The Black Stars of Ghana beat Cape Verde 1-0 in an International Friendly match played in Portugal, Wednesday. A screamer of a shot in the second half strike by Mubarak Wakasu capped a superb team performance by the Black Stars and handed a major boost to the Stars’ preparations for the 2013 Nations Cup. Derek Boateng led the team in the first half and put in a commanding performance but the Stars were lackadaisical up front. The Cape Verdians were not overawed as they asked questions of the Ghanaian defence but Lee Addy and Jerry Akaminko were impregnable. In the second half, Anthony Annan and Christian Atsu were introduced into the game and they did not disappoint. The game was fluid with lots of chances created and missed at will especially by the Stars. 1-0 it ended in favour of the Stars.