Black Stars beat Somalia to revive AFCON 2027 qualifying campaign

The Black Stars revived their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign with a 2–0 victory over Somalia at the Essipong Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi on Thursday.

Defender Jonas Adjetey opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time before Felix Afena-Gyan added Ghana’s second in the 62nd minute.

The win gives Ghana their first points in Group C after opening the campaign with defeats to Côte d’Ivoire and The Gambia. The result offers the team a boost ahead of Monday’s return fixture against Somalia, also scheduled for Essipong. Ghana had been seeking maximum points from the two-match series to keep their qualification hopes alive.