Kudus and Kofi Kyereh headline returnees for AFCON 2027 Qualifiers against Somalia

Home Home News News Premier League Premier League Division One Division One Black Stars Black Stars Kudus and Kofi Kyereh headline returnees for AFCON 2027 Qualifiers against Somalia 11 minutes ago National Teams Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Whatsapp Mohammed Kudus and Daniel Kofi Kyereh headline the list of returnees as Head Coach Kim Lars Björkegren recalls four players to the Black Stars squad for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations double-header against Somalia.

Kudus, of Tottenham Hotspur, has not featured for the team in 2026 following an injury that ruled him out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Kyereh, of VfL Osnabrück, makes his return for the first time in four years following an injury that ruled him out of international football since December 2022.

The other returnees are Alidu Seidu of OGC Nice, and Ibrahim Osman of Brighton & Hove Albion.

The returnees will join the rest of the 26-man squad as Ghana aim to bounce back from two defeats in their opening qualifiers against Côte d’Ivoire and The Gambia.

Ghana will face Somalia in the first match on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 15:00 GMT, before the return fixture on Monday, November 16, 2026, at 15:00 GMT.