- 1 Ghana vs Somalia: no points from two games, and a new venue in Sekondi-Takoradi
- 2 Ghana: an interim coach from the women’s team, and Kudus, Partey and Ayew back
- 3 Somalia: one goal in two qualifiers, and it came from Bilal Njie
- 4 Free Football Prediction: Ghana vs Somalia
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Ghana vs Somalia: no points from two games, and a new venue in Sekondi-Takoradi 
Ghana are bottom of Group C with no points, two goals scored and six conceded. They’ve gone eight qualifiers without a win, they missed AFCON 2025 for the first time since 2004, and Carlos Queiroz, reappointed in September, left by mutual agreement on 1 October after the opening two defeats.
Somalia are the visitors on Thursday 12 November, kick-off 15:00 UK and local time, at the Essipong Sports Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi. The game was moved from the Accra Sports Stadium over concerns about its readiness. Both of this week’s matches between the sides are in Ghana, because Somalia have no CAF-approved stadium, and the second is on Monday 16 November with Somalia as the designated home team.
Ivory Coast and Gambia have six points each, so Ghana need both games against Somalia to stay in contention for a top-two finish. The last time Ghana missed successive Africa Cups of Nations was in 1986, 1988 and 1990.
Somalia are in the group stage of AFCON qualifying for the first time. They got there by beating Mauritius on penalties in March after two goalless draws, then lost 2-1 in Gambia and 2-0 to Ivory Coast, with both Ivorian goals coming after the 87th minute.
The only previous meetings came in World Cup qualifying in November 2003, when Ghana won 5-0 away and 2-0 at home. We expect Ghana to win again, helped by three senior players returning to the squad.
Ghana: an interim coach from the women’s team, and Kudus, Partey and Ayew back 
Kim Lars Björkegren, the Swede who manages the Black Queens, is in interim charge, assisted by Ibrahim Tanko and Godwin Attram. His 26-man squad, named on 9 November, includes four uncapped domestic players: Isaac Afful of FC Samartex, Musa Hamzata of Asante Kotoko, and Etse Dogli and Emmanuel Annor of Medeama.
Mohammed Kudus is back after missing all of 2026, World Cup included, through injury. Jordan Ayew, the captain, returns after a groin problem kept him out in September, Thomas Partey is in the squad, and Daniel Kofi Kyereh has his first call-up since December 2022 after a knee injury.
Antoine Semenyo is out with a knee injury and Jan Gyamerah has a muscle problem. Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Brandon Thomas-Asante and Ibrahim Osman bring Premier League experience to an attack built around Kudus and Ayew.
The September window went badly. Ghana lost 2-0 in Bouaké on 24 September, then led Gambia 2-0 in Accra through Ernest Nuamah and a Felix Afena-Gyan free-kick before conceding four, with home fans throwing bottles onto the pitch late on.
They have lost their last four competitive matches. The World Cup ended with a 1-0 defeat to Colombia in the round of 32, Jhon Arias scoring after 14 minutes, and the last win was 1-0 against Panama at the same tournament, with a stoppage-time goal from Caleb Yirenkyi.
The probable side puts Lawrence Ati-Zigi in goal, Partey and Yirenkyi in central midfield, and Kudus, Abdul Fatawu and Ayew behind Thomas-Asante. Ghana have averaged 1.5 goals per home game, and Thursday is their first home game of the campaign away from Accra.
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Somalia: one goal in two qualifiers, and it came from Bilal Njie 
Somalia scored once in September. Bilal Njie equalised in Banjul on 25 September after Ebrima Colley’s opener, and Muhammed Badamosi won it for Gambia in the 83rd minute.
Njie, 28, plays for KFUM Oslo and has eight goal involvements in his last nine matches. He’s expected to start up front alongside Hassan, with Abel Gigli and Ali Omar in the centre of defence.
Against Ivory Coast on 29 September Somalia held out until the 88th minute, when Yann Gboho scored on his debut, and Bazoumana Touré added a second in stoppage time. They’ve conceded four goals in two qualifiers and average 0.75 goals scored away from home.
Before September they had gone three matches unbeaten: a 2-1 friendly win in Bahrain on 17 November 2025 and two 0-0 draws with Mauritius in March, the second won 4-2 on penalties to reach this group.
Coach Yusuf Ali Nur named 23 players on 4 November. No injuries have been reported in the Somalia squad, which has three goalkeepers, eight defenders, six midfielders and six forwards. Somalia are chasing a first-ever qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations, and with Ivory Coast and Gambia playing each other twice this week, any point taken from Ghana would keep them in touch.
Probable lineup Ghana: Ati-Zigi; Seidu, Adjetey, Salisu, Mensah; Partey, Yirenkyi; Kudus, Abdul Fatawu, Ayew; Thomas-Asante
Probable lineup Somalia: Hussein; Mohamed, Gigli, A. Omar, Osman; M. Omar, Sharif, Suleiman; Addo, Njie, Hassan
Free Football Prediction: Ghana vs Somalia
Our prediction: Ghana to win by two or more goals
Our pick is Ghana to win by at least two goals. Somalia have scored once in two qualifiers, and Ghana add Kudus, Partey, Ayew and Kyereh to a side that scored twice against Gambia even in defeat.
The risk is Ghana’s defence, six goals conceded in two qualifiers, and Njie’s form. Somalia, though, average 0.75 goals away from home and needed a penalty shootout to get past Mauritius after 180 goalless minutes.
Ghana won the two meetings in 2003 by 7-0 on aggregate and need maximum points from this week’s double header. We expect 2-0 or 3-0 in Sekondi-Takoradi.
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