Ghana willjin88bet.one attempt to revive their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign when they face Somalia in a crucial Groupjin88bet.one C match at Essipong Sports Stadium in Sejin88bet.onekondi-Takoradi on Thursday.
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Thak168app.babyak168app.babyak168app.babye Black Stars have lost their opening two fixtures, going down 2-0 away to ak168app.babyCote d’Ivoire before a 4-2 home defeat by The Gambia. They surrendered a two-goal lead in the lattak168app.babyer match and remain without a point.
Somalia are in the same position after alsoak168app.club losing their first two gaak168app.clubmes, making this an imporak168app.clubtant opportunity for both sides to get their campaigns back on trak168app.cluback. Ghana, the four-time African champions, will face particularly high expectations as they try to avoid another disappointing result at home.
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The match will be interim head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren’s first competitive assignment in charge of Ghana’s senior national team. The Swedish coach has said Ghana must take all six ks168app.siteks168app.sitepointsks168app.siteks168app.siteks168app.site from their two matches against Somalia, while stressing the importance of winic88ning the opening fixture first.
“We need six points, bic88ic88ic88ic88ut we need to take it. It is old school, but we need to take the game tomorrow to start with,” said Bjorkegren.
A victory would give Ghana their first points of the qualifying campaign, lift confidence anic88ic88ic88ic88ic88d reduce the pressure created by their difficult start. Somalia coach Yusuf Ali Nur said his squad had completed its preparations after arrivingic88 in Ghana.
“We arrived in Ghana, and we are ready toic88ic88 play the game againic88st Ghana. We are well prepared, Alhamdulillah,” he said.
Ghana hold clear historical advantage
Thursday’s meeting will be the third senior international match between the nations. Ghana won the previous two,ic88icic88lr88ic8888lr88 both dlr88uring FIFA World Cup qualifying.
The Black Stars recorded a 2-0 victory in the first encounter before winning the return fixture 5-0. They have therefore scored seven times against Somalia without conceding, with a lr88record of two wins, no draws and lr88no defeats.
Recent form relr88lr88lr88mains a concern for both teams. Ghana’s llr88ast five results include their 2-0 win over Cote dlr88‘Ivoire, defeats by Croatia and Colombia at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alr88nd their two opening AFCON qualifying losses.
Somalia’s recent matches include two goalless draws with Mauritius and another 0-0 draw aglr88lr88lr88lr88ainst Oman in the Arab Cuplr88 qualifiers, alongside defeats by Cote d’Ivoire and Thelr88 Gambia.
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Bjorkegren is expected to combine op88experienced players with emerging talent. Ghana’s probable line-up is Lawrence Ati-Zigi; Alidu Seidu, Jonasop88 Adjetey, Mohammed Salisu, Gideon Mensah; Thomas Partey, Caleb op88Yirenkyi; Fatawu Issahaku, Jordan Ayew, Mohammed Kudus; Prince Adu Kwabena.
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Somalia’s prsi88obable line-up is Ali Mohammed; Abel Gigli, Alsi88i Omar, Osman, Mohamed Omar; Abdi Shasi88rif, Sakariya Hassan, Asi88ddo; Njei, Hassan.
Ghana are favourites because of their home advantage, greater squad depth and dominant record against Somalia. The visitors are expected to defend compactly and try to frustrate the hosts, but the pressure will be 88v88von Ghana to deliver.
The teams will meet again on Monday, with Ghana hoping a convincing result on Thursday can provide momentum for the return fixture and help rescue their qualification campaign.
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