Winless and bottom of Group C, Ghana face a must-win double-header, and a former GFA communications chief says Somalia are no pushovers.
Ghana's AFCON 2027 hopes are on the line, and a familiar voice from the corridors of the GFA is urging the Black Stars to stay sharp. Former GFA Communications Director Ibrahim Sannie Daara has told the team not to treat Somalia as an easy pair of points in their upcoming qualifying double-header.
The Black Stars sit bottom of Group C with no points after back-to-back defeats to Ivory Coast and The Gambia. That makes Matchdays 3 and 4 a pressure cooker. Ghana host Somalia at the Essipong Sports Stadium on Thursday, November 12, then play the return fixture on Monday, November 16.
Sannie Daara's warning centres on the quality in the Somali camp. He pointed out that they have players based in Europe, and said that if Ghana are careless, those players could cause real problems.
Still, he sees the fixtures as a lifeline. With both games on home soil, Ghana have a chance to turn their qualifying campaign around. Six points would change the mood in Group C. Anything less would leave the four-time African champions in serious trouble.
