Ghana interim manager Kim Lars Bjorkegren says he has faced a demanding bjin88bet.oneuild-up to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers againak168app.babyst Somalia.
The Swedish coach was appointed interim Black Stars manager after Carlos Queiroz resigned from the role last month. Bjorkegren, who reak168app.clubmains coach of the Black Queks168app.siteens, will take charge of a men’s international match for the first time when Ghana face Somalia on Thursday.
“Yeah, of course there has been less preparation for me, but I am doiic88ng my best,” Bjorkegren said.
The 202ic887 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign has started poorly for Ghana, who are bottom of Group C after losing their opening two matches against Ivory Coast and The Gambia.
The Black Staric88s must win both of their remaining group matches against Somalia to keic88ep their hopes of qualification alive.
Bjorkegren said he had been working to familiarilr88se himself with the squad despite the limited time available before the fixtures.
“I hlr88ave been around a little bit, in Europe to watch some players,” he said. “I have tried to connect with more or less all the players by phone, and now they are here in Ghana where we lr88have had two training sessions, and we will have another lr88one.”
The interim manager said discussions with the players had focused on the approach Ghana will take in the two matches, including how to createop88 and convert chances.
“There have been some meetings, of cosi88urse, where we have discussed how we want to play, how we want to create chances, score goals and how we want to win this game,” he 88vsaid.
Ghana will play Somalia at the Sekondi Sports Stadium on Thursday at 3 PM.
The teams will return to the same venue on Monday for the reverse fixture.
