Jonas Adjetey says scoring his first international goal was an “amazing” moment as Ghana began their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 2-0 victory over Somalia.
The Wolfsburg defender opened the scoring just before half-time at Sekondi Sports Stadium, helping the Black Stars secure their first clean sheet in four matches.
Adjetey spoke to the media after Thursday’s game about his landmark goal, Ghana’s defensive improvement and Monday’s return fixture.
‘I’m really, really excited’
Adjetey said the goal was a moment he had been anticipating for some time and credited his team-mates with helping him find the breakthrough.
“It feels amazing,” he said. “I’ve been waiting for this moment for some time now, and then I had the support from my teammates, and the rest, they pushed me a little bit, which made it a little bit easier for me to get the score, so I’m really, really excited to get it for the national team.”
The defender’s strike gave Ghana the lead before the interval, with the result eventually secured by a second goal after the break.
The win also ended a run of four matches in which Ghana had failed to keep a clean sheet. Adjetey said the players could not change what had happened in their previous games, but believed they had addressed their shortcomings against Somalia.
Ghana look to build on defensive display
“Everything’s new, we can’t control the past results,” he said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t do our best in the previous games, but it doesn’t mean we are not good enough, but it happened.”
Adjetey insisted the earlier results should not be viewed as the responsibility of any one player, saying Ghana had made the necessary corrections in their latest performance.
“It has nothing to do with the individual or something like this, but as you can see, we did our correction in this game, and I think it’s good to continue like this,” he added. “We just need to support each other and we’ll get there.”
Ghana will face Somalia again on Monday in the return fixture. Adjetey said the Black Stars would focus on producing another strong performance and securing another victory.
“As I said, I have nothing much to say, but we’ll try our best to play a good game and win the next game,” he said.