Coach Queiroz says Ghana have gone eight matches without a win in AFCON qualifying — MyJoyOnline

Ghana national team head coach Carlos Queiroz said after the 2–4 defeat to Gambia in Accra that the team had not won in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying over the last eight matches. The game took place at Accra Sports Stadium on Tuesday.

Winless run

As MyJoyOnline reports, Queiroz stressed that the problems with results in qualifying did not arise after his return to the national team. According to him, Ghana’s last victory in a qualifying match came eight games ago.

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The defeat to Gambia was Ghana’s second in a row under Queiroz. Earlier, at the start of qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, the team lost 0–2 to Côte d’Ivoire in a Group C match.

AFCON 2027 qualifying

Ghana did not qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following an unsuccessful qualifying campaign. The team now needs to improve its results in the upcoming qualifying matches to contend for participation in the 2027 tournament.