Before the match
Four teams sit level on zero points in Ghana’s Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying group, and Gambia are next up for the Black Stars. Nothing separates anyone yet. The group runs six matchdays, home and away, with Ghana drawn alongside Gambia, Ivory Coast and Somalia for a place at the finals. Every side reads the same line in the table right now, zero wins, zero draws, zero defeats, tied on every criterion the group uses. Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz takes his side into matchday 2 with that blank sheet still in front of him, off the back of 2 losses in a row. Fresh start, in theory.
Gambia travel to Accra as the Scorpions, sitting third in that same table. They have played nothing, scored nothing, conceded nothing, level with everyone else in the group on zero. Same blank sheet.
This one is at home for Ghana, kickoff Tuesday 29 September 2026, 16:00 Accra time, so it’s Black Stars supporters filling the stands rather than watching another away leg. Chale, that’s rare early in a campaign like this. Four teams starting from nothing means every point from here matters the same for all of them. Small small, this is where Ghana’s group campaign really begins.
After the match
Ghana welcomed Gambia to Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday 29 September 2026 for matchday 2 of the Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers, and it ended in a loss for Black Stars. Final score: Ghana 2 - 4 Gambia.
Ernest Nuamah put Ghana ahead from the penalty spot in the 27th minute. Felix Ohene Afena-Gyan made it more comfortable for the home side in the 33rd minute. Gambia responded through a Muhammed Badammosi penalty in the 37th minute, and Omar Colley leveled matters in the 42nd minute. The half time score read Ghana 2 - 2 Gambia.
Ebrima Colley put Gambia in front in the 68th minute, and the same man struck again in stoppage time, scoring in the 90+1th minute. Ghana could not find an answer after that. Full time at Accra Sports Stadium: Ghana 2 - 4 Gambia.
That one will hurt in front of the home fans, chale. Nuamah and Afena-Gyan had given the Black Stars a real platform inside the first 33 minutes, but the Scorpions from Gambia had the last word. I felt for the crowd inside Accra Sports Stadium tonight. A loss for Black Stars, and that closes out matchday 2.