Ghana hammered Egypt 6-1 in the first-leg of their 2014 World Cup qualification play-off on Tuesday evening.

The hosts took the lead inside five minutes through captain Asamoah Gyan.

Wael Gomaa’s own goal doubled the lead, before Mohamed Aboutrika’s penalty four minutes before the interval gave the Pharaohs hope.

Yet that hope was extinguished almost immediately as Majeed Waris made it 3-1, while a second for Gyan, a Sulley Muntari penalty and a wonderful late Christian Atsu strike wrapped up the scoring in the second period.

The return leg takes place in Egypt on November 19.
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