AFCON 2027 Qualifiers: Ghana and Somalia Officially Announce Starting Lineups as Jordan Ayew, Mohammed Kudus and Thomas Partey Start for Black Stars

Ghana and Somalia have officially announced their starting lineups for Thursday's 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Essipong Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 16:00, with Ghana targeting their first three points after a difficult start to the qualifying campaign.

The Black Stars suffered a 2-0 defeat to Ivory Coast in their opening fixture before losing 4-2 to Gambia at home.

Captain Jordan Ayew, Mohammed Kudus and Thomas Partey have all been named in Ghana's starting XI as they look to lead the team to victory.

Ghana vs Somalia Official Starting Lineups

• Ghana Starting XI: Benjamin Asare (16), Alidu Seidu (2), Caleb Yirenkyi (3), Jonas Adjetey (4), Thomas Partey (5), Mohammed Salisu (6), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (7), Jordan Ayew (c) (9), Gideon Mensah (14), Felix Afena Gyan (19), Mohammed Kudus (20).
• Somalia Starting XI: Ibrahim Ahmed Hussein; Abel Gigli, Faisal Abubakar Osman Omar, Ali Mohammed Omar, Mohamed Hassan Mohamed, Abdisamad Abdullahi, Abdulrahman Mohamoud Sharif (Abdi Sharif), Mubashir Nour, Sakariya Hassan, Bilal Njie Cali, Muse Jailani Bile.