Ghana were unforgiveable in front of goal with an impressive 4-0 thumping of Cameroon in a U17 Africa Cup of Nations, Group A match at the Stade Port Gentil in Gabon on Sunday.

The opening stages of the match proved to be rather quiet, that was until Eric Ayiah handed Ghana the lead in the 25^th minute, 1-0.

Ibrahim Sulley doubled Ghana’s advantage in the 32^nd minute before completing his brace two minutes later to give the young Black Starlets a 3-0 lead going into the half time break.

The second half was more of the same with Ghana finding their fourth goal just after the hour mark courtesy of a second goal from Eric Ayiah, 4-0.

Ghana took their foot off the pedal after that as they cruised to a comfortable victory in their first match of the 2017 U17 Afcon.

The other Group A match which took place on Sunday saw Guinea beat hosts Gabon 5-1.

The win for Ghana sees them tie on top of Group A with three points.

Cameroon are next in action on Wednesday, 17 May against Guinea while Ghana will play Gabon on the same day.

Cameroon will be targeting a perfect start in their 2017 U17 CAF Africa Cup of Nations tournament when they meet Ghana on Sunday.

The Young Indomitable Lions will be gunning for a win to open their Group A campaign on a high and ensure they book a spot in the U17 FIFA World Cup in India.

The junior global showpiece is set to be staged in India and a win on Sunday could boost their chances.

Although they will be motivated by their senior team which bagged the 2017 AFCON in the same country early this year, meeting Ghana will be tough.

On the other hand, the Black Stars are also motivated by reaching the tournament and will be out to make their nation proud.

A spot in the semi-finals will motivate the Black Starlets as they will be banking on their hunger to reach the World Cup in India.

Coach Paa Kwesi Fabin says he wants to book their spot in the World Cup by winning their first two group stage matches.

“The last 10 years have not been good for Ghana football, especially at the U-17 level since we have failed to make it to the World Cup, which hitherto was a constant feature for the country," Fabin said.

"So the main aim of this team will be to qualify to the World Cup slated for India later this year.

“The coaching staff, management and the players are hoping that we will seal qualification by the second game in our group.

“We want to qualify in grand style and to achieve it by the end of the first two games so that it would put us in a relax mood to tackle the rest of the games.”

The match will be staged at Stade de Franceville on Sunday, 14 May at 19:00.