PHOTOS: Black Stars train at Accra Sports Stadium ahead of must-win Somalia double-header

Home Home News News Premier League Premier League Division One Division One Black Stars Black Stars PHOTOS: Black Stars train at Accra Sports Stadium ahead of must-win Somalia double-header 29 minutes ago National Teams Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Whatsapp The Black Stars trained at the Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday, hours before departing for Takoradi for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations double-header against Somalia.

It was a session full of intensity and focus, as head coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren and his technical team put the players through their paces in the final workout in Accra before the team travelled to the Western Region to continue preparations.

Twenty-four players were in action. The session covered tactical drills, shape, and match-specific work as the technical team fine-tuned the side for what is now a defining week in the qualifying campaign.

Alidu Seidu and Marvin Senaya were the only absentees as the team commenced preparations for the matches. Their absence leaves the technical team with a near-full squad to choose from, and competition for places in the starting line-up is expected to be fierce across all departments.

The Black Stars are without a win in their first two matches following defeats to Côte d’Ivoire and The Gambia, and the team must pick up valuable points to stand a chance of making it to next year’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Two defeats to open a qualifying campaign leaves no room for further slip-ups. In a double-header against the same opponent, the margins are even smaller. Six points would completely change the complexion of the group and put Ghana back in control of their own destiny.

Ghana will play Somalia in the first of the two matches on Thursday, November 12, before battling the Somalis in the second game on Monday, November 16, 2026.

Below are photos from the Accra Sports Stadium: