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AFCON 2027 Qualifier, Group C — Essipong Stadium, Sekondi
Thursday, 12 November 2026 — Kick-off 3:00pm GMT (8:00pm PKT)
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Watch Ghana vs Somalia live on GTVSports.tv. The Black Stars host the Ocean Stars at the Essipong Sports Stadium in Sekondi in a must-win AFCON 2027 qualifier — live streaming, live scores, lineups and goal updates right here on this page.
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Live stream starts: Thursday, 12 November 2026, 3:00pm GMT (8:00pm PKT)
Venue: Essipong Sports Stadium, Sekondi
Competition: AFCON 2027 Qualifiers, Group C, Matchday 3
Return leg: Somalia vs Ghana, Monday, 16 November 2026, 3:00pm GMT, Essipong Stadium
Black Stars must win in Sekondi to keep AFCON 2027 hopes alive
Ghana host Somalia on Thursday, 12 November 2026, in a 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier the Black Stars cannot afford to lose.
It is the first leg of a double-header — the return fixture is also at Essipong on Monday, 16 November, at 3:00pm GMT, with Somalia as the designated home side because they do not have a CAF-approved stadium of their own.
Ghana are bottom of Group C without a point after two defeats: 2-0 away to Côte d’Ivoire and 4-2 at home to The Gambia, after leading 2-0 in Accra. Somalia are third, also without a point, after losing 2-1 to The Gambia and 2-0 to Côte d’Ivoire. Côte d’Ivoire and The Gambia lead the group with six points each, and only the top two qualify for the finals in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
Big names return for Björkegren
Interim head coach Kim Lars Björkegren, who also coaches the Black Queens, named a 26-man squad on Monday, 9 November, with the big names back.
Captain Jordan Ayew returns after missing the September qualifiers with a groin injury. Mohammed Kudus is back after missing the 2026 FIFA World Cup through injury, as are Mohammed Salisu and Thomas Partey. Daniel Kofi Kyereh earns his first call-up in nearly four years, and Alidu Seidu also returns.
There is local reward too. Medeama midfielder Etse Dogli earns a maiden call-up, along with club-mate Emmanuel Annor, FC Samartex defender Isaac Afful and Asante Kotoko defender Musa Hamzata. The squad opened camp in Accra on Sunday, 8 November.
Ghana squad for the Somalia double-header
Goalkeepers: Benjamin Asare (Hearts of Oak), Lawrence Ati-Zigi (St. Gallen), Joseph Anang (St. Patrick’s Athletic)
Defenders: Gideon Mensah (FC Köln), Isaac Afful (FC Samartex), Alidu Seidu (OGC Nice), Jerome Opoku (Istanbul Başakşehir), Jonas Adjetey (Wolfsburg), Kojo Peprah Oppong (Fenerbahçe), Salisu Mohammed (AS Monaco), Musa Hamzata (Asante Kotoko)
Midfielders: Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City), Etse Dogli (Medeama), Thomas Partey (Al Shabab), Rahim Ibrahim (Slovan Bratislava), Daniel Kofi Kyereh (Osnabrück), Augustine Boakye (St. Étienne), Ibrahim Sulemana (Sassuolo)
Forwards: Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Ipswich Town), Emmanuel Annor (Medeama), Ibrahim Osman (Brighton & Hove Albion), Prince Adu Kwabena (Viktoria Plzeň), Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City), Felix Afena-Gyan (Iğdır FK), Jordan Ayew (Sheffield United)
Somalia name 23-man squad
Somalia head coach Yusuf Ali Nur has named a 23-man squad for the double-header, including goalkeepers Abdirahman Mahamud Jama, Ibrahim Ahmed Hussein and Khalid Mohamed Nor, and forwards Mubashir Nour, Sakariya Hassan, Issa Adan Yusuf, Ali Muse, Muse Jailani Bile and Bilal Njie Cali.
The Ocean Stars are also winless, so both sides arrive in Sekondi chasing their first points of the campaign. Former GFA communications director Ibrahim Sannie Daara has warned the Black Stars not to underrate Somalia.
Match details
Fixture: Ghana vs Somalia
Competition: AFCON 2027 Qualifiers, Group C, Matchday 3
Date: Thursday, 12 November 2026
Venue: Essipong Sports Stadium, Sekondi
Kick-off: 3:00pm GMT (8:00pm PKT)
Referee: Andre Onesime Kolissala-Mbangui (Central African Republic)
Return leg: Somalia vs Ghana, Monday, 16 November 2026, 3:00pm GMT, Essipong Stadium
Tickets
Tickets are GH¢50 for seated sections and GH¢100 for the VVIP section, on sale from Tuesday, 10 November at 10:00am GMT at the Essipong Sports Stadium, the only official sales point. Students enter the designated standing areas free with a valid student ID.
The Essipong Stadium received temporary approval from CAF to host the qualifier after the GFA pushed for the match to be moved from the Accra Sports Stadium. It is the return of competitive senior international football to the Western Region.
What is at stake
Six points from this double-header would lift Ghana right back into the qualification race. Anything less, and the Black Stars would be relying on favours elsewhere with only two matches left in March 2027. For Björkegren, still interim, these two games in four days at the same ground are the clearest chance yet to build momentum — and to avoid a second straight AFCON absence.
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