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Ghana’s national football team, the Black Stars, will start their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying effort on Thursday.
New off their new outcome in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, where they got consecutive wins against Mali and the Central African Republic (Vehicle), the group is meaning to keep up with their force as they face Angola and Niger.
The Black Stars will have Angola’s Palancas Negras in their Group F opener at the Baba Yara Stadium on Thursday, September 5, with the match planned to begin at 16:00 GMT. They will then make a trip to Berkane to faced Niger in their subsequent group game on Monday, September 9.
Match Preview
Otto Addo’s return as Ghana’s head coach has been promising, with the group keep two successes and an attract four matches under his initiative, regardless of a mishap against Nigeria and a 2-2 attract a cordial against Uganda in Spring.
Ghana’s new structure has been great, featured by an outright exhilarating 2-1 victory over Mali and a 4-3 win against the Central African Republic On the world Cup qualifiers. In the last option match, the two groups shown going after ability, with Louis Mafouta netting a full go-around for Vehicle, and Jordan Ayew matching that accomplishment for Ghana, alongside an goal from Abdul Fatawu.
After a frustrating gathering stage exit in the last AFCON, which prompted the excusal of Chris Hughton, the Black Stars have bounced back and are presently peering toward a third successive triumph across all contests — an accomplishment they haven’t accomplished since July-August 2022. Ghana additionally holds an unbeaten record against Angola, with two successes and two attracts their past four experiences.
Be that as it may, Angola enters the match upbeat, having won the COSAFA Cup in July for the fourth time. Driven by Pedro Goncalves, Angola went undefeated in the competition, covering it off with a 5-0 triumph over Namibia in the last, where Victor Pedro Nanque scored two times. The Palancas Negras are looking for their tenth AFCON appearance, having arrived at the quarterfinals in the last version prior to being dispensed with by Nigeria.
Group News
Ghana’s crew sees the arrival of vital participants like LA Cosmic system winger Joseph Paintsil, Kingsley Schindler, Anderlecht’s Majeed Ashimeru, and Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams, who all missed the June World Cup qualifiers.
Leicester City’s Jordan Ayew, who has scored in five back to back games for Ghana, is supposed to lead the assault, upheld by West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus.
In guard, FC Basel’s Jonas Adjei Adjetey has been called up to supplant Alexander Djiku. 22 players prepared at the Baba Yara Stadium on Tuesday, in spite of the fact that Elisah Owusu and Jordan Ayew were missing from the meeting.
Angola is supposed to handle an impressive assault highlighting Mabululu and Gelson Dala, who were instrumental in their AFCON crusade. Kialonda Gaspar is probably going to moor the safeguard close by David Carmo.
No holds barred
Ghana and Angola met during the passing rounds for the last AFCON held in Ivory Coast. The Dark Stars got a 1-0 home triumph, with Antoine Semenyo scoring the main objective, and later held Angola to a 1-1 attract the bring leg back.
Anticipated Arrangements
Ghana: Ati-Zigi, Seidu, Mumin, Salisu, Mensah, Samed, Partey, Fatawu, Kudus, Semenyo, Ayew
Angola: Neblu, Mata, Gasper, Carmo, Cruz, Fredy, Show, Nteka, Milson, Mabululu, Dala
