Fallen giants Ghana in AFCON trouble after Sudan draw

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Fallen giants Ghana in AFCON trouble after Sudan draw
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Ghana failed to score at home for the second straight AFCON qualifier.

Jordan Ayew of Ghana challenged by Abdelrahman Gaafar Ali Alhagi of Sudan during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers match at Accra Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana on Thursday. Picture: Christian Thompson/BackpagePix

Angola host Niger in Luanda on Friday and a home victory would move them seven points clear of four-time African champions Ghana halfway through qualifying.The nations finishing first and second secure places at the finals in Morocco, and if Sudan beat Ghana in Libyan city Benghazi on Tuesday the Black Stars will be all but doomed.

“Die for Ghana or never be selected again,” he reportedly told a team captained by West Ham United midfielder Mohammed Kudus. Elsewhere, last-placed Botswana upset Cape Verde with a 1-0 Group C victory in windswept Praia, where the lone goal came from Tumisang Orebonye after just two minutes. Zimbabwe veteran Khama Billiat scored off a timidly struck 34th-minute penalty to take Zimbabwe to the top of Group J with a 1-0 win over Namibia in Soweto near Johannesburg.

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