Ghana kick-start Afcon 2027 bid despite Ayew penalty miss
Jordan Ayew has a first-half penalty saved as Ghana secure a comfortable 2-0 home win over Somalia to kick-start their Afcon 2027 qualifying campaign.
Key points
- Cameroon, DR Congo and Senegal are also in action among five other Afcon 2027 qualifiers on Thursday.
- Ghana did go ahead in first-half stoppage time when Mohammed Salisu headed Mohammed Kudus's deep corner back across goal and Jonas Adjetey nodded in from six yards out.
- Elsewhere, Newcastle United striker Yoane Wissa opened the scoring as DR Congo continued their perfect start with a 3-1 win over Sierra Leone in Kinshasa.
Ghana women's coach Kim Bjorkegren was placed in interim charge for this month's double-header against the Ocean Stars, with the West Africans in danger of missing a second successive edition of the Afcon finals.
Additional details
- The Black Stars had lost their opening two Group C matches against Ivory Coast and The Gambia, leading to the departure of coach Carlos Queiroz by mutual consent.
- Felix Afena-Gyan doubled the Black Stars' advantage just after the hour mark when his shot from inside the box squirmed under Hussein and over the line.
- The Leopards are on nine points at the top of Group E, five points ahead of Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea after those two sides drew 0-0.
- The result puts the four-time continental champions three points behind Ivory Coast and The Gambia, who meet in Bouake at 19:00 GMT.
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