Ghana Black Stars dey bank on the return of Mohammed Kudus, Jordan Ayew and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh to revive their Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign when dem face Somalia in two Group C matches.
Ghana don lose their first two qualifiers to Ivory Coast and Gambia and sit bottom of Group C with no point, so the double-header against Somalia na must-win for the four-time African champions.
Kudus, 26-year-old Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, no play for Ghana this year after injury rule am out of the 2026 World Cup, and he miss the losses to Ivory Coast and Gambia. Jordan Ayew, the veteran captain and Sheffield United striker, return after groin problem, while VfL Osnabrück midfielder Daniel-Kofi Kyereh dey back for the first time in almost four years since December 2022 after serious injury.
Alidu Seidu also return, while Ibrahim Osman dey included, but Ghana go miss injured Manchester City winger Antoine Semenyo. The 4-2 home defeat to Gambia after Ghana lead by two goals make Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz resign.
Caretaker coach Kim Lars Björkegren, who also dey in charge of the Ghana women’s national team, dey handle the men’s side temporarily while the search for permanent replacement continue. He call up locally based players Musa Hamzata of Asante Kotoko, Medeama duo Etse Dogli and Emmanuel Annor, FC Samartex defender Isaac Afful
