Somalia vs Ghana
intl • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification - Qualification • 2027 • Round 4 • Qualification
Somalia16 November 2026
Ghana
Match information
- Country
- intl
- Competition
- Africa Cup of Nations Qualification - Qualification
- Season
- 2027
- Round
- 4
- Stage
- Qualification
- Date
- 16 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Accra Sports Stadium
Prediction
Somalia win37%
Draw26%
Ghana win37%
Clubs
Somalia
- Founded
- 1951
- Country
- Somalia
- Stadium
- Muqdisho Stadium
- City
- Mogadishu
- Capacity
- 65 000
- Surface
- artificial turf
Ghana
- Founded
- 1957
- Country
- Ghana
- Stadium
- Ohene Djan Sports Stadium
- City
- Accra
- Capacity
- 35 000
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
SomaliaWWDLL
GhanaDLLLL
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Gambia | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Somalia | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 4 | Ghana | 2 | -4 | 0 |
Match result probability
Somalia win37%
Draw26%
Ghana win37%
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 63%
- X2
- 63%
- 12
- 74%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 73%
- Under 1.5
- 27%
- Over 2.5
- 48%
- Under 2.5
- 52%
- Over 3.5
- 26%
- Under 3.5
- 74%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 53%
- No
- 47%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Somalia | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 98% | 2% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 94% | 6% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 84% | 16% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 63% | 37% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 37% | 63% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 16% | 84% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 6% | 94% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 2% | 98% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 0% | 100% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Somalia
- Rachid Lousteque
- Ghana
- Carlos Queiroz
Missing players
Ghana
- 26Marvin Senaya - injured
- 25Prince Adu - injured
- 22Kamaldeen Sulemana - injured
Squad - Somalia
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 13 | Abdirahman Mohamud Jama | 25 |
| 23 | Ahmed Hussein Ibrahim | 20 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 | Mohamed Mohamed | 24 |
| 4 |  Mohamud Ali | 32 |
| 5 | Abdullahi Abdi Ahmed | 25 |
| 15 |  Ali Omar | 27 |
| 17 | Abdulle Abdullahi Abdulle | 19 |
| 19 | Faisal Othman | 29 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 | Ahmed Osman | 23 |
| 12 | Marsis | 24 |
| 14 |  Mohamoud Sharif Abdulrahman | 25 |
| 20 | Ilyas Akram | - |
| 20 | Ilyas Khamis | - |
| Forwards | ||
| 3 |  Abel Gigli | 36 |
| 7 | Sakariya Hassan | 25 |
| 8 | Abdulsamed Abdullahi | 29 |
| 9 |  Bilal Njie | 28 |
| 10 |  Mukhtar Suleiman | 28 |
| 11 | Abdi Sabriye | 24 |
| 21 | Mohamed Awad | 32 |
| 21 | Moussa Njie | 30 |
Squad - Ghana
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 |  Lawrence Ati Zigi | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.25 |
| 12 |  Joseph Anang | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Benjamin Asare | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 |  Alidu Seidu | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.70 |
| 4 |  Jonas Adjetey | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.93 |
| 6 |  Abdul Mumin | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 |  Gideon Mensah | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.10 |
| 17 |  Abdul Baba | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 17 |  Ebenezer Annan | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 |  Jerome Opoku | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.06 |
| 21 |  Kojo Peprah | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.50 |
| 23 |  Alexander Djiku | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 |  Derrick Luckassen | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.25 |
| 26 |  Marvin Senaya injured | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.95 |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 3 |  Caleb Yirenkyi | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.80 |
| 5 |  Ronald Donkor | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 |  Thomas Partey | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 6 |  Rahim Ibrahim | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Kwasi Sibo | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| 15 |  Elisha Owusu | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 |
| 15 |  Ibrahim Sulemana | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  Augustine Boakye | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 |  Issahaku Fatawu | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.72 |
| 9 |  Felix Afena-Gyan | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 |  Jordan Ayew | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 |
| 10 |  Brandon Thomas-Asante | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 11 |  Antoine Semenyo | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 |
| 11 |  Benjamin Tetteh | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 |  Christopher Bonsu Baah | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 |  Ernest Nuamah | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.76 |
| 19 |  Inaki Williams | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.30 |
| 22 |  Kamaldeen Sulemana injured | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 22 |  Mohammed Fuseini | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 |  Prince Adu injured | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.16 |
Head-to-head
No previous meetings of these clubs in the data.
Form: last 10 matches
| Somalia | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 2-1-7 | 1-2-7 |
| Scored (per match) | 4 (0.4) | 7 (0.7) |
| Conceded (per match) | 16 (1.6) | 19 (1.9) |
| Clean sheets | 2 / 10 | 2 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 2 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
Recent form - Somalia
- L29 September 2026 • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification • Somalia 0 : 2 Ivory Coast (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L25 September 2026 • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification • Gambia 2 : 1 Somalia (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D27 March 2026 • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification • Somalia 0 : 0 Mauritius (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W21 November 2025 • Friendlies • Bahrain 0 : 1 Somalia (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W17 November 2025 • Friendlies • Bahrain 1 : 2 Somalia (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L14 October 2025 • CAF World Cup Qualifiers • Somalia 0 : 1 Mozambique (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L9 October 2025 • CAF World Cup Qualifiers • Somalia 0 : 3 Algeria (Half-time 0 : 2)
- L8 September 2025 • CAF World Cup Qualifiers • Uganda 2 : 0 Somalia (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L5 September 2025 • CAF World Cup Qualifiers • Somalia 0 : 3 Guinea (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L25 March 2025 • CAF World Cup Qualifiers • Botswana 2 : 0 Somalia (Half-time 0 : 0)
Recent form - Ghana
- L29 September 2026 • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification • Ghana 2 : 4 Gambia (Half-time 2 : 2)
- L24 September 2026 • Africa Cup of Nations Qualification • Ivory Coast 2 : 0 Ghana (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L4 July 2026 • World Cup • Colombia 1 : 0 Ghana (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L27 June 2026 • World Cup • Croatia 2 : 1 Ghana (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D23 June 2026 • World Cup • England 0 : 0 Ghana (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W18 June 2026 • World Cup • Ghana 1 : 0 Panama (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D2 June 2026 • Friendlies • Wales 1 : 1 Ghana (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L23 May 2026 • Friendlies • Mexico 2 : 0 Ghana (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L30 March 2026 • Friendlies • Germany 2 : 1 Ghana (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L27 March 2026 • Friendlies • Austria 5 : 1 Ghana (Half-time 1 : 0)
Standings - Group C
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Gambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 4 | Ghana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 22 | Gambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 43 | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 46 | Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Gambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| 6 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 34 | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 36 | Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |