Ghana forward Ernest Nuamah believes the Black Stars can recover from a difficult start and still qualify for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
Ghana have lost their opening two qualifying matches against Cote d’Ivoire and The Gambia and are yet to register a point, leaving their hopes of reaching next year’s tournament in serious doubt.
They face Somalia in a crucial double-header at the Essipong Stadium, but Nuamah will miss both matches because of injury. Despite being unavailable, the winger has backed his team-mates to regain their form and keep Ghana’s campaign alive.
Nuamah said Ghana’s history as one of Africa’s leading football nations should provide confidence as they attempt to recover from their poor results.
“Ghana has always been one of the top countries in Africa. It’s just that we haven’t really had good results recently, and it has been difficult for us. But at the end of the day, we are still Ghana.
“We are going to come up like before, and we are really going to do what we can to qualify for the AFCON. It’s not done yet, even though we have struggled a bit. We are going to achieve our goals and be there for the tournament,” he said.
The Black Stars’ current difficulties follow their failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. That was the first time in 20 years that Ghana had missed the continental tournament.
Their recent record at the competition has also been poor. Ghana have not won an Africa Cup of Nations match since 2019, adding to the pressure surrounding their attempt to qualify for the 2027 edition.
