Medeama SC midfielder Etse Dogli is reportedly in line for his first Ghana call-up, while Daniel-Kofi Kyereh is set to return to the Black Stars squad for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Somalia.
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has yet to release the official squad, but communications director Henry Asante Twum said on Monday, November 9, that interim head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren was expected to confirm his final selection this week.
Sports journalist Ruth Naa Amanoa Asamoah reported that Dogli had been invited after making a strong start to the Ghana Premier League season with Tarkwa-based Medeama SC. The midfielder joined the club this season and has made nine league appearances.
His expected inclusion comes as Ghana’s midfield is without Thomas Partey.
Kyereh, 30, was seen at Accra International Airport on Sunday evening, November 8, as the squad prepared to begin its training camp. The reported call-up would be his first for Ghana in almost four years.
The attacking midfielder has won 18 senior caps for the Black Stars and last represented the country in December 2022. He subsequently suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during training with German club SC Freiburg in February 2023.
Following surgery and almost three years away from competitive football, the former FC St. Pauli player joined 2. Bundesliga side VfL Osnabruck as a free agent. He has scored two goals and provided one assist in nine matches this season.
Ghana aim to revive qualifying campaign
Ghana will play Somalia on Thursday, November 12, and Monday, November 16, in their Group C double-header. Both matches will be held at the Essipong Sports Stadium in Sekondi because Somalia do not have a CAF-approved home ground.
The National Sports Authority has set ticket prices at GH¢50, while students wearing school uniform will be admitted free of charge.
The four-time African champions are bottom of Group C without a point after losing 2-0 to Ivory Coast and 4-2 to The Gambia in their opening two matches.
Ghana are attempting to qualify for the 2027 tournament, which will be staged in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, after failing to reach the 2025 edition in Morocco.
Asante Twum said the Black Stars were focused on recovering from their poor start.
“The Black Stars will go into the Somalia games with a positive mindset to win,” he said in a radio interview on Asempa FM, adding that the GFA was doing everything possible to help the team return to winning ways.
Former GFA communications director Ibrahim Sannie Daara, speaking on the same programme, backed calls for more consideration to be given to local players and warned Ghana not to underestimate Somalia.
“Black Stars must not underrate Somalia because they also have players playing in Europe and they could cause us problems if we are not careful,” Sannie Daara said.
He urged Ghana to make full use of home advantage and take all six points from the two matches.
