The Black Stars of Ghana secured consecutive victories in their matchday three and four games of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June.
Following a 2-1 win over Mali, the four-time African champions edged out the Central African Republic (CAR) with a thrilling 4-3 victory at the Baba Yara Stadium on Monday night.
Coach Otto Addo made three changes from the lineup against Mali, bringing in Jordan Ayew, Kamaldeen Suleman, and Fatawu Issahaku. Ghana started strongly, taking the lead in the 5th minute when Jordan Ayew converted a penalty after Abdul Fatawu Isaahaku was fouled in the box.
CAR equalized in the 11th minute through Louis Mofouta. Ghana nearly conceded again after a dangerous back pass by Alexander Djiku, but goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi saved the situation.
CAR then began to dominate and came close to scoring again in the 22nd minute, but Mofouta missed the target.
Just before halftime, Mofouta scored again to put CAR ahead 2-1.
After the break and with a little rain on the pitch, Ghana started energy and applied pressure, with with Kamaldeen Sulemana and Abdul Fatawu Ishaku switching sides to give the team a high momentum and the opportunity to punish their opponents in which they did that almost in perfection.
The Black Stars controlled the game but struggled to create clear cut scoring chances. However, in the 60th minute, Jordan Ayew headed in Gideon Mensah’s cross to level the score at 2-2.
Two minutes later, Ghana took the lead after Abdul Fatawu Isaahaku’s shot was deflected into the net. Antoine Semenyo was brought on in the 63rd minute, and Ghana extended their lead to 4-2 through another goal from Jordan Ayew in the 68th minute.
Mofouta completed his hat trick with a stunning free-kick to make it 4-3 in the 90 minutes which the game in a 4-3 thriller.