Ghana sit bottom of their Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying group, and matchday 3 at home to Somalia is where Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz needs a response. The group runs six matchdays, home and away, against Gambia, Ivory Coast and Somalia. Two games in, Ivory Coast lead with 6 points and a goal difference of plus 4. Gambia sit second on the same 6 points, their difference at plus 3. Somalia are third on 0 points, minus 3. Ghana are fourth too, also on 0, at minus 4. Bottom of the pile.
Somalia travel to Accra without a win in their last 2 matches, two losses in a row since Friday 25 September 2026. They have scored just 1 goal across those two games and conceded 4, chale, not the kind of away form you’d want walking into this one.
Four of the six matchdays remain for Ghana, this one included, with three still to come after it. A win puts Ghana on 3 points, Somalia on 0. A draw leaves them level, 1 point each. A defeat puts Somalia 3 points clear. None of those results takes Ghana top of the group, not with Ivory Coast and Gambia already sitting on 6 apiece. I’m not here to tell you who wins it, just what’s riding on it. Kickoff is Wednesday 11 November 2026, 17:00 Accra time, and Ghana get the chance to chase that first point of the campaign in front of their own crowd.