Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac produced a tactical masterclass to bin his defensive style of play as the Black Stars thrashed Zimbabwe.
The Serbian is noted for his solid defense but it was all attacking as he began his second stint in charge of the team.
Ghana created and scored three goals after struggles to score in recent games, have netted in once in their last three matches.
Midfielder Mohammed Kudus could have easily bagged a hat-trick, and Kamaldeen Sulemana had a goal rule out for offside.
Rajevac’s side made a wonderful start and it took them just five minutes to open the scoring. A brilliant build-up that involved about five players resulted in Mohammed Kudus slotting the ball through the legs of the opponent and past the goalkeeper into the bottom left corner of the net.
Minutes later, the Ajax midfielder was put through on goal by Kamaldeen Sulemana and should have made it two-nil. But Kudus shot straight at the Zimbabwe goalkeeper Washington Arubi.
Ghana continued to dominate and created a couple of half-chances, while Zimbabwe struggled to come out of their own half. The Warriors tried long balls in their bid to unsettle the Black Stars defence but were unsuccessful.
After the restart, Ghana found themselves on the back foot in the opening minutes. Defender Alexander Djiku conceded a penalty which was confidently dispatched by Zimbabwe captain Knowledge Musona on 49 minutes.
Zimbabwe then went on to hit the post through Knox Mutizwa's stunning effort from the edge of the box.
Rajevac sensing danger made two substitutions, bringing on Baba Iddrisu and Benjamin Tetteh for the tired 17-year-old Fatawu Issahaku and Jordan Ayew respectively.
The substitutions paid off as Andre shifted to the right side of the attack and Partey had the luxury to venture into the opponents half.
The Arsenal in one of his high pressing intercepted and made a brilliant run into the box before hitting a superb strike in the bottom right corner to restore Ghana's lead in the 66th minute.
Ayew sealed the victory with three minutes to end normal time as he headed into the net from close range.
Ghana will hope for a similar performance or better on Tuesday when they face Zimbabwe in Harare.