for Boateng in the dying embers..

“I think Emmanuel Boateng had a lot of time to prove what he can do but in the case of Kwasi Okyere he didn’t have much time but he was able to impress. I think the two of them did well especially Emmanuel Boateng” Coach Appiah told 442.com

Ghana will take on World debutants Iceland on June 7 at the 15,000 capacity Laugardalsvöllur stadium in Reykjavik.

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