The Black Stars of Ghana have all to play for in their penultimate group I fixture of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against the Central African Republic at the Stade d’Honneur Meknès, Morocco.
The two teams will go head-to-head with contrasting fortunes and ambitions.
For Madagascar, they are three points behind the Black Stars, who sit at the top of Group I with 19 points.
Otto Addo’s men have triumphed in six of their eight World Cup qualifiers, scoring 17 – the most by any side in the group and conceding just six.
CAR fought resolutely in a 4-3 defeat in Kumasi in the earlier fixture and will hope to go a step further by picking all maximum points against the Black Stars.
They will need to play above their weight levels to secure that win as well as keep their defense shut having already conceded 17 goals – the second most in Group I .
Coach Otto Addo has a full house at his disposal, despite the absence of Basque based Inaki Williams, Thomas Asante has been called to provide a fresh wave in attack.
Evergreen Antoine Semenyo has been in blistering form for club side Bournemouth, having been involved in nine goal contributions in seven Premier League games.
Captain Jordan Ayew has scored 6 goals in the qualifiers will be a big figure as well, and Alexander Djiku, Thomas Partey, and Mohammed Kudus.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 16:00 GMT at the Stade d’Honneur Meknès in Meknes, Morocco.
Central African Republic possible starting lineup:
Abimala, F Yangoa, Gambor, Miambaye, Basse-Zokana, Beyissa, Oualengbe, Gusset,Yawanendji,Djimet, Mafouta
Ghana possible starting lineup:
Asare, Adjetey, Djiku, Salisu; Yirenkyi, Elisha, Partey, Mensah; Semenyo, Jordan, Kudus
