The Black Stars were far from their flowing best, especially in the first half, but they produced the quality moments in the game and in the end ran out with a point to solidify their position on top of the log.
Osman Bukari scored few minutes after he was subbed on to can cancel the Angolans earlier strike.
Here are 4 main talking points from the game..
Ghana's experience trumped Angola's lack of belief
As good as Angola were at times during the game, they didn’t go for the jugular at any point. It was easy to see Pedro Goncalves' plan, stay in the game and pounce at the right moment just as they did in the reverse fixture. They had chances of their own in the first half to have won the day but unfortunately spurned them.
They weren’t bad on the day but were too inexperienced to believe they were capable to go past Ghana and it showed after the interval.
Hughton's second half changes upped the tempo of the game but wasn't enough
The Black Stars played with diffidence in the first half of the game. They look tired and unfocused-things weren't sticking. Hughton spotted the issues with movement and changed things after the break.
Majeed Ashimeru brought stability to the midfield with Paintsil, Bukari and Williams making the attack sharper than it was in the first half. They rarely let their guard down and stayed compact enough to recover if they did.
Joseph Paintsil excels again
As sporting comebacks go, Joseph Paintsil heroics in the game has to be up there with the very best. After battling with the heartbreak of being omitted from Ghana's World Cup squad, the forward was thrown in after the interval with the Black Stars trailing the Palencas Negras.
He was an irritating presence for the Angolan defence throughout, Paintsil drove forward at will, creating chances and made life difficult for his opponents. By a quirk of fate, he assisted Osman Bukari's goal to salvage a point for the West Africans. Later in the game, he could have scored the winner but his shot hit the crossbar.
He was, for all intents and purposes, the main catalyst for a largely inspiring drawn game. Sentiment only gets you so far in football, but Paintsil is in the Ghana side on merit- and was one of the key performers for the Black Stars once again.
Black Stars are still a work in progress
Common logic decrees that any time there is a change in the technical direction of a team, the team tends to struggle in the early part of the new manager's tenure. Relationships take time to strike up and setups are often subject to change as managers search for a winning formula.
For Hughton's Black Stars, their performance especially in the first half showed the Black Stars were a work in progress. Slow at the back, practically non-existent in midfield and overwhelmed in attack. They will surely need time to get to the top.
